This is the very last post I'll be writing for Seattlest. It's bittersweet, but a good time to move on to new things. The final photo in my countdown is Drew Grow and the Pastor's Wives at Musicfest Northwest. There's a good reason I chose this band as my last photo, check out why. more ›

Morgen takes us back to Bumbershoot once again for KEXP's special lounge session with none other than local soul sweethearts Pickwick. Sold out shows left and right, Doe Bay mainstage, and nods on NPR are just the beginning for this incredible group. more ›

Each week the Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of November 28-December 4: more ›

Each week the Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of November 21 to 26: more ›

Each week the Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of October 3-10: more ›

The subject of generations of debate in college dorm common rooms throughout the land, the One Great Question of all pop culture has at last been answered. And the greatest song of all time is... more ›

Each week the Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of September 26 to October 2: more ›

Each week the Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of September 12-19: more ›

Each week the Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of September 6-11: more ›

Having been the first time we headed down to the Rose City for their practically week-long music festival, we weren't sure what to expect. Mostly we didn't know if the distance between venues would be walkable or if, like City Arts Fest, it would basically be impossible to get from one show to another and catch the entirety (or at least most) of each set. What we found was magical. more ›

Each week the Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of August 31 to September 6: more ›

Hot soul, sweet Americana, continental flavors, and post-post-rock. And that's just the music. Also be on the lookout for rugby players tackling Sisters, dazed longhairs stumbling out of the theater, and families at the BBQ. more ›

Last night, I went as Alex Hudson's plus-one to celebrate 4Culture's recent win: the passing of SB 5834. It was wonderful. more ›

Lasers! Lucinda Williams! Crazy loud music and hottie-hot KEXP DJs! What are you doing tonight? more ›

For four fabulous Fridays and one Saturday KEXP and the Seattle Center are bringing you Concerts at the Mural once again this year. Ensuring the best possible weather (though, who really knows at this point), the series will run through most of August, bringing you some of the best of local music. more ›

Several of the shows at Sasquatch caught our eye, but one of the best was little known and in front of a 50 some odd person crowd. The Sasquatch End Sessions produced by the radio station 1077 The End were hidden away in a white tent behind the free cigarette tent. Yea, for those of you that weren't at Sasquatch, there was a free tobacco tent where you could procure cigarettes or chew... personally it was pretty off-putting but bully for the smokers, but I digress. There were a couple sessions that we were particularly excited about: The Flogging Mollys and The Decemberists. Incredibly enough we were among but a paltry crowd for these huge names in the tent tucked away and we were beyond excited to be there. The Flogging Mollys mentioned during their mainstage set they felt the earlier set had fallen short but we would respectfully disagree. It was a once in a lifetime experience and we're sharing with you the photographic evidence. more ›

Another sold out night at the Showbox, a great all-ages lineup at Vera, plus NWFF's series of Lionel Rogosin films continues. more ›

The Dodos have stopped by our fair city more than a couple times over the last few years. Tonight is the second time they'll grace the stage at Neumos, but they've played here before--once as a part of KEXP's Concerts at the Mural series shows, as well as at Sasquatch in 2007. more ›

Spring and summer time is that magical few months when all our local bands go out on tour (and bands from other places grace us with their presence as well). Whether it be festivals, huge venues or tiny little crapholes, they are out there toiling away to get their music out to the masses. Admittedly, we miss them. We're used to having them around to play shows once or twice a month and now they've been callously ripped from our hands and thrust out into the world. Well, Seattlest Music is attempting to bring a little bit of them back to Seattle as they tour by being text message pals. They'll be sending photos and quotes all along the way for us to share. This is gonna be fun! more ›

If you follow the lead singer of the Decemberists, Colin Meloy, at all in his personal blog or twitter feed (@colinmeloy) then you know he has strong opinions about a few things. Mostly to do with music, Oregon and occasionally politics. Well, all three came together recently in the form of two political decisions made in a short amount of time that could very well affect him, his band mates, and much of the musical community nationwide. more ›

Seattlest will be counting down to 2011 with a series of posts on our highlights of this year and what we're looking forward to in the next. Got a list to suggest? Send it our way. See the entire series here. more ›

Each week the Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of November 11 through 17: more ›

Welcome to the Dress Code, where we celebrate, critique, commend and (on occasion) condemn fashion trends, shows, designers, boutiques, events and everything in between. From the couturiers and costumers to the retail clothiers and quirky DIY crafters, fashion--good and bad--is everywhere. The Dress Code is where we wear our hearts on our sleeves and write about it all. more ›

Each week the City of Seattle Office of Film + Music compiles its rankings of the top 10 Pacific Northwest albums of the week. The numbers are based on sales figures at Sonic Boom and Easy Street locations throughout Seattle. Here are the results for the week of September 22 through 29: more ›

SHAKE, RATTLE & HANG 10: The three-day Shake the Shack Rockabilly Ball begins tonight with Surf Nite at The Tractor. The Ball, presented by KEXP, is in its 23rd year and 2010 starts off with four groups that keep the waves rolling and sun shining. Remember this summer? Yeah, us neither. But we remember a summer, and that's all we need to bask in the joy that is surf rock. Seattle bands The Mercury Four and King of Hawaii join San Francisco's Frankie & The Pool Boys and Souther California's Slacktones. Vocals? We don't need no stinking vocals. We got surf rock. Three day passes are only $30. Buy tickets individually and they're $18. more ›

Sure, they aren't from our neck of the woods, but there certainly is something about their sound that is quite familiar to us...or at least younger versions of ourselves. That being said, we're happy to report that Christmas has come early to those (Southern-tinged) grunge lovers among us. Dead Confederate offers up their latest LP for the low, low price of free. more ›

DICK DALE: 72 years old and still going strong, Dick Dale continues to ride the wave that made him a star. Arguable inventor of the classic surf sound, Dale was also a collaborator with Leo Fender, pushing guitar amps out of their clean and quiet beginnings up into 11. He is justifiably a legend. A very loud legend. more ›

KEXP FAVORITES LIVE & FREE!: Kick off the weekend tonight by heading to KEXP's Concerts at the Mural, the first of the free all-ages concert series put on at the Seattle Center. Tonight's tunes will feature a few of KEXP's favorite bands: Blitzen Trapper and Throw Me The Statue. The show is tailored to the culturally curious, seeking out best of the area’s independent music scene. Most importantly, the beer garden opens at 5 p.m. with the show shortly after. 6:00-8:00 p.m., Fri. // Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre, 305 Harrison St // Free (not including beer) more ›

BYRNE BABY BYRNE: David Byrne is back in town for a visit to the Paramount. Famous in his heyday for biting the heads off bats in his over-the-top metalhead shows...wait that doesn't seem...where's that bio again? Ah. Yes, the former Talking Heads front man is on a summer tour, playing songs by himself and Brian Eno. You'll hear stuff from Everything that Happens will Happen Today, and some back-catalogue Heads music than Eno had a hand in. Something old, something new, what's not to like? more ›

The PSBJ's Al Scott, musing about whether Facebook has jumped the shark, said he heard it from "Troy Nelson and an assistant at KEXP, the youthful listener-supported music station that's the definition of sonic cool in Seattle. Nattering between songs, they said Facebook takes up too much of their time, and includes too many people from high school who want to connect--people they didn't want to talk with back then." Can't argue with the timesuck or the Classmates.com effect, but who knew the Biz Journal was so tuned in? more ›