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U.S.E. YOUR RESOLUTION: Party band U.S.E., with their dance rock/vocoder funk, is meant for nights like this. The group’s music is perfect for dancing your way into a new January. Lighthearted and bright, filled with an almost unparalleled soulful energy, their musical fireworks make for one hell of a last hurrah. Or if you’re more interested in resolving to begin a new year with a full head of steam, U.S.E. is good for that too. Tonight The Crocodile will be one of the most magnificent portals into the future that Seattle has to offer. With Aqueduct and Fresh Espresso. more ›

HOLD ONTO YOUR DOUGH: Seems the folks at Southern Comfort finally want to make up for all of those awful hangovers with a free rock show. Deal. Tonight those sweet whiskey people present The Hold Steady at The Crocodile. Jump through a couple little hoops (register for a ticket), and you’re in. more ›

BATTLE FOR SEATTLE: Fundraiser sponsored by McGinn for Mayor, Pete Holmes for City Attorney, and Friends of Dow Constantine featuring the Presidents of the United States of America, Krist Novoselic, The Maldives, and DJ Supreme. VIP reception at Via Tribunali. more ›

Here at Seattlest, we’ve always been big fans of local purveyors of goofy indie rock, BOAT. With their latest album scheduled to be released on Magic Marker records on October 27, we’ve been delighted to see they’ve been added quite a few PacNW dates to their schedule. more ›

Lots of great live music possibilities this weekend! more ›

HOT NGONI NIGHT: All the way from Mali, ladies and gentlemen, Issa Bagayogo, the international dancefloor sensation! He's touring for his new album Mali Koura, which offers blues, world beat, reggae, funk...a lot of stuff. The mixture of West African music with house music dance tends to knock people over when they hear it. Stylus magazine called his previous album a contender for world music album of the year. more ›

JUST LIKE A DREAM: In a Dream chronicles the life of artist Isaiah Zegar and his wife Julia, both his mosaic art and their family life. The documentary is directed by their son Jeremiah, and he pulls no punches in showing how his father's obsessive, creative mind took its toll on his family. The intimate, emotional film has won awards from festivals as diverse as SXSW, the Philadelphia Film Festival, and the San Francisco Documentary Festival. In a Dream screens at the NWFF through Thursday. 7 p.m., 9 p.m. // Northwest Film Forum // 1515 12th Ave. // $9 more ›

• After 15 years Seattle rock band Harvey Danger is getting ready to play its final farewell show at the Crocodile August 29. Relive the heyday, tickets are selling out fast.
• More food options for the hungry belly. Depending on your location you can either enjoy a decadent treat from Trophy Cupcakes at their new University Village location, or the newest juice bar at Chutney's in Wallingford. Mmmm, nothing like carrot and wheatgrass juice.

FIND OUT ABOUT FOUND: We've been big fans of the magazine FOUND for a couple years now, so when we heard that main Found(ers) Davy and Peter Rothbart were coming back again this year on tour, we were pretty damn excited. Touring to help celebrate the release of their brand new book, Requiem for a Paper Bag, the Rothbart brothers will be featuring the latest found stories that have made their way into the FOUND headquarters mailbox, along with found stories from celeb contributors to the book such as Seth Rogen, Chuck D., Sarah Vowell, and David Simon--who we're extra curious to see if his found business is anything Wire-like or not. Peter will also be on-hand to sing "breathtaking" (their words not ours) songs from the latest FOUND notes, and they hint at possible surprise guests. 8 p.m. // The Crocodile, 2200 2nd Avenue // Tickets: $5 at the door, 21+ more ›

With dear, sweet Jens Lekman in town for a two-night stand at the Croc, you'd think it'd be easy to find a way to see him one of those dates. But no! Jens has some serious live music competition. Thursday night at the Showbox, there's an all-ages show with Metric, starring the lovely and talented Emily Haines. It's sold out, but as always, where there's a will, there's a Craigslist posting. And then Friday night you've got the tough call of Jens or Handsome Furs at Neumo's, the husband-wife duo featuring Dan "Jimmy Legs" Boeckner from Wolf Parade. Bad timing for Jens, but good timing for the rest of Seattle. more ›

FREE DATE NIGHT: Shop sex toys with your beloved. We're going to quote here: "Enjoy mini-workshops on fellatio, the G-spot, and sex positions." The first twenty-five couples in the door get a goodie bag, so if you are both cheap and horny, this is the place for tonight. 7 p.m. // Babeland // 707 E Pike St // free more ›

You know that look that people get at shows? When you glance at the kid next to you in the crowd and he's got his eyes closed, completely blissed out? We call that particular expression "having a moment," as in "Everywhere I looked at Yeasayer, there was some bearded guy having a moment." Well, last night at the Croc, That Guy was Patrick Watson. Playing with his band The Wooden Arms, Watson delivered a set completely in line with his beguiling new album of the same name. There he was, with his Nick Drake voice and his eyes wide shut, making some lovely music and having a moment all night long. On the keyboard? Having a moment. Singing into a megaphone and using a plunger as a mute? Having a moment (see above). Doing his encore in the midst of the crowd, amplified by only a handmade megaphone tree strapped to his back? Having a moment. And so were we. Come back soon, Patrick. more ›

ELECTIONEERING: Do you make all your voting decisions based on the enthusiastic support of aging rock musicians? If so, tonight's your night, with the likes of Krist Novoselic, Dave Dederer, and Kim Thayil turning out at the Croc to support the electoral efforts of Dow Constantine to become the new King County Exec. Music will be provided, and there's a special VIP treatment if you can cough up $100 for a donation. more ›

Seattle's emperor of pizza (and sultan of coffee), Mike McConnell, unveiled the fifth Via Tribunali outpost last night in the space at the back of the refurbished Crocodile. Official opening is tonight. more ›

Dr. Dog has the unfortunate circumstance of being an awesome band with a terrible name. Despite it all, the Philadelphia five-piece soldiers on, touring pretty much non-stop to bring their mix of playful '60s era harmonies, psychedelic leanings, and shaggy lo-fi stylings to the masses. Their albums have been met with ever-increasing acclaim--third release Easy Beat continues to be our favorite--but they remain delightfully under the radar, still a great club band, still a fun live show, and still a group of guys who just like to make music. We spoke with keyboardist Zach Miller in anticipation of Dr. Dog's 21+ show tonight at the Croc. more ›

The scalpers were out in full force near the Croc last night. The guy working the box office said he'd never seen so many around for a show, and word was they were charging upwards of $50 for an originally $15 ticket. That kinda makes sense, given that The Ting Tings show had been sold out for months now, and the last time we saw them they put on a solid, albeit brief, set. more ›

• Orphan Road has another interesting idea about how to make Seattle greener--this time involving unpaving parking lots.
• The Ballard High School flag was at half-staff today, and My Ballard tells you why.
• Magnolia Voice announces that plans to alter traffic flow on Nickerson Street have been put on hold until the viaduct replacement project is more solidified.

It’s premature to judge the latest incarnation of the famed Second Avenue venue from one loud night there...but we will anyways. Pleasantly, there were less hipster types this time around, but then again Friday night’s sound wasn’t boring indie pop, so the rock may have scared some away. more ›

For well over a year now, Seattle has been without one of its favorite music venues. Well, the Croc is back y'all and from what we've been hearing about the remodel, it's better than ever. Sometimes things really do seem to happen for a reason. more ›

The presale for the first wave of shows at the soon-to-be-reopened Croc starts, like, now. The lineup is as follows: Sat March 21 - Hot Buttered Rum & Everyone Orchestra, Fri Mar 27 - The Builders & Butchers, Sat Mar 28 - U.S.E., April 2 - Sebastien Grainger, Sat Apr 11 - Heartless Bastards, April 12 - The Ting Tings, April 14 - Dr. Dog & The Cave Singers, Sat Apr 18 - Vetiver, Fri May 1 - Ghost, May 28 - The Devil Makes Three. Tickets available here using presale code "THECROC." The general onsale isn't until this Saturday at 10 a.m., so get a head start by buying your tickets now. Yes, it's Ticketmaster, but we've heard that they're only using that ticketing service for the time being. It's hard to complain too much when our beloved Croc is almost back.
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Remember when The Crocodile Cafe closed unexpectedly in December? Remember how up in arms everyone got, yelling about how likely it was that yet more new condos would be the result? more ›

With everyone still nursing their post-NYE hangover, there's not much going on this weekend in terms of live music. In fact, your best venue bet for the foreseeable future is Chop Suey. Head there tonight to help Unscrew the Croc Employees with a all-local lineup including Coconut Coolouts, The Intelligence, The Girls, and Das Llamas. more ›

As ChrisB of Three Imaginary Girls points out, losing your job sucks. Losing a job that meant a lot to you sucks more. And losing all that during the holidays? Well that just blows a goat. more ›

Yesterday we pointed you to the Mono show at the Crocodile, not only telling you how the show would be, but exactly what we were going to say here in the review. Well, we were right. Mono is truly one of the best bands out there, and the show was something special for those seeing the band for the first time as well as Mono veterans. more ›

Finally, after five years of screwing around, making babies and whatnot, Imperial Teen are back with a new album and touring the country with their made-in-California indie pop. more ›

Early during Sunday's Vampire Weekend set we sent a note to a friend asking, "Has KEXP frat-rock been coined a genre yet?" It was a half-flippant statement, based on the overly-enthusiastic fratty dudes standing to our left and the band's J. Crew ad appearance. In our more bitter days, we would have allowed those two factors to color our impression of the band and their output, but we'd already enjoyed Vampire Weekend's eponymous EP, so we quieted our inner hater (frat guys are people too) and judged the band on their own merits, not the hype, their appearance, or their audience. Sure, being impartial should go without saying, but if you're a long-time reader you know us bloggers are a fickle sort. more ›

Note for any aspiring musicians: if you're going to have a schtick, you'd damn well better pull it off. A few weeks ago we saw Datarock, and while they weren't our thing, the energetic party band vibe was only increased with the matching red custom track suits. Last week we saw The Pipettes, who playfully mimic the girl groups of the sixties with pop songs about love, sex, and boys (the fact that they're all hot helps a bit too). And Wednesday night we saw The Horrors, the UK "it" band more famous for who did their video (Chris Cunningham, creator of those demented Aphex Twin videos) than they are for their music. With shows like this one that's definitely set to change. more ›

For the last few years Austin’s SXSW Music festival has brought Seattle their best European (mostly U.K.) bands; many of them making their first appearance here before heading back across the pond or whisking away to the many summer music festivals around the country. Seattle seems like a good enough launch pad though, and we’ve got a few beauties lined up. On Monday, May 5th two of the biggest bands coming out of the U.K. right now just happen to be playing sold out shows on the same night – The Kooks at Crocodile Café and The Arctic Monkeys at The Showbox. On a Monday night no less? Tell us where else in the country you’ll see that! Our advice? Save your money and go check out The Klaxons tonight at The Crocodile (there should still be some tickets available here); a great British band on their final tune-up for Coachella and a ton of other huge festivals this year. We can’t get their debut release Myths of the Near Future out of our head and neither can a lot of the British mags hyping them all year (they've already sold out most all their U.K. dates). Call it indie new rave or British dance punk. It’s experimental at times, British pop at others, but definitely worth us checking out their live show. Care to take a listen? Check out a few tracks from their Myspace page here. more ›

7:30pm // The Paramount // sold out, but apparently people on Craigslist think it's worth $325 a ticket more ›

MUSIC: Dancing on the Valentine features wall-to-wall Duran Duran songs covered by local bands, including Say Hi to Your Mom, Valu-Pak, Speaker Speaker, and Peter Parker, all to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. more ›