Graffiti Rock looks like this and like this: Bruce Illest at Graffiti Rock courtesy of Cameron Collins It doesn't look like this, but we wanted to link to it anyway in the Graffiti Rock spirit of debauchery and bad taste. The Nite Owls, Type, and Billy the Fridge are masters of entertainment; see for yourself at the Sunset tomorrow night. 10 p.m., Saturday // The Sunset, 5433 Ballard Ave NW // $5 // 21+......

DRUNKEN MASTER: Back in college, we had one wild night that involved too much beer, too much tequila, too much KFC, watching Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II, and ended with someone attacking a drug dealer with chicken bones. Craziness! Now you too can have that experience thanks to the good people at Kung Fu Grindhouse. Tonight, they're taking over the Sunset Tavern in Ballard starting at 7 for a marathon showing of three classic kung......

Casey Neill is one of our personal favorites from that other Northwest city with the other great music scene. He and his Norway Rats play hard-drinking folk-rock ala the Dylan meets the Pogues, meets early R.E.M, and they'll be joining some great Seattleites, Kasey Anderson and the Crying Shame's Arlan and Dylan, at the Sunset this Thursday. It's going to be a crazy weekend of great rootsy music on Capitol Hill as the Block Party......

Spotted by Seattlest last night at The Sunset Tavern, an ironic intersection of corporate sponsorship and state law.......

This is going to be a damn good weekend, snow or no. And, it all starts tonight with Jack Wilson and the Wifestealers at the Sunset. Tomorrow, we've got Sera Cahoone's CD release party at the Tractor, celebrating the release of her awesome new disc Only As the Day is Long (SubPop). And then, the whole weekend will round off with Bob Schneider at Chop Suey. We're happy about all this because we love all......

Take a break from harrowing five-year Iraq war retrospectives and political sex scandals to see the lovely Johanna Kunin and DC's These United States at the Sunset tonight! The first time we went to see Johanna Kunin, we left practically purring with satisfaction. We expect tonight to be no different. Kunin uses dreamy, hypnotic loops and mind-buzzingly beautiful harmonies to lull you into your happy place. These United States' songs are layered and intricate, with......

Seattlest hopped over to Fremont last night to experience Kublakai's much-anticipated The Basics release party, featuring not only new material from Kublakai but also sets from Illegitimate Children, Unexpected Arrival, and Phil In The Blank w/ The Oddfellows. (Joseph Average performed, as did Murder Dice, but we must have just missed them.) We lost $20, but left the richer for a solid show, a copy of The Basics, and a couple beers in our belly.......

The glorious fall sunsets have disappeared along with the mouldering husks of Halloween pumpkins, and according the weather report, we can all expect a long, cold, wet weekend. But this being the Northwest, that's never stopped us from getting out and about; here's the weekend plans of your intrepid Seattlest contributors: By the time this hits the digital newsstands, Jeremy is going to be on his way to Fadó for post-work cocktails; after that......

The Chemistry That Keeps Us Together, The Purrs' long-awaited follow-up to their breakout LP The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of, dropped a couple weeks ago, and we've been listening to it steadily since. Earlier this year, they promised us the album was moving in a new direction, exploring harder rock material, exemplified by the song "She's Got Chemicals," which has been in their set list for over a year now. It opens with......

Hey, whaddya know? There's another show worth your attention at the Sunset this week. Tonight it's Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan. Yeah yeah, we know what you're thinking: "Another singer-songwriter? Just look at him, all broody with messed-up hair strumming a guitar in an alley." Truth be told, we usually avoid the genre as a whole, since most singer-songwriters run the gamut from boring hippie to boring douchebag. But in this case, don't be so......

Whether you're a fan of melodic noise-rock (not always a contradiction in terms) or just never got over a childhood obsession with dinosaurs, Pterodactyl is the band for you--especially if you like post-rock that doesn't take itself too seriously. They'll be playing at the Sunset tonight with two awesomely named bands we know absolutely nothing about: Nudity and Same Sex Dictator. What we do know is that Pterodactyl has put out a well-reviewed debut......

MARDI GRAS: Greg Vandy, who hosts KEXP's Swingin' Doors from 6-9pm on Thursdays, hosts the Sunset Tavern's 9th annual Mardi Gras ball. Promising real New Orleans food and music. 7pm // Sunset Tavern [5433 Ballard Avenue] // $5 BASKETBALL: Roosevelt, who lost a heartbreaker in OT to Garfield on Saturday night, plays Redmond in a loser-out district game tonight. 8:15pm // Juanita High School [10601 NE 132nd St., Kirkland] // $7 MUSIC: One last night......

BAGPIPING: "We've got a piper doon!" Masters of Scottish Arts presents their 10th annual concert with the "world's very best" Scottish musical and dance artists. 7:30pm // Benaroya Hall // $23-$32 DANCE: Pappa Tarahumara's take on Chekhov's Three Sisters "unravels into a steamy meditation on female identity, coming of age, and the Japanese obsession with youth culture." We were told it involves little black net unitards and unbridled dancing. Then the room started spinning and......

It'd been awhile since we'd last been to the Tractor Tavern and, well, we found that we'd missed the place -- the faded old cowboy boots hanging from the ceiling, the curious glory-hole in the men's crapper, the huge oil painting of the bright red tractor, and then the other one of the majestic horse with all the lightning in the background. Okay, that one's kind of weird, but it fits somehow with the country......

Its Christmas Eve and the pickens are slim. Here are some random things around town tonight that look potentially do-able: MUSIC: Punk, Pabst and Porn with DJs 23rd Hour and Nils Forever. This is mostly because we love the Juju, their deals are usually no cover and this doesnt look too holidays-ish. 9 p.m. // Bad Juju // Free MUSIC: The Suffering Fuckheads Xmas Eve Party. No clue if this is worth recommending or......

Tuesday, December 5 >>> Peter Walker at El Corazon. Not to be confused with Paul Walker or Peter Weller, Peter Walker's in town to support Young Gravity, his second album. We have read, though, that Walker evokes another Pete--Yorn. With maybe a bit more bite. 7pm doors; $10. All ages. With Division Day. Wednesday, December 6 >>> Victrola's own folk chanteuse Molly Rose headlines a singer/songwriter parade of not-yet stars at the Sunset Tavern.......

Just Confirmed!: In anticipation of their two reunion gigs at Neumo's this weekend, Juno will also be playing at the Sunset tonight. While initial reports indicated the show would be "early," it looks like things will kick off at 9pm, with Juno taking the stage at 10:45pm. Playing with Akimbo and Joel Cuplin & the Broken Teeth. 9pm // Sunset Tavern // $6......

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......

Because Friday night had been a late one, it was nearly noon before Seattlest awoke on Saturday. Dazed we were and wondering, Had we really been rocked by pirates last night? Yes, yes we had. Those thieving, snarling, dirty darlings raped and pillaged their way into our hearts Friday night. The setting: Ballard’s own Sunset Tavern. The pirates: Captain Bogg & Salty. So who are these pirates? -Think Jack Black, Axle Rose, ACDC, with......

You got something better to do? We don't believe you. Wednesday 2nd >>> Mellowdrone and Monsters are Waiting at Chop Suey. Both of these dancey Cali bands rely on heavy synths. 9pm doors; $8 advance. Thursday 3rd >>> Mark Erelli at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. Sensitive Bostonian singer/songwriter with a sweet, sweet voice. 7pm; free. All ages. Friday 4th >>> Harvey Danger at Neumo's. CD Release Party – New album is good. Sean Nelson......

Tuesday 18th >>> Thievery Corporation at The Paramount 8pm; $25-$35 (not including Ben Dover fees) Wednesday 19th >>> Billie Burke Estate at Tractor Tavern. Gay piano pop 70's style, complete with horns and overall fabulousness. 9pm; $5 >>> Quintron and Miss Pussycat, The Trashies, Herry Marry, Erin Jorgensen at the Sunset Tavern 9pm; $10 Thursday 20th >>> Digable Planets at Neumos. 'Cause we're cool like that. 9pm; $23 advance, $25 dos (Thursday and Friday)......

Seattlest serves up musical jambalaya for the masses… Delicious! Monday 27th: >>Listening Party at Easy Street Records! First chance to hear The Flaming Lips’ At War With The Mystics and Built To Spill’s You In Reverse, have some drinks and win some prizes! Drink and appetizer specials on hand of course! And who knows, maybe you'll see a bunny or two... 6-8pm, all ages welcome, 21+ over in the bar >>Metric at The Showbox… Intense,......

Okay, okay, you have empathy fatigue or some bullshit like that and you don't want to even hear it anymore. You gave! We know! Don't even mention the word "benefit" in your presence or you're likely to go off on some compassionate conservative rant right here. So, we won't. We won't say that Guilty Pleasures at the Sunset tonight is a benefit. We will say that last year's audience heard ELO's Telephone Line, Michael Jackson's......

It's music, which we love, and video, which we also love, however in Seattlest's opinion there is no more wasted modern art form than the music video. How these two vastly expressive mediums combine to form such an awful taste is beyond us. Damn you, MTV. They're just not ever worth watching, outside, of course, of a handfull of indie rock videos that never get spun and the odd Tool offering. Yes, actually some......

Going out with any regularity can leave one a bit burned out, letting even wonderful music be cast aside as boring. The usual remedy for this malaise is a show so wonderful that it completely redeems the show-going experience, recharging the concert reserves if you will. This weekend's inaugural Wooden Octopus Skull Experimental Musick Festival will be a different kind of sonic palate cleanser, producing music from the underground so challenging that you can't help......

Some things never change: the sun rises and sets, the seasons come and go, the Cubs have another lousy year---and we still love "Awesome." Yes, "Awesome," local comedy troupe/rock band, well-known 'round these parts for their self-described "absurdist garage art-pop with indie-prog sensibilities," about which we have previously gushed. After a stint recording their first album (out this fall), "Awesome" is back to playing shows, and you've got two chances to see them in......

Apparently, there is something out there called 'nature.' It has trees and birds and such things. We are a little scared of it. If you, on the other hand, are more intrepid than we are and you also happen to enjoy the indie rock, head over to the Gorge Amphitheater tomorrow to see the Sasquatch Music Festival. As you most likely know, the lineup features the Pixies, Wilco, Modest Mouse, Kanye West, the Dears, Arcade......

While growing up on the streets of Detroit, we used to love the sounds of the city, with hip-hop mixing with rock mixing with Motown. The city was like a sonic melting pot where each walk to a Tigers game was an education in the music of the late 20th century. Okay, that's a lie. We've never actually been to Detroit, but it sure sounds neat. The band that best embodies the Detroit sound is......

If you're feeling guilty about missing out on the Bonni Suval benefit Seattlest told you about a little while ago, no worries. You can alleviate your guilt by going to another Bonni Suval benefit, this one with a bunch of local bands playing their favorite guilty-pleasure cover songs. (Suval is the uninsured Fear of Dolls lead singer who was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Capitol Hill, leaving her incapacitated and with mounting medical......

Our friend really loves the Ruby Doe, playing the Sunset Tavern tomorrow night. Our friend's two favorite bands of all time are Helmet and Soundgarden, so if you happen to share his opinion, you might want to stop on by. He also loves chicken wings and nachos, so you might want to grab a bite before the show. If you are more into the Arcade Fire, then you might want to go to Neumo's tomorrow......