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Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of December 19 through December 21

Tony Kay — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:19:21 +0000

It’s less than a week before Santa does the Down-The-Chimney Shimmy, so the fact that there are some seriously cool holiday-themed live shows going on this weekend should come as no surprise. What may surprise you (and what will surely make your live music choices true agony for the next three days) is how many great … Continue reading →

Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of December 20 through the 22nd

Tony Kay — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:20:00 +0000

If you live in downtown Seattle and were hoping for Snowpocalypse 2013 this morning, my condolences as you kick the wimpy, simpering layer of faintly snow-dusted slush off your footwear this morning. The upside: Getting around shouldn’t be too difficult (depending on where you live, natch), and you’ll be happy to know that an exceptionally-stacked … Continue reading →

Your Live Music Bets for Presidents’ Day Weekend 2012

Tony Kay — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:10:10 +0000

So what happens when a bunch of Staten Island high school band kids ingest too much Curtis Mayfield and middle eastern music? Well, if they're lucky, they'll sound like the backing for some Soul Train version of a Turkish belly dancer. In other words, a lot like The Budos Band.

Best Northwest Music Releases of 2011

Tony Kay — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:42:31 +0000

I eschewed sticking with an all-Seattle roster for my Ten-Best List of 2011, going instead with my gut and using the most basic of criteria: Namely, picking the ten 2011 Northwest releases that I listened to--and enjoyed--the most.

My Goodness, Ravenna Woods, and Sugar Sugar Sugar Rock Neumos Tomorrow Night

Tony Kay — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:08:47 +0000

Guitarist Joel Schneider and drummer Ethan Jacobsen play (and in Schneider's case, sing) like demons: They're the Sonics or AC/DC to the White Stripes' Led Zeppelin and the Black Keys' Otis Redding. And they flat-out rage live.