January 18, 2000

Various Artists, Blunt Blends Volume 2 -- Next Up: Rap's New Generation (TVT)

Various Artists, ZZZZZ (Touch and Go)

Kathy Acker, Redoing Childhood (Kill Rock Stars)

Boss Hog, White Out (In the Red)

Bernard Butler, Friends & Lovers (Columbia)

George Cartwright, The Memphis Years (Cuneiform)

Chappaquiddick Skyline, Chappaquiddick Skyline (Sub Pop)

Da 504 Boyz, Goodfellas (No Limit)

Deep Lust, Deep Lust (Kill Rock Stars)

Diggin' in the Crates, Diggin' in the Crates (Tommy Boy)

The Drags, Set Right Fit to Blow Clean Up (Touch and Go)

Tha Eastsidaz, G'd Up (TVT)

Enigma, Behind the Mirror (Virgin)

Fifty Tons of Black Terror, My Idle Hands (Beggars Banquet)

Flying Saucer Attack, Mirror (Drag City)

Sue Garner and Rick Brown, Still (Thrill Jockey)

Tara Key and Rick Rizzo, Dark Edson Tiger (Thrill Jockey)

Kingsbury Manx, Kingsbury Manx (Touch and Go)

Kreidler, Weekend (Mute)

Illyah Kuryakin, Thirty Cab Minute (Arena Rock)

Lo Fidelity Allstars, On the Floor at the Boutique (Columbia)

Barry Mann, Soul & Inspiration (Atlantic)

Will Oldham, Lost Blues II (Drag City)

Tara Jane O'Neil, Peregrine (Touch and Go)

The Pimps, To a Cool Person... (Hollywood)

The Quadrajets, When the World's on Fire (Touch and Go)

Jim Roll, Lunette (HighTone)

Run-D.M.C., Crown Royal (Arista)

Schizotrope, The Life & Death of Marie Zorn (Cuneiform)

Storm&Stress, Under Thunder and Fluorescent Lights (Touch and Go)

Two Dollar Guitar, Weak Beats and Lame-Ass Rhymes (Smells Like)

January 25, 2000

Annihilator, Criteria for a Black Widow (CMC Int'l)

Apollo Four-Forty, Gettin' High on Your Own Supply (550 Music)

The Autumns, In the Russet Gold of This Vain Hour (Risk)

Pat Benetar, King Biscuit Presents (King Biscuit)

Big Punisher, Endangered Species Y2K (Loud)

Catfish, Wear It Well (Eureka)

Sheila Chandra, Quiet (Narada)

Clinton, Disco and the Halfway to Discontent (Astralwerks)

Dinosaur Jr., In Session (Fuel 2000)

The Eye, The Joy of Diving (Miltona Records)

Flavor Flav, It's About Time (Mystic Music)

Guy, III (MCA)

Mickey Hart, Spirit Into Sound (Arista)

Ice Cube, War & Peace Vol. 2: The Peace Disc (Priority)

Jestofunk, Universal Mother (Island)

Khan, Passport (Matador)

Coco Lee, Just No Other Way (550 Music)

Phil Lee, The Mighty King of Love (Shanachie)

Liberator, Worldwide Delivery (Epitaph)

Gary Lucas, Improve the Shining Hour (Knitting Factory Works)

The Melvins, The Crybaby (Ipecac)

Murderers, Murder Inc. (Def Jam)

Nature, For All Seasons (Columbia)

William Orbit, Pieces in a Modern Style (Maverick)

Osker, Treatment 5 (Epitaph)

Scritti Politti, Anomie and Bonhomie (Virgin)

Ken Sharp, Happy Accidents (Not Lame)

The String Cheese Incident, Carnival '99 (SCI-Fidelity Records)

Mary Timony, Mountains (Matador)

Warren Zevon, Life'll Kill Ya (Artemis)

Zony Mash, Upper Egypt (Knitting Factory Works)

EVENTS

SPYGLASS, NO. 13 BABY: Thurs Jan 13, Crocodile

JUKE, JUNK TRAIN, LOWER 48: Thurs Jan 13, Graceland

MEGADETH: Thurs Jan 13, Roseland Theater, Portland; Fri Jan 14, Moore Theatre; Sun Jan 16, Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC

ALIEN CRIME SYNDICATE, MOUNTAIN CON, HULABEES, HAFACAT: Fri Jan 14, Crocodile

THE SPECIALS: Fri Jan 14, Fenix

RADIO NATIONALS (FORMERLY HAYWIRE): Fri Jan 14, OK Hotel

MODEST MOUSE: Sat Jan 15, Crystal Ballroom, Portland

LOVERBOY: Sat Jan 15, 2 Louies Ballroom

SEAM, SILKWORM, RADAR BROS.: Sat Jan 15, Crocodile

MURDER CITY DEVILS: Sat Jan 15, Breakroom

DEE DEE RAMONE: Tues Jan 18, EJ's Portland; Fri Jan 21, Planet Hot Rod, Tacoma; Sat Jan 22, Fenix

STROKE 9, VERTICAL HORIZON: Wed Jan 19, Showbox

GALACTIC: Wed Jan 19, Crystal Ballroom, Portland; Thurs Jan 20, Showbox

FASTBACKS, MINUS 5, RUSTY WILLOUGHBY: Fri Jan 21, Crocodile

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III: Fri Jan 21, Century Ballroom

JOSH WHITE, MANDARIN, AUTOMATA: Sat Jan 22, OK Hotel

LAURA LOVE BAND: Sat Jan 22, Shoreline Community College

BRYAN ADAMS: Mon Jan 24, Tues Jan 25, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver BC

MR. BUNGLE: Tues Jan 25, Roseland Theater, Portland

HEATHER DUBY, MELODY UNIT, THE AUTUMNS: Thurs Jan 27, Crocodile Cafe

POWERMAN 500, STATIC X: Fri Jan 28, Moore Theatre; Sat Jan 29, Roseland Theater, Portland

JUNO: Fri Jan 28, Crocodile

COUNTING CROWS, JOE 90: Jan 31, Arlene Schnitzer Hall, Portland

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