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WaMu ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru returns for its 25th season
and another exciting line-up. The popular concerts are held outdoors on
the vast, picturesque North Meadow of Woodland Park Zoo.
Music
By Noah Sanders
If you haven’t been paying attention to the Akron, Ohio based duo for
the past, err, half-decade you’ve been missing out. Over four records
(beginning with the critically acclaimed The Big Come Up in 2002) the
band has made their mark as purveyors of almost perfect lo-fi,
blues-infused rock-and-roll. Record after record they churn out
deceptively simple combos made up of Carney’s hard-smashing drums and
Auerbach’s prematurely soul-laced vocals.
Music
By Joel Peterson
The debut from Washington D.C.’s Le Loup is a sonic and literary
adventure through Dante’s Inferno and Sam Simkoff’s subconscious; an
array of sound and influences that is both emotive and erudite. The
album, verbosely titled The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations'
Millennium General Assembly, was released on Hardly Art records last
year, a SubPop spin-off. After Simkoff recorded the majority of it at
home on his laptop, a collection of internet ads formed what was to
become Le Loup in its present state.
Music
By Joel Peterson
Clarence Greenwood has come along way behind his Citizen Cope moniker. From his beginnings as a DJ for Basehead to his current, wildly popular Every Waking Moment (relased in 2006), the prodigious Cope has seen his star rise sharply.
Music
by Jared Nelson
When two of the works a rock & roll band is most famous for are titled Southern Rock Opera and The Dirty South, it seems inevitable that they would get tagged with the term “Southern rock.” This designation has followed the Drive-By Truckers doggedly since the former record brought them to national attention. Many of the songs explicitly dealt with what Patterson Hood called “the duality of the Southern thing,” and many others were hard and heavy chronicles of various tales from Lynyrd Skynyrd, the archetypical southern-rock band.
Music
by Noah Sanders
It would seem most appropriate to review Grand Archives’ debut LP without any comparison between it and front man Mat Brooks’ former outfit, Band of Horses. It seems only fair to critique this first Sub Pop release based solely upon its own musical merits. Yes, a somewhat unclean break between Brooks and BOH front man Ben Bridewell was the catalyst for Grand Archives, but, nonetheless, they should only be viewed as an entirely separate entity …
Music
by Alex Gallo-Brown
The Soul Project—the 13-track debut collaboration from Introspective, a Seattle emcee (and Garfield High grad) and Portland-based producer Lawz Spoken—employs a familiar Pacific Northwest sound: laconic, somnolent beats bounding behind Intro’s soulful bass.
Music
by Nick Simonsen
Playing with an dirty, swaggering psychedelic pop in the vein of The Stooges, The Rolling Stones, and the Kinks, the Blakes demand a presence with vintage rock 'n' roll sound and wardrobe. Their sound, while not entirely original, is certainly infectious, and if you live in the Seattle area and listen to KEXP, you've probably gone through a workday with one of their songs stuck on mental repeat.
Music
by Jeff Waggoner
When I met with members of the Seattle band Feral Children at The Redwood on Capital Hill,
they were an unsigned musical entity. A few days later, this was no longer the case.
The band has spent the last month, not in their practice space, as you would expect,
but with lawyers, negotiating terms for a record label. The nearly 10 years of perseverance has finally paid off.
Music
by Joe Schell
As is Beam's metaphorical songwriting style, The Shepherd's Dog draws on the smaller details of life that many of us take for granted. Details that you don't think are significant, important or even lyrical until put to music.
Music
by Joe Schell
Take a handful of the melodic genius of Iron & Wine and Devotchka. A scoop of melancholic unorthodox violin, coupled with some country finger picking
twang; think Old Crow Medicine Show. Mix it with some solid bass lines and dynamic drum beats. Top it off with simple conversational lyrics and layering
about the harder side of love and life in LA and the Washington countryside. What does it taste like?
Music
by Jessica Star Rockers
With evocative songwriting and masterful finger-picking, Paul Curreri’s latest album shakes and shines.
Music
by Joel Hartse
Seattle record label Light in the Attic has a soft spot for rare recordings, but its releases are far from passé.
Music
by Juan Franco
In ancient times, aqueducts were constructed to transport vital water resources from one location to another. Today, Aqueduct conveys equally vital, catchy music to the band's devoted listeners.
Music
When visitors picture Seattle what often comes to mind is the city's legendary music scene. This list will help you jion the dots and find about Seattle music.
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Up and Coming Shows
Mos Def:
Sat. Dec. 13th @ the Moore
Rosie Thomas, "A Very Rosie Christmas":
Sun. Dec. 14th @ Town Hall
Tapes N Tapes:
Jan. 20th @ Neumos
Devotchka:
Sun. Dec. 30th & 31st @ the Showbox
Ghostland Observatory:
Sun. Dec. 31st @ Showbox SoDo
The Walkmen:
Sat. Jan. 24th @ Neumos
Broken Social Scene:
Feb. 5th @ Showbox SoDo
David Byrne:
Feb. 18th @ Benaroya Hall
Dropkick Murphys:
Feb. 23rd @ Showbox SoDo
Bryan Adams:
Fri. Nov 28th @ Town Hall
Other Music Events
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Bedouin SoundClash
Aqueduct - Or Give Me Death
Rocky Votolato - The Brag & Cuss
Light in the Attic
Paul Curreri - The Velvet Rut
Earshot Jazz Festival 2008
The Sweet Dominiques
Iron and Wine - The Shepherd’s Dog
Feral Children
The Blakes
Drive-By Truckers
Patterson Hood Interview
Introspective
The Grand Archives
Fleet Foxes
Matt Costa
Menomena
A City of the Music Stores
Rufus Wainwright
The Felice Brothers
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Gogol Bordello
Sera Cahoone
Citizen Cope
The Black Keys
Kanye West
Arlo Guthrie
Le Loup
Avett Bros.
The Waifs
Bumbershoot
Ghostland Observatory
John Densmore
Cat Power
Bon Iver
Summer Concert Guide
Cake
Devotchka
Colin Meloy
Jackie Greene
Cloud Cult
Interview w/ Blue Scholars
Marymoor Park Concert Series
Death Cab for Cutie
A Resurgence of Folk Music
EMP: Experience Music Project
The Dandy Warhols
The Devil Makes Three
Olympic Music Festival
The Long Winters
Pemberton Festival 2008
Fleet Foxes Self-Titled Album Review
Pickathon X
Summer Meltdown
Les Savy Fav Interview
Conor Oberst
San Francisco's Outside Lands Music Festival
Reverb Fest
Decibel Festival
Calexico
Celine Dion
The Moondoggies
Seattle Concert Hall and Music Venue Guide
Sub Pop: 20 years in the Making
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