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Live reviews

Monsters of rock: Them Crooked Vultures @ the Paramount 11.21.09

November 22, 2009September 25, 2010 - by Travis Hay

Stop me if you’ve already heard this one : A dude from Nirvana, a guy from Queens of the Stone Age and the bass player for a small band named Led Zeppelin walk into the Paramount ..

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Live reviews / Seattle Icons

What’s grunge got to do with it? Mudhoney, BOTSC & Unnatural Helpers @ Neumos 11.13.09

November 15, 2009January 23, 2011 - by Travis Hay

Mudhoney brought along an old friend (Tad Doyle) and some new friends (Unnatural Helpers) to celebrate the release of a book called ‘Grunge’

What’s grunge got to do with it? Mudhoney, BOTSC & Unnatural Helpers @ Neumos 11.13.09 Read More
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This monkey’s gone to heaven: The Pixies perform Doolittle @ the Paramount 11.12.09

November 13, 2009August 3, 2023 - by Travis Hay

The Pixies played their classic ‘Doolittle’ in full at the Paramount

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Live reviews

It might get loud: Dinosaur Jr @ the Showbox 11.08.09

November 9, 2009September 25, 2010 - by Travis Hay

Dino J made eardrums ring and faces smile at the Showbox

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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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Live reviews

Rocking the Tractor: Visqueen & Shonen Knife 10.24.09

October 25, 2009September 29, 2010 - by Travis Hay

It was ladies night at the Tractor with a show featuring Visqueen, Shonen Knife and Connecticut Four

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Live reviews

Bob Dylan kicks off his latest tour at the Moore

October 5, 2009April 11, 2012 - by Travis Hay

The legend delivers a memorable set

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Live reviews

History meets history: Bob Dylan kicks off latest leg of tour at the Moore

October 5, 2009September 25, 2010 - by Travis Hay

One of the most iconic and historic folk singers took the stage at one of Seattle’s most iconic and historic venues.

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Album reviews

Alice in Chains v. 2.0: Well worth the wait

October 1, 2009October 11, 2010 - by Brent Stecker

The new version of Alice in Chains, sans Layne Staley, releases a surprisingly solid album that lives up to the standards of the band’s classic material.

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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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Album reviews

Listen to the Thunder: Pure country (in a good way)

August 27, 2009October 11, 2010 - by Brent Stecker

The debut full-length by Seattle’s best nine-piece country band is one of the best albums of the year.

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Live reviews / Seattle Icons

Death Cab rocks Gonzaga 05.08.09

May 9, 2009January 23, 2011 - by Travis Hay

Bellingham meets Spokane on a college campus resulting in a thoroughly rocked basketball arena

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Portugal. the Man: The best band you aren’t listening to

April 22, 2009September 25, 2010 - by Travis Hay

An Alaskan export that’s made the Pacific Northwest its second home wows a crowd at the Crocodile

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Live reviews

Dave Matthews Band’s music therapy at the Gorge

September 2, 2008October 16, 2010 - by Travis Hay

DMB stages a touching tribute to its fallen bandmate on its favorite stage

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Archives / Live reviews

Me + Weezer + 199 other people = One helluva hootenanny

June 28, 2008March 31, 2012 - by Travis Hay

Ever wonder what it would be like to sit in on a recording session with Weezer? Well read on.

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Album reviews / Archives

Beasties mix it up on ‘The Mix Up’

June 26, 2007April 1, 2012 - by Travis Hay

Instrumental goodness

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Archives / Live reviews

Beastie Boys take the Crocodile Café by storm

May 25, 2007March 31, 2012 - by Travis Hay

An intimate set by the Beasties from Brooklyn

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Archives / Live reviews

Carlile, Pickerel deliver spirited sets at CWU

November 3, 2006April 1, 2012 - by Travis Hay

A solid singer-songwriter bill

Carlile, Pickerel deliver spirited sets at CWU Read More
Favorite shows / Live reviews / Seattle Icons

Pearl Jam delivers sweltering Gorge sets

July 24, 2006September 7, 2018 - by Travis Hay

Two nights, triple-digit temps & rock ‘n’ roll

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Editor’s Picks

Five Seattle albums that deserve the 33 1/3 treatment

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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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