Editor's Letter: Community Service
-- Why do you go to shows?
By Chris Kornelis

Games Bands Play
-- Card push-ups!
By JEM

Answers & Advice: Surviving Folklife
-- What to bring, how to dress, and when to watch the sky for oatmeal.
By John Roderick

Duff McKagan: Folk's Dreamboat
-- Seattle's longtime love affair with the softer side of rock.
By Duff McKagan

Atari Folk
-- Folklife answers the question: What do a Game Boy and a washboard have in common?
By Ma'Chell Duma LaVassar

Before the Regime
-- Folklife reminds us of a Seattle that celebrated the strange.
By Mark D. Fefer

Reviews: It's May 2012, and Seattle Sounds Like . . .
-- Our take on every local release.
By SW Staff

The Month Ahead
-- Recommended and significant shows in rock, rap, country, and more.
By SW Staff