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A few recent bits of news: Sound Off! Experience Music Project’s annual underage-only battle of the bands, starts this weekend and continues through March. The Crocodile appears …
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26 Jan
Tonight: Seattlepunk.org Benefit Show at The Funhouse
Tonight: Seattlepunk.org Benefit Show at The Funhouse
Since I joined seattlepunk.org (aka “SPO”), I have met lots of cool new people, heard lots of cool new bands, and become a much better …
08 Jan
Capitol Hill Pub Crawl
Capitol Hill Pub Crawl
You’ve probably heard about the ricin threats received by eleven Seattle gay bars: “Your establishment has been targeted,” the letter begins. “I have in my possession approximately 67 grams of ricin with which I will indiscriminately target at least five of your clients.” Angered by the threats and worried that the bars will lose business, neighborhood residents have put together a pub crawl Friday night to support the targeted venues.
07 Jan
Tensday: Ten Musical Twitter Feeds
Tensday: Ten Musical Twitter Feeds
Tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet yeah! Though I rarely use Twitter for personal communication anymore – Plurk has stolen its place in my heart – …
04 Jan
Fatal Shooting At Chop Suey
Fatal Shooting At Chop Suey
This morning’s most alarming news story is of the shooting that occurred early this morning at Chop Suey nightclub on Capitol Hill. Reports state that just before 12:30, someone entered a side door at the venue and fired shots into the hallway, killing local rap artist 29-E and seriously injuring the show’s host, 1st Black Prez.
30 Dec
Your Moderately Comprehensive Guide To New Year’s Eve Music In Seattle
Your Moderately Comprehensive Guide To New Year’s Eve Music In Seattle
You might be able to make two different shows. With a complex and well-executed plan, you could get to three. But in reality, you’re going to be lucky to get into one before it sells out, so you should probably choose wisely and in advance. Here’s a little guide to some of the options, to help you on your way.
19 Dec
Would You Break Your Leg For Rock And Roll?
Would You Break Your Leg For Rock And Roll?
So The Cops, who I have a well-documented obsession with, are playing a three-night farewell stand at the Sunset Tavern. The “Rock And Roll Circus” began last night, which, as Seattlites know, was also the first night of Snowpocalypse 2008. Ice and snow blanketed most Seattle streets, but the Sunset Tavern website assured me the show was still on, so my husband and I bundled up and trudged resolutely off to the bus stop.
11 Dec
Tensday – Top Ten Albums of 2008
Tensday – Top Ten Albums of 2008
Kind of overwhelmed by the task, I started by going to my CD shelf and pulling every CD I had that was released this year. Turns out there are only about twenty — so the job wasn’t too hard after all. And since it’s already done, well, I might as well share it with you, no?
03 Dec
Tensday: Best Live Shows of 2008
Tensday: Best Live Shows of 2008
It’s December, which means everybody and their drummer is releasing the year’s “Best Of” lists. I’m pretty sure Paste magazine even solicited a Best Albums …
18 Nov
The Hotel Cafe Tour @ Chop Suey
The Hotel Cafe Tour @ Chop Suey
I’m kind of in love with Thao Nguyen. Her music is charming and delightful, her performances are enthralling, and her personality is, reportedly, both sweet and goofy – the two characteristics I’m most a sucker for. So when I hit Chop Suey for the Hotel Cafe Tour Saturday night, I was mostly there to see her.
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