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Emerson String Quartet Kicks Off UW Chamber Series
Because Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer, Lawrence Dutton, and David Finckel are the Emerson String Quartet.
For just over two hours last Tuesday the acclaimed foursome plowed through four pieces, three from the last century. Standing, rather than siting, something the group has done since 2002, the quartet channeled ... »
This Week in Seattle* Rock History
2002: October 29
Nirvana retrospective is released
Following a protracted legal battle between Kurt Cobain's widow and the remaining members of Nirvana over the band's last, unreleased studio song ("You Know You're Right") and Nirvana's catalog in general, Nirvana attaches the new song to a collection of hits and favorites. Opening ... »
The Notwist Punches In
Over the course of its 15 year long oeuvre, the Notwist has radically changed its sound as many times as Joe the Undecided Plumber has decided for whom he shall cast his vote in the upcoming election. From the sloshy metal of their early days, to a more ... »
Country Night at the Sunset
The first show I ever went to when I moved to Seattle was at the Sunset: Ms. Led, the Butchies, and maybe some kind of Team Dresch reunion? Either way, it was hardly country music. Considering most of the roots/country/folk shows take place further down Ballard Avenue, I haven't ... »
Q&A: Producer-Musician Jack Endino
Three years ago this week, Jack Endino's third solo album, Permanent Fatal Error, was released. Coming 20 years after his start as Skin Yard's guitarist, the thunderous, 15-track Error is a sort of summary of the man's storied musical career. There are sonic nods to some of the ... »
The Record Report: 10/20 - 10/26
In this week's record report: new releases from Olympia's LAKE and Portland's Boy Eats Drum Machine. We've also got a couple bonus reviews from the October issue of Sound of To the Waves and Paul Fischer.
10-21-08
Lake
Oh, The Places We’ll Go (K Records)
4 stars
To describe LAKE, a ... »
Soul of Genius
It only took one e-mail exchange with Adam Stern, the music director of the Seattle Philharmonic, for me to realize I screwed up.
For at least one week, and maybe longer, I had been referring to the first concert of the Phil’s season as “The Soul of ... »
Fleet Foxes’ Triumphant Homecoming
The Moore Theater may seat 1,400 people, but last night it seemed as intimate as any venue in Seattle as Fleet Foxes made a triumphant return home after some extended touring. The band seemed completely at ease, joking with the crowd (front man Robin Pecknold engaged in some self-effacing, feigned ... »
This Week in Seattle* Rock History
1993: October 19
Pearl Jam's second album, Vs., is released
A week after Pearl Jam's second album, Vs., is released on vinyl, it hits CD (and cassette!) bins—and number one on the Billboard chart. In its first week, the aggressive-punctuated-with-acoustic album sets a SoundScan record with sales of 950,378. Proving that ... »
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