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West Seattle gets new venue and starts rockin'

The Admiral Theatre has reinvented itself from an old silent movie haunt into a 400-person show venue.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
by Imaginary Shrie
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Latest comment by: rdm: "Old silent movie haunt? Huh?? Y'all are thinking of hokum hall on 35th.... One thought...if they can't get 50 people to go to the skylark on any given night, does the admiral's booker really believe the bands she books can get 400 people there for rock shows? (myspace ...

Live show review | Bumbershoot | Festivals

Bumbershoot 2008: Day 2

The Lonely H photo by Andrew Waits

at Bumbershoot 2008

Sometimes a picture says a 1,000 words. If that's the case, then we've got a whole lot to say about the rock and roll goodness that was Day 2 of Bumbershoot 2008, as captured by photographers Chona Kasinger, Andrew Waits, Nathan Feder, and Kyle Johnson.

Our coverage includes reviews of Tapes N' Tapes, the Saturday Knights, Speaker Speaker, Sons and Daughters, Brother Ali, and loads more.

Have a look, won't you...?

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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Live show review

Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: The Hands

The Hands photos by Nathan Howard

at Capitol Hill Block Party 2008

Their pace is frenetic with an up-tempo 1970’s southern rock feel to it but their themes and method of connecting with the audience are universal.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008
by Mike Mess
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elle's Georgetown Music Fest Wrap-up

I'm all for a festival surrounded by the little guy.

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Monday, June 16, 2008
by elle
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Latest comment by: imaginary dana: "Journalism school. Yer funny, James! Srsly though, we've been posting reviews of the shows to our live music section. Blog posts tend to be a bit more chatty about things like sandwiches and siblings and what have you. I can't guarantee our live show ...

Live show review

The Shackeltons rock pants off at Neumo's

Photos by Jeanine Anderson

at Neumo's

The band pulled off what I've expected since I first heard their freshman album: a punk-pop set that was one of the best I've heard in a long, long time.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
by Deborah Barnard
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Latest comment by: Imaginary Shrie: "I enjoyed this show, and am a fan of them and Loveless, but at times I felt the performance was a bit contrived. Is that snobby? I guess in the midst of enjoying it I found myself rolling my eyes at his antics. I must suck :("

Record review

The Hands — The Hands

The Hands - The Hands
Producing wild rock born out of punk standards and whiskey-soaked jam sessions, The Hands deliver an unruly debut self-titled LP.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
by Imaginary Shrie
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Latest comment by: Kyle Johnson: ""

Fests are upon us: Part 1: Georgetown Music Festival

While Bumbershoot and the Capitol Hill Block Party have grown to astronomical (read as: huge touring bands) proportions, The Georgetown Music Festival is keeping it local as can be, with a preliminary lineup of loads of Seattle- (and a few Portland) based bands prepared to rock South Seattle this June 2-3.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2007
by imaginary dana
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Latest comment by: jen: "I think this festival looks wonderful. Coho, H is For Hellgate, Hypatia Lake and Spook the Horse are all amazing local talent. It may be a bit suspect that there’s no Speaker Speaker, Juhu Beach, Siberian, The Lights or The Cops (And no Hip-Hop?!!) but maybe those bands ...

Tonight's Recommended Show: KEXP Audioasis benefit

With the Cops, Coho, Shake Some Action!, the Hands, the Whore Moans, and big fun!

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Saturday, April 7, 2007
by imaginary dana
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Latest comment by: veronica: "Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! Speaker Speaker! "