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By Dan Halligan

I recently caught the Born Losers from Portland for the first time; man, those guys rock. They began as a three-piece in Anchorage back in ‘99, but relocated to Portland in late 2003 and filled out the band, becoming a full-on raging five-piece. Do you think that Austin just may be the center of the rock’n’roll universe?...MORE

Plugged In
By Emily Youssef

As spring beckons, you should have the urge to attend shows with soldier-like dedication in hopes of mingling with comrades, both old and new. March is the perfect opportunity and this here is your guide to shine. Follow along, kids. ...MORE

By Skids the Clown

The Great American Road Trip has its high points, when there’s nothing but you, the car, the music and the open road, but it can also lead you down weird, twisted alleyways that you never wanted to know were there. There are inherent dangers in long distance driving, and one of the worst is road fatigue. I once drove from Minneapolis to Seattle, and, rather than spend a night in a motel, I decided I’d take along an old truckers’ cure for sleep known as methamphetamine. ...MORE

Send In the Clowns
Brought to you by David Anthony

BLACK AMERICAN WILL BE STUPID IF THEY GO WAK IN THE MIDDLE EAST. ...MORE

3 is the Magic Number

By Three Imaginary Girls

Junior Brown at the Tractor Tavern, The Decemberists & Okkervil River at the Showbox, Graham Coxon at Chop Suey. ...MORE

Sissyfight - Extended Version for Tabletmag.com

By Aubrey Hart Sparks

A friend who lives in San Francisco enjoys being abducted. To be honest, most tourists to the wonderful world of fantasy abduction are novices who never take the time to check their fantasy against reality. Most people seeking to be abducted discover at some point during their actual abduction that all they really wanted was permission to experience what they had already decided to experience anyway. ...MORE

Sissyfight
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Seattle Behind the Bars
With Dorit from Vault Martini Bar...MORE

 

Portland Behind the Bars
With Chris from the Bada Lounge ...MORE


Behind the Bar
The Popular Girls

By Miranda Pinero

I moved to Seattle in 1991. Four months pregnant, it was late November. Damp and cold, that patented Pacific Northwest spitty rain all over the place, we drove our crappy green ‘70s machine (the muffler fell off on Snoqualmie Pass) east on I-90, then north on I-5. The first time you drive into Seattle, the city suddenly looms up above you, sparkling and deceptively imposing. ...MORE

Popular Girls



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