Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier talks new songs, Olympia roots
College radio faves Deerfhoof will headline Olympia’s Capitol Theater on the Fourth of July and Seattle’s Vera Project the day after that. And recently, I caught up with founding member Greg Saunier...
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Tool rocks, inspires with psychedelic set in Seattle
Tool is one of the strangest, most inspiring anomalies in pop music today. The “thinking man’s metal band,” as they’re called, crafts songs that are brazenly weird, cerebral and arty. They eschew...
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Rush review: Reigning kings of prog-rock turn back time in Auburn
Prog-rock kings Rush and their faithful converged on Auburn’s White River Amphitheatre on Saturday to celebrate one of the band’s most critically acclaimed albums and to party like it’s 1981. “It’s...
View ArticleX Japan interview (audio)
Imagine if Metallica, after two decades of packing arenas in the United States, had to reboot and play a series of club shows to win over new fans in, say, Turkey. That’s roughly what symphonic metal...
View ArticleThe Decemberists will preview new song on ‘Conan,’ play Seattle in 2011
Portland’s Decemberists are headed back to Seattle early next year. The experimental pop-rock outfit will headline the Paramount Theatre on Feb. 18, 2011, Capitol Records announced. The band will tour...
View ArticleRoger Waters “The Wall” = year’s most predictable set list
In case you forgot the names of the tracks on Pink Floyd’s classic rock opera “The Wall,” here’s what Roger Waters played at the Tacoma Dome tonight. The only thing up in the air was whether there...
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Spoiler alert: “The Wall” is torn down at the end
British prog-rockers Pink Floyd visited just two American cities with the original tour for 1979 double album “The Wall” before pulling the plug on a venture that proved too costly. But local fans...
View ArticleRush bringing “Moving Pictures” back this summer
Rush will bring their Time Machine Tour back to Washington this summer. The Canadian prog-rock kings will headline the Gorge Amphitheatre in George on July 2, Live Nation announced today. Tickets will...
View ArticleHear Decemberists live on NPR.org Wednesday
Portland’s Decemberists will perform material from their just released new album, “The King Is Dead,” for National Public Radio’s web site on Wednesday, EMI announced. Fans will be able to hear an...
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Rammstein headed to the Tacoma Dome
German art-metal Rammstein will headline the Tacoma Dome on May 15, Live Nation announced today. The band – known for its theatrical style and vocalist Till Lindemann sometimes performing while...
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