Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - Page updated at 06:27 a.m.

News, concert reviews, analysis and opinion by Seattle Times music writer Andrew Matson.

Latest from the blog:

Shabazz Palaces remixes a track by Lushlife and Heems NEW - 5/14, 01:09 PM

Video: 'New Hope for the Dead' by Seattle's Baby Guns NEW - 5/14, 06:41 AM

Last night Riz Rollins saved my life NEW - 5/14, 05:49 AM

NEW - 06:27 AM

Students in tornado-hit Ind. town await 'Lady A'

Tornadoes battered their school and their homes. Their spring break was filled with cleanup and recovery work that has only just begun. But for one night, students at a southern Indiana high school hope to put all that aside to enjoy an evening that one of country music's biggest acts planned just for them.

UPDATE - 06:25 AM

Lennon's killer transferred to another NY prison

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