Saturday night at Chop Suey, Indiana's Murder by Death stuck out like a broken thumb. They were, of four acts, the only one without Franz Ferdinand-style "Dance to me!" percussion, the only band that silenced the formidable teenage-girl contingent, and the only one that rocked. more ›

We're only going to say this once: Say Anything... is the best Hollywood romance since Casa-frickin'-blanca. (Or Notorious!, which has a harder title to frick up.) It does for Seattle in the '80s what Bogie's film did for Vichy-held Morocco: makes it look like the coolest place on earth to be hopelessly in love. more ›