October 2006

FEATURES

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE FETISHIZED
Bombs are falling, civilians are dying, and soldiers want out. There’s an unpopular war going on out there, but please don’t ask Bob Dylan to say anything about it.

RE-ANIMATING THE BONEYARD
Wynton Marsalis holds the planet’s top job in jazz, but who wants to be the international poster boy for a dying art form? Sound takes stock of the man, the music, and the death rattle of a great American movement.

THE WAIT IS OVER
From the ashes of Sunny Day Real Estate and the Fire Theft, Jeremy Enigk re-emerges to rock the new spiritualism.

SLAVES TO NATURE
Young, talented, and well dressed to boot, Seattle’s Fleet Foxes take a dream journey into the untamed urban wilderness.

SNAPSHOTS
Elimar Ugueto knows who’s who in town.
Now get out of her way.

Rope, Inc. haunts the underground
with a voice from beyond the grave.

Grunge kingpin and U.K. music guru
Everett True drops the gavel on Seattle.

COLUMNS
Lucky Like That (country)
Expat Music (global)

DEPARTMENTS

AT THEIR WORD
Holy Ghost Revival brings the local dead to light

CALENDAR
What to do from now through Halloween

OUT & ABOUT
Bumbershoot: the festival that wouldn’t die

NIGHTLIFE
Pesos and quarters and coins, oh my! When the sun sets, follow the money…

REVIEWS
The Decemberists’ The Crane Wife plus 18 ghoulish music reviews

CODA
Kill the guilt, and all that’s left is pleasure