September 2006

FEATURES

CRITICAL MASS
Hip-hop commands much of the local music spotlight, and rightfully so. But will it provide the soundtrack to Seattle’s next national music movement? Blue Scholars, Common Market, Vitamin D, Shockmaster Glen Boyd, and many more answer the critical questions.

ROOTS REFRACTIONS
Country music rules Puget Sound. Meet Blaine Larsen and the other artists and venues where its deepest roots flourish with the most vibrant contemporary relevance.

WOMB ROCK
Sound excerpts Gillian G. Gaar’s new book-length exploration of the gestation and birth of Nirvana’s In Utero.

GENESIS LOST
Seattle Public Theater’s first world premier portrays the closing chapter of John Lennon’s storied life.

NEW YORK WILL HAVE TO WAIT
CFIDS shatters the immune system and renders the victim unable to walk, but Seattle’s Litsa Dremousis has found that, despite the inertia, this debilitating disease has helped cement the city as her home.

THE BULLDOG MUSIC HALL OF FAME
Garfield High School sits silently abandoned, but its rich history has generated an impressive platter of musical alumni. Let the best bring you back to school.

SNAPSHOTS
Lynn Shelton and Laura Veirs go way back on film, and singer Ileah Darby and busker Jason Webley break out.

COLUMNS
Lucky Like That (country)
The Bleeding Beat (electronic)

DEPARTMENTS

AT THEIR WORD
Jeff Probst survives “Music Jeopardy”

CALENDAR
Beat the back-to-school blues with multimedia entertainment options galore

OUT & ABOUT
From Belltown to Chicago, Sound’s got the goods on the haps

NIGHTLIFE
The Globe at Home: International delights abound for foodies and audiophiles alike

REVIEWS
Audioslave’s Revelations and 21 lip-smacking music reviews, plus a Tuesday-by-Tuesday breakdown of September’s new releases

CODA
Manga! Manga! Feast on this month’s new art for music!