If you haven’t seen/heard this yet on any number of other local blogs, please do yourself a favor and download a free mixtape from Mr. P Smoov, local steamrolling hip hop producer extraordinaire. Face Scrunchers, Vol. 1 is thirty-nine minutes of innovatin, stutterin, booty-shakin, [...]
The first time I listened to Wolfmother’s latest album, Cosmic Egg, I felt that this was a band that knows how to progress, and take the talent that put them on the map in the first place to even greater levels of creativity. I’ve seen Wolfmother twice in the past few [...]
When did this record come out? May? Jeez Louise, it really takes some time to get around to these things. I meant to pick up Viva Voce’s Rose City when it was released, but I never did; and not until after their excellent show [...]
Rivers Cuomo is either really into infomercials or is a huge fan of Sky-Mall (and who isn’t?!). One product in particular has apparently piqued his interest. He and the rest of the Weezer gang have become the #1 advocate for Snuggies. They like the snugglie blankie so much so, Cuomo [...]
Uhmemba the Cops? That frenzied, Clash-loving, back-alley punk band? They disbanded at the end of last year. I wept (internally). Not one to sit on his laurels, scrappy guitarist/vocalist Mike Jaworski—who also owns and operates local label Mt. Fuji Records—has created a new [...]
I’m not completely sold on Beach House (fanciful Baltimore lo-pop now on Sub Pop), but this new single “Norway” is totally killing me right now. Killing me into LIFE. Sub Pop has handed this here .mp3 for free (that rhymes).
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Teen Dream is set for release on January 26, [...]
Past Lives—that erratic, brooding, temperamental punk band—blogged about their new album, Tapestry of Webs. The name comes from a painting by Ryan Iverson used for the album cover below. Suicide Squeeze Records will be releasing it February 23, 2010.
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You can listen to a new [...]
Rachel Ratner has connections.
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She’s an on air DJ for KEXP as well as educational outreach coordinator for the station. She is also (and more importantly) the bassist for Partman Parthorse and possibly the only sane person in that group, as well as one half of [...]
There was one thing, outside of the actual music, that my mind kept returning to during the Pixies concert on Friday night at the Paramount. I couldn’t stop thinking about how each band member might view this new ‘20th Anniversary of Doolittle‘ reunion. Are they genuinely [...]
Here are some recent videos of Pixies on their current tour. Thought you might want to either prepare or be jealous. They’re on the docket again tonight at the Paramount. Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
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Dancing the Manta Ray (they’ll be playing some b-sides first)
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Mr. Grieves
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Monkey Gone to Heaven
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Here’s the band’s [...]
The Raveonettes were a blitzkrieg of light, smoke, and sound last Friday night. The sleek, beautiful duo tantalized the audience by starting off with a new song, “Gone Forever”, then followed with a handful of older tunes, including “Lust”, “Black Satin” and “Dead Sound” from Lust Lust [...]
Today I uncovered a gem of a band on the Myspace called Heinrich XIII and the Devilgrass Pickers. They hail from Wetter Hessen Germany which I can only assume is the Alabama of Europe. Their “style” is Bluegrass/Metal and they sing in that great capitalist language, [...]
What was word on the cyberstreet yesterday became official today: the War Room is closing its doors on November 30th. Following in the footsteps of King Cobra, which closed this past February, the eclectic concert and dance venue with the coolest rooftop bar around [...]
Pavement will make it to the NW after all. They’ll be the headliners of the Sasquatch Festival next Memorial Day weekend (MAY 29th-31st). Looks like I’ll have to reschedule my Chicago trip! Discounted 3-day passes went on sale this past Saturday and no other acts have been announced.
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Has anybody else been listening to Wind’s Poem? It’s the new album from Mount Eerie, or native Anacortan Phil Elverum. Taken by its elegiac, methodical march, the beautiful behemoth has me cradled in its giant palm. I’m compelled to kneel before some sort of Dark [...]
I’m still deciding whether I want to spend a ridiculous amount of time “previewing” the upcoming Pixies concerts at the Paramount next week. I mean, what hasn’t been said? What youtube videos haven’t you already watched? What Black Francis lyrics haven’t you already dissected? I’m stoked, ok? [...]
This morning I got wind of a random Monday night Seattle show happening at the Comet on Nov 9th. Monday night is not normally an evening I even humor for going out but something about this band struck me as worth the Tuesday-Thursday pains that will inevitably [...]
You never quite know what you’re gonna get with Bradford Cox. Those expecting a spooky replication of Atlas Sound and its dreamy new record might’ve been somewhat caught off guard last Saturday when the band—Cox backed by opening ambient-groove-rockers the Selmanaires—played a fairly straightforward (for [...]
The Mountain Goats are coming to play a Seattle concert next Tuesday (Nov 10th) at The Showbox MKT and we’ve got a pair of free tickets for one of you lucky Billies or Nannies. They are currently touring in support of their latest release “Heretic Pride”. [...]
This very Saturday (Nov 7th) @ Neumos David Bazan and his band will be playing songs from his new Album “Curse your Branches” It’ his first full-length he’s released under his name. On it Bazan describes his recent struggles with faith and addiction in language [...]
Jules, LB, Kevin leDoux, Triple El Es
