Music For those of you who've always wondered what Spoon frontman Britt Daniel likes to munch on when plagued by the ol' sweet-tooth (c'mon, you've wondered, haven't you? okay, maybe not...), LocalCut (via Pitchfork) has the answer: Cinnamon Toast Crunch and ice cream!

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Music While local quartet the Honus Huffhines—which Andy Giegerich now fronts—plays witty, Elvis Costello-ish jangle-pop that could easily be considered "mature," the band's 44-year-old songwriter isn't bashful about that fact that he's traversed some more juvenile songwriting phase...   More

Music For this week's Here Comes Your Fan column, I spoke with one Andy Giegerich, the organizer of an upcoming event called Tried Tried Again and frontman for local indie pop band the Honus Huffhines. Tried Tr...   More

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Sure, gifted artists—be they authors, songwriters or painters—are inspiring. But their stellar work can also be totally intimidating. Perhaps that's why it's so gratifying when an artist releases his or her early work. We discover, for instance, that Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, who released a collection of early recordings last month titled Alone, went through awkward...   More

Bar Reviews You’d easily be forgiven for missing newish spot Bar Convivium (535 NW 16th Ave., 243-7399 ), considering it sits, for all practical purposes, under the household-cleaners section of the Pearl ...   More

Music Courtesy of Norfolk & Western frontman Adam Selzer, LocalCut is pleased to present a "rough mix" of a track from the band's upcoming follow-up to 2006's The Unsung Colony. According to Selzer, the album's set for release in fall of '08 (label undetermined). And this particular, lengthily t...   More

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I can't imagine this is a much of a surprise to anyone even passingly familiar with Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla--have you seen the wave and the "hi" onstage?--but the guitarist/producer/songwriter is a pleasure to chat with. Last Friday, he spoke with WW over the phone from h...   More

Music Chris Walla is known for many things: He plays guitar with Northwest indie-rock cum pop giants Death Cab For Cutie; he’s produced every DCFC album, as well as records for such big-name acts as the Decemberists and Tegan and Sara. In addition to filling those roles, Walla’s a songwriter ...   More

Music Stories Chris Walla is known for many things: He plays guitar with Northwest indie-rock cum pop giants Death Cab For Cutie; he’s produced every DCFC album, as well as records for such big-name acts as t ...   More

Q & A Craig Marquardo’s name is mud. The 35-year-old East Coast native is locally notorious thanks to a slew of hard-to-believe—and hard to verify—claims he’s made over the years: he ...   More