HIS NAME IS SPIEGELMAN: Maus-keteer Art Spiegelman has a new graphic memoir out, Breakdowns: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! The book "traces the artist’s evolution from a MAD-comics obsessed boy, to a neurotic adult examining the effect of his parents’ memories of Auschwitz on his own son." He's at Town Hall for what you'd hope is a multimedia "reading," otherwise it seems like, you know, the graphic part would be lost in translation. more ›

Last fall, the blogosphere was abuzzin' about Jacksonville, Florida's Black Kids. Their self-produced debut EP, Wizard of Ahhs, garnered them some major attention on both sides of the pond when they made the four-song demo available for free download via the MySpace. The Kids' five-piece band (two of which are indeed black) make catchy, driving, dance-happy songs somehow reminiscent of both The Cure and Go! Team. They've just wrapped up touring the UK, they rocked Coachella last weekend, they're working on recording their first full-length album (set for release this July), and they've still found the time to play Neumo's tomorrow night, opening for the Australian indie dance pop of Cut Copy. Busy busy Black Kids. Head to the Wednesday's show to check if these guys live up to The Hype. Word is they do. more ›

Saturday night offered quite the dilemma for indie rock fans: Should one buy tickets for the KEXP Benefit show at Neumo's or Franz Ferdinand at the Paramount? Luckily, Franz was also playing the following night, which allowed Seattlest to attend both shows and not miss a thing. more ›