The band Visqueen has been out of the public eye for a while. Rachel Flotard, the group's lead singer and songwriter, had more important things to deal with than putting out an album: Her father was ...

Every weekday from March 8 to March 19, Song of the Day will showcase a track by an artist playing the South by Southwest music festival. For NPR Music's full coverage of SXSW — complete with ...

For a double-whammy dose of some of the most exuberant, intelligent indie rock currently heard in Seattle — and increasingly, nationwide — head to the Crocodile Saturday, where the well-respected ...

On Saturday at the Neptune Theatre, local band Visqueen plays its last ever concert. Though Rachel Flotard is the very public face of Visqueen, it’s hardly the end of the singer’s career in music, ...

There's been a lot of talk about what makes certain men a 'man's man.' There are magazines, ideologies and many movies devoted to those of this designation: Playboy, Maxim, Esquire, Rambo, Bob Vila, ...

There’s no shortage of ups and downs in Rachel Flotard’s life. “One day I’m on Letterman backing up Neko [Case], and, like, the next day I’m at Safeway with coupons, trying to figure out what I can ...

If you want to make the case for the continuing artistic viability of pop punk, this old-school/new-school pairing is Exhibit A. Headliners the Muffs emerge from a self-imposed hiatus with their first ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Listen 7:19 The band Visqueen has been ...

In "Hand Me Down," Visqueen's Rachel Flotard sings a fun, familiar ode to a love that spans generations.