[Seattlest apologizes for the lateness of this post. We've been fighting off illness. And dragons.] The encore defined the relevance of Sunday night's Subtle/TV on the Radio show at the Moore. By then both bands had come out and done their thing, with Subtle blending their Anticon experimental hiphop leanings with rock, and TV on the Radio pushing the boundaries of the rock form. The encore started with TVotR frontman Tunde Adebimpe bringing Subtle out......

On Friday, December 29th at 10am, KEXP will begin counting down the top 90.3 albums of 2006 (does that mean 90 good albums plus one only a third of which is any good? We don't know). In the meantime, until December 26th you and everyone you know can vote for your own top five albums of the year. Seattlest Jack voted and as difficult as it was, here's his top five: 1. Neko Case -......

October is here! That means candy apples, inappropriate costumes, and tons of live music. Tuesday 3rd >>> Scissor Sisters at The Showbox. Final night to get your gay on with these beautiful boys and girls. 8pm doors; $30. SOLD OUT! - Looks like Craig's List might still have some though. All ages, bar w/ ID >>> Kristin Hersh with David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) at The Triple Door. Former Throwing Muses frontlady Kristin Hersh......

Memo to the Showbox: If you are going to open your doors two hours before any music, please let us know that in advance. Otherwise, we will assume you're following standard operating procedure (doors an hour before opening acts) and will arrive accordingly. And then you end up with a grumpy crowd on your hands who have just been given an unexpected extra hour to drink. No one wants that. Such was the scene......