Dave Segal

Dave Segal

Dave Segal is a journalist and DJ living in Seattle. He has been writing about music since 1983. His stuff has appeared in Gale Research’s literary criticism series of reference books, Creem (when it was in decline), Alternative Press (when it was ascendant), XLR8R, Jazz Times, and a slew of alternative weekly newspapers scattered across America. He also DJs weird, obscure records under the name Veins. He probably won’t honor your requests.

Recent Articles

10 Essential Record Store Day Releases

Hear Capitalism Wax Like a Mofo

Seattle Space-Rockers somesurprises' New Album Poised for Meteoric Impact

Perseids Will Massage Your Mind and Make Your Body Tingle

The Anti-Jim Carrey

LA Comic Logan Guntzelman's Potent Punch Lines Sneak Up on You

Music Apr 16 5:41 PM

Absurdity Slaps

Matmos' Dadaistic, Smithsonian-Approved Music Tickled Ears at Here-After

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Music Apr 1 3:05 PM

Colombian Trio BALTHVS Turned Easter Into a Psychedelic Feast at Barboza

And Keep Tabs on Seattle Funk Brothers Midpak

Music Mar 25 12:29 PM

The Indie Rockers Are All Right

Mary Timony Proved There's Still Vitality in the Venerable Genre at Clock-Out Lounge

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Music Mar 18 12:25 PM

Arizona Man Turns Seattle Church into Planetarium

Steve Roach Celebrated 40th Anniversary of Ambient Masterpiece Structures from Silence at First Baptist

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Isabel Hagen’s Comedy Strings You Along

How a Juilliard-Trained Violist Found Harmony as a Stand-Up Comedian

Music Mar 7 2:35 PM

High on Sound-System Culture

The Kibo HiFi and 206Dub Crews Power Seattle's Rising Dub/Reggae Underground

Music Feb 23 11:58 AM

Exploring Inner Space, Delivering Inner Peace

Shabaka Hutchings Delivers a Chamber-Jazz Séance at Town Hall

Music Feb 20 10:00 AM

SAICOBAB's Chaotic Whirled Music and Mushroom's Stoned Boogie

The Best New Music to Hit My Inbox This Week

Music Feb 14 12:53 PM

A Treasure Trove of Crocodile Concerts and The Rocket Archives Go Online

The Dream of the 80s, 90s, and 00s Is Alive at Your Local Library