AltWeeklies Wire
Blowing Up The Shinsnew

Will Sub Pop's unprecedented push of the Shins' new album usher the indie darlings right out the door?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
01-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Shins
Behind the Scenenew
Bumbershoot's Artistic Director is a sucker for meat on a stick and English troubadours.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
01-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michele Scoleri
Nashville Scorchin'new
Bare and the Young Criminals Starvation League take their anti-Nashville screed on the road.
Seattle Weekly |
Rickey Wright |
10-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Songs: Molinanew
Magnolia Electric Co. are not a second-rate Crazy Horse.
Seattle Weekly |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
10-04-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Magnolia Electric Co.
Beast Jamsnew
USA Is a Monster's snarling, politically conscious progcore and anthemic Native American-inspired war chants about the environment haven't quite set the underground on fire.
Seattle Weekly |
Justin F. Farrar |
09-20-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: USA Is a Monster
Never Say Dienew
Meet Dead Moon, the most highly regarded Northwest rock band you've never heard.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
09-20-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dead Moon
Testicular Manipulationnew

For Scratch Acid's reunion, David Yow will keep his pants on.
Seattle Weekly |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
09-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Scratch Acid
De-Evolution Will Not Be Televisednew
Devo can safely say, "We told you so!"
Seattle Weekly |
Gillian G. Gaar |
09-06-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Devo
Crack in the Cosmic Riffnew
Comets on Fire bring it with next-level jam-rock.
Seattle Weekly |
Justin F. Farrar |
08-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: comets on fire
Destiny's Childrennew
CSS has an American pop culture obsession.
Seattle Weekly |
Emily Zemler |
08-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: CSS
Mutant Invasionnew
Brazilian legends Os Mutantes crack the U.S. circuit, 30 years later.
Seattle Weekly |
Rickey Wright |
07-26-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Os Mutantes
Headed for a Heartbreaknew
Camera Obscura are delighted to be unhappy.
Seattle Weekly |
Rachel Shimp |
07-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Camera Obscura
Tocqueville Tourismnew
Ray Davies relays his uniquely American experience.
Seattle Weekly |
Thom Phalen |
07-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ray Davies
Favela Bluesnew
Seu Jorge's raw elegance transcends the hipster samba revival.
Seattle Weekly |
Rickey Wright |
06-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Seu Jorge
Free Thrownew
Doug Martsch discusses playing basketball, watching television and getting poked in the eyeball.
Seattle Weekly |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
06-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Built to Spill