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Jack White Took This With My PhoneWhile I was moving drums from the mainstage area on Sunday, there was an exchange. A head down, somewhat cloaked Jack White walked passed, looked up, and spoke, What s up? How was your set? Did you anesthetize the a...

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Found in an interview with Shriekback from a 1987 issue of Creem, while trying to validate how we hear shades of Prince in one of the band's songs.The World's Second Best Pop Group With A Bald SingerBy Dave SegalThis thing called Shriekback is a stra...

topics: cocktail, lounge, rock

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Kinski head a tribute to the great Scottish pop band Teenage Fanclub Sat. July 31 at the Rendezvous' JewelBox Theater (2322 2nd Ave.). Joining them with the jangly homaging are fellow locals the Special Places, UnWelcomeski, the Thing Changers, Chris...

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Former Seattle talent buyer for Nectar and Chop Suey, Colin Johnson (aka DJ Righteous Trash), has rustled up a nice summertime blissout-and-banger mix for your hot-weather pleasure. Concocted in his Venice Beach, California basement, Tropixx is a hig...

topics: chop-suey, dj, indie

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Before you do too much bitching about how sore your back, neck, and feet are from 36 hours of teetering upright at Block Party, consider this: Researchers with the American Cancer Society analyzed the survey responses of 123,316 people who had no his...

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Pike Street, during Mad Rad's setIt takes an amazing amount of perserverence, prodigious bladder control, stunning serenity regarding limited personal space, and superior navigation skills to secure a spot against the barricade for your favorite band...

topics: bands, festival

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At the risk of seeming a little redundant in light of Dave's savvy Day-3 synopsis, here are some of my observations from yesterday's whirlwind of climactic, sun-soaked revelry. Wet Paint DMMMy Block Party Sunday got off to a subterranean start, with ...

topics: festival, neumos

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Blush PhotoAnd then there was the Dead Weather the only actual rock stars at the Block Party. They knew it, and they wanted you to know it, and they performed with an awareness that they knew you knew. The band is Jack White's Hey I also want to be ...

topics: bands, dancing, festival, rock, show

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We Are Scientists are playing Neumo's this Wednesday want to go for free? Just e-mail your first and last name to freetickets@thestranger.com with We Are Scientists in the subject line and you'll be entered to win a pair of tickets to the show!Here's...

topics: neumos, show

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This weekend left me totally transfixed by this song, a brand new one from Stasia and Cat, called Do You Have The Time ; it's a swooning, wailing celebration of life, love, and pleasure(AKA bowls of luxury ), disguised as a mere song about weed. I ...

topics: celebration, show