By Nathan Walker

“I’ve learned to cringe less when people say singer-songwriter,” admitted Mirah. “I bet in olden times, people would have said I was a traveling minstrel. I wonder if I would have cringed at that? ...MORE

By King Cobra and Scream Club

The music they make vibrates with an urgency that few other bands can muster. Tablet got the two bands to chat together about touring, money and being a couple in a band....MORE

By Nathan Walker

Walking into the headquarters of Up Records, it was everything I’d hoped it to be—band posters covering the walls, t-shirts strewn everywhere, boxes of music waiting to be shipped out, and tattered old couches. The stereo was cranking some old soul tunes that were astounding, but sadly, as to not admit my ignorance, I was afraid to ask who it was....MORE

By Samson Spears

What’s up y’all? This is your guy Samfry with a special edition of One for the Treble. This issue contains a local music spotlight, which I plan on doing every now and then. This month’s spotlight belongs to the four man crew representing the South End of Seattle and the West Side, known professionally as Lac of Respect....MORE

By Emily Youssef

We don’t all have hooked-up rides and expensive jewelry, but if there’s one thing every member of the hip-hop community owns, it’s an opinion. Hip-hop was founded as a voice for the marginalized who shared not only a desire for the craziest beats and flows, but goals of empowerment and improvement...MORE

By Dan Halligan

On a recent trip to Vegas, I hit the Double Down Saloon to catch Seattle’s Mea Culpa, whose tour coincided perfectly with my vacation. The band’s van broke down in the Nevada desert and they didn’t show up, but my friends and I hung around and enjoyed the dive bar’s drinks...MORE

Three Kick-Ass Things from Three Imaginary Girls

We, Three Imaginary Girls, heart pink. Pink is cute, girlie, sparkly, and retro—all things we treasure. Yet this past May Day, we found ourselves speculating on how shades of pink can convey ranges of emotion, when thousands of (extremely non-pink) individuals invaded Seattle by the busload to stand up for the so-called “Sanctity of Marriage” at Safeco Field....MORE

The Icarus Line, Zeke, Vinny Miller, Jason Webley, The Cardigans, Desoto Reds, Devendra Banhart, Andrea Maxand, Lili Haydn, The Beta Band, M/M, Skalpel, ...MORE