The unfortunately named Grand Ole Party opened for Rilo Kiley Saturday night to an audience presumably not too familiar with their work. GOP have a strong, simple, raw kind of sound, not unlike White Stripes or Sweet 75, kind of directionless and inert, but impressive and energetic nonetheless. They ended the set with the first song on Humanimals, "Look Out Young Son," which after a couple of listens sounds like the strongest effort on the disc. more ›

Baltimore City Paper cartoonist Tim Kreider will appear in Seattle tonight for the explicit purpose of offending all the conservatives he can find at Third Place Books at the ungodly Marxist-Leninist hour of 7:30PM sharp. He will allegedly sign his name to any and all available copies of Why Do They Kill Me?, which is his book collection of biased liberal cartoons. If he feels so inclined, he may also speak on the political matters. more ›