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Seattle Rock Duo My Goodness Shreds and Shines on ‘Shiver + Shake’

Tony Kay — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:17:24 +0000

Two-man rock machine My Goodness is back. Thank God and the hammer He’s bringing down on your eardrums. Guitarist/singer Joel Schneider and drummer Andy Lum haven’t so much fixed something that ain’t broke on Shiver + Shake, their new long-player dropping Tuesday, as they have added some extra colors and shading to their electric-blues monster … Continue reading →

Pearl Jam Doesn’t Really Want You to “Mind Your Manners” (Video)

Michael van Baker — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:42:55 +0000

"So let's try counting the number of obvious blunders," an announcer intones at the end of Pearl Jam's video for "Mind Your Manners," off their latest album Lightning Bolt.

Talkin’ Martin and McCready Mad Season Blues

Clint Brownlee — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:28:23 +0000

The recent stories suggesting that Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin, and Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan are rekindling former Seattle supergroup Mad Season? Sorry, false. “It’s not another Mad Season,” Martin told me last week.

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.

Pearl Jam’s Rock & Art Poster Convention Returns to the Showbox

Clint Brownlee — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:23:09 +0000

Local Pearl Jam/gig art fans still feeling jilted by last year’s two-day PJ20 celebration that took place in Wisconsin—and took the art show with it—will appreciate the news that the free exhibit is returning to the Showbox December 2.

Seattle Rock Veterans Present their Walking Papers (Part 1)

Clint Brownlee — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:33:13 +0000

"Just because you have a couple famous guys in a band does not mean anything unless you make a truly great album and play great live shows."