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The Sonics Played the Year’s Best Live Rock Show Last Thursday

Tony Kay — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:28:17 +0000

Alongside The Kingsmen and The Wailers, The Sonics were basically responsible for the howling breach-birth of the monster that is Northwest rock and roll. Barely out of their teens when they began playing together in the early 1960s, the five snappily-dressed young badasses who comprised The Sonics mixed the soot of their industrial Tacoma hometown with … Continue reading →

Mudhoney’s “I Like It Small” Music Video, Right Here

Michael van Baker — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:42:29 +0000

"But Arm’s intelligently tossed-off witty words are matched by Mudhoney’s seemingly effortless, gritty signature sound: Peters’ tight staccato percussion, Guy Maddison’s ever-galloping bass, Steve Turner’s hip-deep fuzzy chords, and Arm’s occasional, similarly raw licks. Their studio records bear the punk-infused energy and power they unleash on stage; you don’t hear production."

A Brief History of Mudhoney with Dan Peters

Clint Brownlee — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:37:44 +0000

"We’ve never been reaching for anything. I think a lot of bands try to reach beyond doing it for fun, and then you get defeated and break up."

Top 10 Reasons 2012 Rocked Like 1992

Clint Brownlee — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:48:48 +0000

For those of us who discover new music in used vinyl bins rather than at the club or on the radio—KEXP, I really will tune in more often, and Jet City Stream, I love you when I do—all the year-end best-new-whatever lists go right over our heads. The pleading from hipper friends to listen to Alt-J and Head and the Heart (what, not new?), just reminders of how blissfully out of touch we are with today’s darlings.

The Twenty Best Live Music Shows I Saw at Bumbershoot 2012 [Photo Gallery]

Tony Kay — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:23:58 +0000

Run a bubble machine on your performance stage, and I’m close to being your bitch. Run a bubble machine on your performance stage while singing a catchy punk-pop ditty about how Kevin Costner should die, and I resolutely am your bitch.

Hot Mudhoney In Motion: City Arts Non-Headliners Rock Neumos

Clint Brownlee — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:30:33 +0000

Mudhoney didn't headline City Arts' Neumos bill on Saturday, but they should have. Here's a look at why.