Tonight, drink pricey beers at the WaMu Theater (hey, they need the money!) before The Kills and The Raconteurs. You best get there early; believe us, it takes a lotta beers to make Jack White look pretty, but no drinks at all to make him sound good. If you'd rather get your face first country-rocked gently and then melted off, head to the Tractor for Shim with The Maldives opening. It's like a Bumbershoot Sky......

"I love you, Jack!" "You fuckin' rawk, Jack!" "Jaaaaaaaaaaaack!" At Neumo's on Monday night, two minutes didn't pass without someone yelling The Raconteurs' most famous member's first name. Actually, the Jack-ulation started before the bitty venue opened its doors. The line, which formed early and extended down along Pike, buzzed with adulation for the guy. Dudes discussed his "legendary blues guitar." They chatted about how his half of the White Stripes "kicked so much......

With both the South Lake Union block party and the KEXP BBQ this weekend and Bumbershoot less than a month away, there's another festival coming up, one that requires taking a couple vacation days. How does Las Vegas at Halloween sound to you? If over the top is your cuppa tea, you might want to look into attending the second annual Vegoose, held this year October 27-31. Vegoose proper is a huge two-day outdoor......

Jack White and The Raconteurs brought their anecdotal "A" game to a sold out Moore Theatre Thursday night. The crowd was remarkably less shiny than our original assessment (we were waiting for the lone drunk "Bic lighter" lady in front of us to actually light her hair on fire); but we still love our Rock shows at The Moore. Jack White and Brendan Benson had great on-stage chemistry – whipping their inaugural Seattle audience......

After kicking our collective asses for four consecutive days, the heat is finally backing down. So pull yourself together. Go outside again -- especially to Capitol Hill this weekend. Tuesday 25th >>> The Long Winters at Sonic Boom in Ballard. Putting The Days To Bed, the third LP from Seattle's The Long Winters, combines the lyrical intimacy and melodic complexity of the Ultimatum EP with the guitar pop rave-ups of the bands previous full lengths.......

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the......