Solomon Burke is the world’s greatest living singer; he also saves souls and makes a mean sandwich.
Ten minutes into Calvin Lee Reeder’s 15-minute flick Piledriver, which took the place of a second band Friday, July 9,…
If you’re feeling especially sinister, check out Chunklet, Athens, Ga.’s fantastically snarky music zine, to see if you can help…
Also: Kraftwerk and Maxïmo Park.
Re-experiencing the young Hendrix at EMP.
If the name the Free Design sounds familiar, but you can’t place why, it’s probably because some of the hippest…
A new book and an avalanche of CDs give Americans a clearer glimpse into the world of Balkan Gypsy music.
Wednesday, May 11LCD Soundsystem + M.I.A. + DiploSEE FEATURE, P. 47. Showbox, 8 p.m. $18.50 M.I.A. also at Sonic Boom…
Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores10.FOO FIGHTERS In Your Honor (RCA)9.SON VOLT Okemah (Sony Legacy)8.THE WHITE STRIPES Get Behind Me…
WHO’S YOUR favorite member of the Supremes? Do you still worship at the gilded altar of Diana Ross? Perhaps you…
Four dedicated musicians unite in the interest of revved-up, fuzzed-out rock.
How the Refugee All Stars of Sierra Leone made civil war disappear.
Remembering the Exploding Hearts With Dirtnap Records’ Ken Cheppaikode.
Wednesday, Nov. 24CakeThe deadpan Sacramento joke-rockers riffed on their own auto-copycat ways—ever notice how each album sounds a lot like…
Wednesday, March 9Bob Dylan + Merle Haggard + Amos LeeYou remember the headliner—best songwriter ever, expanded what you could get…
It’s globally popular and flush with donations, but Seattle’s seminal eclectic-music radio station is under financial strain that is affecting morale.
What goes on in Seattle’s musical life over a 24-hour span? Seattle Weekly’s music writers spent Friday, Oct. 21, roaming around the city to find out.
LYRICS BORN Later That Day (Quannum) Lyrics Born is figuring shit out, processing, venting, stressing like he made a wrong…
Since it opened in a bare-bones storefront on University Avenue in 1979, Jazz Alley has been the great jazz hope…
Motherhood, politics, and personal upheaval yield Sleater-Kinney’s best album yet. But are they ready to become “the only band that matters”?
