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Live reviews

A Shining Star: Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs @ the Tractor 04.30.10

May 2, 2010May 18, 2011 - by Travis Hay

Ellensburg’s Star Anna shines at a sold-out show

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Chris Cornell Feature / Favorite shows / Live reviews / Seattle Icons

Soundgarden reunites as Nudedragons at the Showbox

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

Soundgarden reunites and rocks a rapturous hometown crowd for its first show in 13 years

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Live reviews / Seattle Icons

Mother Love Bone reunites at Brad and Friends show

April 15, 2010May 6, 2018 - by Travis Hay

Pigeonhed, Satchel and others performed too

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Live reviews / Seattle Icons

Mother Love Bone reunites, steals the show from Brad @ the Showbox 04.14.10

April 15, 2010January 23, 2011 - by Travis Hay

The show was titled Brad and Friends, but it might as well have just been called the old grunge guard reunites

Mother Love Bone reunites, steals the show from Brad @ the Showbox 04.14.10 Read More
Live reviews

Wake up: Spoon at the Moore Theatre 04.13.10

April 14, 2010September 25, 2010 - by Travis Hay

Spoon performed a set heavy of material from its latest, Transference, during its first of two shows in Seattle

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Live reviews

Arena rock for the new millennium: Muse @ KeyArena 04.02.10

April 3, 2010September 27, 2010 - by Travis Hay

The UK power rock trio put on an epic arena show at KeyArena

Arena rock for the new millennium: Muse @ KeyArena 04.02.10 Read More
Live reviews

Trying Seattle’s newest music venue

March 31, 2010April 11, 2012 - by Travis Hay

Giving Hard Rock Seattle’s showroom a spin

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Live reviews

Extrahelladope: Helladope wins over crowd at Nectar

March 13, 2010December 16, 2010 - by Mike Ramos

The young MCs show lots of promise at their CD release show

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Album reviews

The Stimulus Package: A DIY grind featuring a top-notch producer

March 2, 2010December 5, 2010 - by Mike Ramos

Philly’s Freeway teams up with The Town’s Jake One for a solid album

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Live reviews / Seattle Icons

Like a living room of local legends: Hootenanny for Haiti @ the Showbox 02.28.10

March 1, 2010May 17, 2018 - by Travis Hay

The Hootenanny for Haiti featured dozens of local stars all performing for a good cause

Like a living room of local legends: Hootenanny for Haiti @ the Showbox 02.28.10 Read More
Album reviews

Failed Graves shakes things up while keeping it simple

February 26, 2010December 5, 2010 - by Travis Hay

Local punks the Lights make one of the best rock records of 2010 so far

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Unconventional but undeniably talented: St Vincent @ Neumos 02.05.10

February 6, 2010September 25, 2010 - by S Lewis

St Vincent surprises The Candy’s S Lewis in a very good way

Unconventional but undeniably talented: St Vincent @ Neumos 02.05.10 Read More
Live reviews / Seattle Icons

It’s good to be home: Alice in Chains @ the Paramount 02.03.10

February 5, 2010January 23, 2011 - by Travis Hay

Grunge vets soldier on after losing frontman Layne Staley to a drug overdose

It’s good to be home: Alice in Chains @ the Paramount 02.03.10 Read More
Album reviews

Astro Coast: A fun album from a band that will catch on quickly

January 25, 2010December 5, 2010 - by Mike Ramos

Surfer Blood’s debut layers fuzzy guitars over a poppy skeleton

Astro Coast: A fun album from a band that will catch on quickly Read More
Live reviews

‘Rock stars’: Phoenix & The Soft Pack @ Showbox Sodo

January 24, 2010December 16, 2010 - by Mike Ramos

The French rockers impress at SoDo

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Live reviews

A lot different than Daytrotter: AA Bondy @ the Tractor 01.23.10

January 24, 2010September 25, 2010 - by S Lewis

AA Bondy dazzles during a set decidedly different than what he recorded for Daytrotter

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Party Mountain High: Mad Rad and Macklemore @ Neumos

January 22, 2010December 16, 2010 - by Mike Ramos

The party rappers are back and they packed the place at Neumos

Party Mountain High: Mad Rad and Macklemore @ Neumos Read More
Live reviews

Some words about Shabazz Palaces @ Neumos 01.08.10

January 10, 2010July 6, 2011 - by Travis Hay

Shabazz Palaces’s public debut was a show Seattle won’t forgetting any time soon

Some words about Shabazz Palaces @ Neumos 01.08.10 Read More
Live reviews

Hip-hop hangover: Go! Machine @ the Crocodile 12.04 & 12.05.10

December 6, 2009September 25, 2010 - by Travis Hay

The first Go! Machine shows showed Seattle has the potential to be a hip-hop town

Hip-hop hangover: Go! Machine @ the Crocodile 12.04 & 12.05.10 Read More
Live reviews

A terrific twosome: Japandroids and Surfer Blood @ Chop Suey 12.01.09

December 2, 2009September 25, 2010 - by Travis Hay

One of Canada’s finest up-and-coming bands pairs with a fast-rising Pitchfork favorite for a great night of rock

A terrific twosome: Japandroids and Surfer Blood @ Chop Suey 12.01.09 Read More

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Editor’s Picks

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December 31, 2023February 13, 2024

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

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Chris Cornell on fatherhood & rockstardom

May 19, 2017March 11, 2025

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

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

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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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