Michaelangelo Matos is the author of "Sign 'O' the Times" and a music columnist for the Stranger. He lives in Seattle.

Michaelangelo Matos's Salon stories

Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008 03:17 PDT

A rock star is born

Channeling Prince and David Bowie, Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes has become an unlikely sex symbol.
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 03:31 PDT

The strangest live album ever

The Fiery Furnaces know how to make perfect pop songs, and they know how to rock -- but on their first live album, they just want to tear things apart.
Monday, Jul 14, 2008 03:45 PDT

Soundtrack for the great American road trip

The Hold Steady are a New York indie rock band for people who hate New York indie rock bands, and their new album chronicles the country's dark underbelly.

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