Seattle Sound

Top 10 Seattle Albums of 2014

From the Seattle Symphony to Shabazz Palaces to Tacocat, the best local music the year had to offer

12/29/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Pop-A-Shot

Breaking Down Ben Gibbard's Basketball Skills

The Postal Service singer conducts interviews for the concert film Everything Will Change in a hoops context. We analyze the tape.

12/02/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler

The experimental Sub Pop hip-hop duo returns with Lese Majesty.

07/29/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Bang For Your Buck

Cheap Week Seattle: Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Events May 19–25

A geek's guide to wedding planning, a celebration of Indian dance and culture, and a chance to meet Lulu the Library Book Fairy: the best ways to spend your week without spending much.

05/19/2014 By Conor Romack

Travel Shopping

Sub Pop Opening a Store in Sea-Tac Airport

We were into Concourse C way before anyone else had heard of it.

02/26/2014 By Allison Williams

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with the Head and the Heart's Tyler Williams

The drummer discusses the band's writing process and more before playing two sold out Paramount gigs.

02/18/2014 By Seth Sommerfeld

Concert Roundup

Coming Soon: The Physics, Cathedrals 6, and Smooch

The local hip-hop trio releases a new album, Sera Cahoone plays a church, and Allen Stone sings for Seattle Children's Hospital.

11/18/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Rose Windows' Rabia Qazi

We talk vintage clothing and Black Sabbath as a gateway drug.

07/30/2013 By Laura Dannen

25 Years of Sub Pop

Mudhoney to Play Live Atop the Space Needle

Vertigo is not an option.

07/10/2013 By Laura Dannen

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Sub Pop's Jonathan Poneman

The cofounder of Seattle's most influential record label talks 25 years of shifting sounds.

07/08/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Post

Meet the Shopkeeper: Sub Pop Mega Mart

06/28/2013

Record Playas

Meet the Shopkeeper: Sub Pop Mega Mart

The local label sets up a temporary record shop—a lot like their old record shop—in time for their Silver Jubilee anniversary celebration.

06/28/2013 By Laura Cassidy Photography by Kirby Ellis

Free Concert

Shabazz Palaces, Father John Misty to Play Sub Pop's Silver Jubilee

The local label announces the early lineup for its summer anniversary show.

04/10/2013 By Laura Dannen

Funny or Die

The Postal Service's Audition Video

It's a joke. But what a glorious joke it is.

03/05/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Post

Hip-Hop Duo THEESatisfaction

The young musicians of THEESatisfaction reveal their approach to fashion.

02/15/2013 By Abiola Akanni

Local Talent

A Fiendish Conversation with Mudhoney's Mark Arm

The Seattle rock mainstay celebrates its 25th anniversary and preps its new album Vanishing Point.

01/30/2013 By Seth Sommerfeld

Holiday Giveaway

Win 2012's Best Seattle Albums

All you have to do is tell us your favorite local record of 2012.

11/16/2012 By Seth Sommerfeld

One Question

One Question for Sub Pop About Their Last-Minute $25K Contribution to R-74

11/06/2012 By Dameon Matule

Ticket Alert

The Head and the Heart Fall Tour Announced

Plus: Lead singer Jon Russell goes solo tonight at Sunset Tavern.

06/12/2012 By Laura Dannen

Music + Politics

Seattle’s Music Industry Rallies for Same-Sex Marriage

Music for Marriage Equality is officially live.

06/07/2012 By Laura Dannen