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Saturday night’s Sonics’ show at Easy Street Records was a concert that I’m certain I will feel the afterglow of for some time to come. It was only later, after the concert had happened and I was talking to the band in Easy Street’s basement, that I realized the show as the same night

Here’s my review from today’s Seattle Times of this fascinating new science book. About sex! And drugs! And music! http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/sex-drugs-rock-in-this-book-all-in-the-name-of-science/

In Sunday’s Seattle Times you’ll find my review of Robert Christgau’s new memoir. It’s a book that no only tells the history of his life, but also serves as a primer on rock criticism itself. And though you don’t give books letter grades in the Times, as Christgau has graded albums in his column

I’m honored that Seattle Metropolitan listed “Heavier Than Heaven” as one of the twenty books every Seattleite should read. I’m particularly honored to be on any list with Raymond Carver, Jack Kerouac, Thomas Pynchon, well, and a host of other incredible writers. http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/articles/20-books-every-seattleite-should-read-april-2015

The Replacements return to Seattle next week — “Back by unpopular demand!” my favorite line from any gig poster, except the old Hank Williams one I have “If the good lord is willing and the creek don’t rise.” What’s your favorite show promo line? Here’s my preview of the Replacements from today’s Seattle Times.

Rufus Thomas, of the “Funky Chicken,” once said of Memphis’  Beale Street that it was heaven. “I told a white fella,” Thomas  said, “that if you were black for one Saturday night on Beale Street, you would never want to be white anymore.” It’s one of my favorite places in the world, and even

Many of my friends may be seeing some break-out new band in Austin tonight, but whoever they are, they won’t be as good as Los Lobos were last night at the Triple Door in Seattle. I enjoyed talking with the band backstage about their first-ever Seattle show in the eighties — which was a

If you’re wondering about the “new” Jimi Hendrix album, well it’s not truly new, and it’s also not truly Jimi Hendrix. Here’s me discussing it on KUOW today. http://kuow.org/…/frontman-jimi-hendrix-came-sideman-jimmy-…

To whomever left this gift of karma on my Los Angeles parking meter, probably knowing that I was rushing to the Ameoba Records mardi gras parade — thank you. The 75 cents was nice, but the note was priceless. The day got even better: We saw a fabulous set by Steve Earle at the

Lucinda Williams’ show last night at the Neptune was sublime, and much more focused than her Zoo show in the summer: Here’s my review. Even better was talking to her after the show (with country superstar Miranda Lambert also backstage, a big fan herself) about songwriting, being an “outsider” artist, publishing, Seattle music, and