Friday's show at Nectar Lounge was a great showcase for both classic and fresh, emerging talents in local hiphop. Alpha P, a gratifyingly professional, unflaggingly high-spirited crew of twelve headlining the show, were working NW underground hiphop in the 90s; the other acts on the bill included Tacoma-based Jay Barz (a raucus party act, himself), pissed-off Neema of Unexpected Arrival, fast-talking Premonition and the bulging vein on his neck, and charismatic story-teller Kublakai--interviewed by......

Personally, this Seattlest is stoked to see Wilco back together, making the rounds, bringing their folk-rock/alt.country stylings to the people once again. They've certainly had their fair share of band drama, but the band can still rock. We caught Jeff Tweedy solo down in Lyons, Colo., last summer at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival and thoroughly enjoyed his solo set. So it is with quite a bit of fanfare that we are happy to announce......

So the last two days we heard seven bands. And that was a Sunday and Monday night! Our ears are tired. Not that you care. Where the hell were you, anyway? About 20 people showed up for the El Corazon show. It was all-ages, but only four under-21ers skipped Sunday-night homework to come. A bunch of Euro-sausage arrived late to catch Starsailor at the Crocodile. You know, with their Euro-pop t-shirts and orange sneakers.......

Yeah, we know you just spent all weekend at Bumbershoot. Is the wee little baby tired? Can't handle any more music? Ah, look at that poodum... Wednesday 6th >>> The Original Superstars of Jazz Fusion at The Triple Door. Everyone who survived the jazz fusion movement without a dehabilitating acid freakout assembles here to fry your mind the natural way. 7pm/10pm; $45/50. You can only buy tix for the 10pm online. >>> Boards of......

Seattlest doesn't find this picture funny at all. We know firsthand how hard those awkward years of high school can be. The pimples, the pants that didn't fit right, the God-awful hours spent wishing Heather Cannon would think of us as more than that creepy guy staring at her. If you think this picture is funny, well, you're a bad person. Tuesday 22nd >>> Reigncraft Vol. 6 Record Release Party at Chop Suey. It's......

If you are at all interested in digital music, ownership of content and copyrights, then you should check out this presentation by famed digital legal scholar, Lawrence Lessig and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco given at the New York Public Library. They discuss the rights and ownership of music in an age where more music than can be listened to in a lifetime can be acquired for no cost in a matter of seconds. If you......

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......

The Gang of Four reunion rumors were true: they'll play the second day of 2005's Coachella Festival in Indio, California. The rest of the lineup reads like John in the Morning's very special dream. Bright Eyes (a repeat from last year), Coldplay, Bauhaus, Weezer, Wilco, Keane, Snow Patrol, Rilo Kiley, Mercury Rev, New Order, Kasabian, Fiery Furnaces, British Sea Power. We'd be psyched to see most of the above, as well as Arcade Fire......