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Let's hear it for 999: Interview with Nick Cash on forthcoming live album...
Nick Cash in action. (Courtesy of 999)By Andy Who would have ever thought I'd go from the baseball diamond to the raucous crowd to the fucking stage with 999?It's a three-pronged truth ball of high...
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The Purdins, Redshift and Spiders From Uranus creep into Seattle/ Cat Rose...
The PurdinsRedshiftSpiders From UranusIt was a raucous rockin' evening when The Purdins, Redshift and Spiders From Uranus set up and tore through their sets on Sept. 21 at Slim's Last Chance in...
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Unwound and Steel Pole Bath Tub mesmerize Seattle crowd at the Showbox,...
Unwound... here and below (All Cat Rose photos)UNWOUNDSTEEL POLE BATH TUB
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Skate to hell: Distest, Pungence and Nightfeeder, Black Market Skates 14th...
Distest! (All Cat Rose photos)MORE DISTESTPUNGENCENIGHTFEEDER
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A touching discussion with Steve Moriarty about his new book, Mia Zapata and...
Steve Moriarty. (Courtesy photo)By Andy When the fiery music discussion rolled around to The Gits one recent rainy Saturday night in a Seattle watering hole, people nodded their heads and spoke highly...
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Joe 'Shithead' Keithley stands tall in 'Something Better Change' documentary
Joe "Shithead" Keithley with DOA in Seattle in the summer of 2024. (Cat Rose photo)By AndyIt's always a solid time when you've got Joe "Shithead" Keithley on the premises.Cat and I have witnessed the...
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Jankuland rages with hardcore show in Tacoma/ Cat Rose photos
Reek Minds (All Cat Rose photos)Jankuland presented a ripping hardcore gig featuring Iron Lung, Reek Minds, Fugitive Bubble and Endless Joy on Nov. 15 at the Overkill Lounge in Tacoma.Here are Cat...
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A rousing night with Dead Bob in Seattle / All Cat Rose photos
Dead Bob! (All Cat Rose photos)Body parts were literally flying all over the stage and sweat was emanating from every pore.After all, it was Dead Bob night on Dec. 7 at the Funhouse in Seattle. You...
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Cat Rose's Lucky 13 photos from 2024
Niis There's Something Hard in There attended some ferocious gigs in 2024 and Cat Rose was constantly right in the thick of the action and snapping away to generate killer images. Here are her Lucky 13...
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CH3 leads the charge in Long Beach/ All Cat Rose photos
Mike Magrann of CH3. (All Cat Rose photos)By Andy OK, we'll have to turn the clock way back for this one. It will surely make the punk horologist's head spin tenfold.The last time I saw CH3 stomp...
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Feb. 1: The Gits Day in Seattle/ Review and Cat Rose photos
Matt Dresdner and Maria Mabra. (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyThey sang. They laughed. They cried.And they rocked. Seattle music fans received a double dose of celebrations of the timeless, soulful and...
View ArticleDelving into 'The Secret Lives Of Bill Bartell' / Film review
By Bob LeeRepost from the LA Beat on Feb. 19.In "The Secret Lives Of Bill Bartell," filmmaker Dave Markey takes an in-depth look at a character who populated his earliest films, the leader of deeply...
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The Spits and crowd rage as one in Seattle/ Cat Rose photos
The Spits rev up the crowd. (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyWhen the first note rang out, the beer flew across the room.You know the chaos is coming when The Spits are in the house, right?And...
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The Darts and Bexley slay Seattle/ All Cat Rose photos
The Darts (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyIt was a stompin' stellar time when The Darts and Bexley invaded the Sunset Tavern in Ballard on Feb. 26. Good rockin' supreme, even on a Wednesday "school night,"...
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Distest, Tongues and The Kehft destroy Darrell's / All Cat Rose photos
Distest! (All Cat Rose photos)By Andy"You guys fucking rip!" came a holler from the crowd.The raucous bandmembers from Distest paused for a second, grinned and then continued their onslaught on March 1...
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7Seconds''New Wind' gets the Trust Records reissue treatment
Courtesy of Trust Records7Seconds shred Seattle in 2014. (Cat Rose photo)By AndyWhen my old punk band Sorex rolled into Reno, NV, in the fall of 1985, we were ultra stoked to be sharing a bill with...
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Mould, Narducy and Wurster -- power trio supreme -- shred Seattle/ Review and...
Bob Mould shreds away. (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyYou could tell from the appreciative look on his face that Bob Mould was blown away by the raucous ovation he and his band received following their...
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Ian MacKaye and Kevin Seconds team up for Trust Records spoken word showcase
Kevin Seconds and Ian MacKaye. (Malfunction Records photo)By Malfunction RecordsTrust Records put on a small spoken word showcase for the reissue of "New Wind" by 7Seconds on April 15 at Braindead...
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NIIS and Kent Osborne wild it up in Seattle/ Cat Rose photos
NIIS, above, and Kent Osborne. (All Cat Rose photos)What started out as a quiet spot ... soon turned into delightful mayhem. That was how it went down when NIIS and Kent Osborne unveiled their...
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RIP Mike Peters of the Alarm
Andy photo from Seattle in 2017.He left a massive impact on us all with his uplifting songs and captivating spirit. Through him, we receive the never-ending drive to live our lives to the fullest. A...
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Iron Lung, Slant, Direct Threat and Crawl Space / WHAT WE LIKE Fest, Show 1/...
Direct Threat (All Cat Rose photos)Crawl Space.It was a ripper.There's Something Hard in There was present for Show 1 of the blistering 3-day WHAT WE LIKE Fest to celebrate Iron Lung Records' 18th...
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Eyehategod, Dwarves, Dusted Angel, Spiral Death Curse and MUÑECA at El...
Eyehategod. (All Cat Rose photos)It's always great to see our pals Mike IX and Clifford grip the mic and rage in front of an enthusiastic crowd.To get the one-two punch with their respective units...
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The Mistons tear it up at Darrell's Tavern/ Cat Rose photos
The Mistons (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyIt was rip-roaring stuff by way of The Mistons.Lighting a raucous punk n' roll fuse, the Portland ragers set Darrell's Tavern ablaze with an absolutely smoking...
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Melbourne's CIVIC invades Seattle / All Cat Rose photos
CIVIC. (All Cat Rose photos)We've been digging CIVIC for a while now and are captivated by the Melbourne, Australia unit's Saints/Radio Birdman/Damned-like and raucous hardcore punk stylings. What a...
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UltraBomb unleashes the boom in Tacoma/ All Cat Rose photos
UltraBomb. (All Cat Rose photos)By AndyYes, loud and fast does fucking rule.UltraBomb certainly does barrel into that realm at times, all the while possessing a golden touch as they display their...
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