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Best of '11 / News

Year Candy: 2011 was the year of Macklemore

December 12, 2011August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay - 1 Comment

A look at Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ massive 2011

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The best local records of 2011 … so far

July 5, 2011April 20, 2018 - by Travis Hay

An audio/visual sampling of some of Seattle’s best from 2011

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Best of '10

Year Candy: The top 25 local albums of 2010

December 31, 2010April 20, 2018 - by Travis Hay

A selection of music from some of the best albums to come out of Seattle in 2010

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Best of '10 / Photos

Year Candy: The best photos of 2010 part 2

December 31, 2010August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

More of the best shots of the year from Guerrilla Candy’s amazing crew of photographers

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Year Candy: 2010’s victories and 2011’s expectations

December 30, 2010August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay - 1 Comment

Familiar names and newcomers alike made big splashes in 2010

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Year Candy: The best photos of 2010 part 1

December 21, 2010August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

Twenty photos from the amazing Guerrilla Candy photo staff

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Year Candy: The year in Seattle music 2010

December 20, 2010August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

A timeline of all the events of 2010 that mattered to local music

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Year Candy: The biggest disappointments of 2010

December 17, 2010August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

Five things from local music in 2010 that were sort of lame

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Year Candy: Seattle’s 2010 breakout acts

December 8, 2010August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

Six locals who had big years in 2010

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Best of '09

A look back at 2009 and look forward to 2010

December 31, 2009August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

This year brought plenty of good tidings to Seattle’s Northwest music, here’s to hoping 2010 will see the more of the same

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Best of '09

Ear Candy’s Top 29 local albums of 2009

December 28, 2009July 6, 2011 - by Travis Hay

The best records to come out of Seattle in 2009

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Best of '09

Brent’s top 20 songs of 2009

December 24, 2009September 24, 2010 - by Brent Stecker

Want to know what it’s like inside of Brent’s brain? Here are the songs from 2009 he couldn’t get out of his head.

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Best of '09

Ear Candy’s top 10 shows of 2009

December 24, 2009August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

There were dozens of amazing shows in 2009. Here are 10 that stood out the most.

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Best of '09 / Photos

Ear Candy’s favorite photos from 2009

December 24, 2009August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

A selection of 25 of my favorite shots from 2009.

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Brent’s Top 10 albums of 2009

December 23, 2009September 24, 2010 - by Brent Stecker

Here’s a look at what rocked Brent’s world in 2009

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Album reviews / Best of '09 / Seattle Icons

Bleach reissue & Reading DVD are near flawless

November 6, 2009January 23, 2011 - by Travis Hay

The biggest band from the 90s gets the reissue treatment and it sounds so fresh you can almost smell the flannel

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Sunny Day on a rainy night: Sunny Day Real Estate @ the Paramount 10.22.09

October 22, 2009September 24, 2010 - by Travis Hay

Sunny Day Real Estate brings its reunion tour home

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Best of '09 / Seattle Icons

Eddie Vedder’s memorable gift to a 7-year-old boy

September 24, 2009September 6, 2018 - by Travis Hay

Have your Kleenex ready when you read this one

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Best of '09 / Live reviews / Seattle Icons

A tale of two concerts: Pearl Jam’s KeyArena concerts from a fanboy’s point of view

September 23, 2009May 4, 2014 - by Travis Hay

Pearl Jam’s second show at KeyArena was a high octane affair fileld with hits, rarities and waves of emotion. This story is a part of a package that won SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism award

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Best of '09 / Live reviews / Seattle Icons

Pearl Jam kicks off tour with a bang at KeyArena

September 22, 2009May 4, 2014 - by Travis Hay

Pearl Jam celebrated the release of its latest album, Backspacer, with the first of two sold-out hometown arena rock shows. This story is a part of a package that won SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism award.

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Young love, romance and Given to Fly: 25 years of Pearl Jam’s Yield

December 31, 2023February 13, 2024

Which Seattle bands will be the next Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees?

February 2, 2023March 11, 2025

Chris Cornell on fatherhood & rockstardom

May 19, 2017March 11, 2025

Pearl Jam opens up to fans at intimate ‘Lightning Bolt’ Town Hall

October 7, 2013January 15, 2020

Discovering Nirvana’s lost treasures long after the band is gone

November 6, 2009September 7, 2018

Favorite Interviews

Getting RNDM: An interview with Jeff Ament

October 29, 2012September 6, 2018

Macklemore talks fashion, Ben Bridwell, sobriety and haters

October 12, 2012September 7, 2018

Lou Barlow revisits Sebadoh’s past & talks about its future

February 11, 2011September 7, 2018

Craig Finn talks about beer, the Boss & his band

September 27, 2009September 7, 2018

Death Cab’s Jason McGerr talks pyro, touring and The Open Door

April 22, 2009March 11, 2025

Brandi Carlile’s music defies categorization

October 26, 2006March 11, 2025

Interview: Dave Grohl & Rivers Cuomo

October 20, 2005March 11, 2025

Interview transcript: A conversation with Chris Cornell

October 14, 2005March 11, 2025

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