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Ben Chasny Can't Shake His Golden State Rootsnew

Ben Chasny, who relocated to Seattle from the Bay Area last September, was freak folk before it was a term.

Seattle Weekly | Brian J Barr | 02-02-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Zach Harjo Makes a Record He Actually Likesnew

Like Tom Waits, or the criminally under-referenced Randy Newman, Harjo mostly sidesteps the usual singer-songwriter trappings of personal confession, instead creating scenes and characters plucked from the dustier fringes of Americana.

Seattle Weekly | Brian J Barr | 12-08-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Seattle, Dark Poems, Zach Harjo

McCoy Tyner: Life After 'A Love Supreme'new

The great pianist helped give the world some of its most significant jazz recordings, including John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, all before his 30th birthday. But being a living legend has never killed his will to explore.

Seattle Weekly | Brian J Barr | 11-17-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: jazz, A Love Supreme, John Coltrane, guitars, pianists, McCoy Tyner

Stephen John Kalinich's LP With Brian Wilson Gets Rescuednew

Light in the Attic Records recently released A World of Peace Must Come, the lone album Kalinich and Wilson recorded together. Sessions were held off-and-on through the late '60s "whenever the inspiration struck," says Kalinich.

Seattle Weekly | Brian J Barr | 10-14-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: A World of Peace Must Come, Stephen John Kalinich

Tad Doyle Goes into Interstellar Overdrivenew

He once made music heavy enough to rumble the earth. With Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, Tad Doyle aims to rumble the cosmos.

Seattle Weekly | Brian J Barr | 10-06-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: TAD, Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, Tad Doyle

Seattle, You Love Your Mainstream Country Musicnew

You just won't admit it.

Seattle Weekly | Brian J Barr | 03-03-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Dead Moon Rockers Return as Pierced Arrowsnew

Everyone knew Fred and Toody Cole couldn't stay quiet for long.

Seattle Weekly | Brian J Barr | 08-20-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Pierced Arrows

The Moondoggies Work for Flying Dollar Billsnew

The band's brand of cosmic country rock no doubt reminds folks of a bygone era -- namely, the early '70s, when a handful of bands churned out timeless roots music.

Seattle Weekly | Brian J Barr | 08-13-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Moondoggies