I'm guessing that by Sunday morning, most of us were exhausted from all the non-stop Barsuk celebration fun. That's to be expected; when some of the nicest people amass some of our favorite bands to play *together* in mini-fest style, beauty sleep goes out the door. So, in case you were one of the people […]
Show Date: November 28, 2009
Saturday night, The Lashes rocked the Crocodile. For a reunion show, their antic filled set felt less like a nostalgia trip and more like a gosh darn celebration of what’s good and fun in the world. The night included appearances by an oversized Santa, tons of fake snow and an onstage phone call to one […]
As Northwest music festivals' line-ups start touting more of the national big guys, like Bumbershoot and Capitol Hill Block Party, the niche for local festivals comprised of mostly local acts is filled with more and more festivals. Personally, I'm a sucker for festivals; the more the merrier I say, even if I have no time […]
Everyone getting ready for the Noise for the Needy festival this weekend?? I hope this week flies by, as I am (as they once used to say) amped to see and hear some incredible line-ups. This dreary weather right now will NOT get me down. But the big news / rumor is that Noise for […]
Ever wonder how people come to find Three Imaginary Girls? I like to geek out over such things, and happily, Google Analytics provides me with all the keyword deets I need. Some of the search terms were predictable (like, um, "three imaginary girls" as the top hit). And we always see a good number of […]
Show Date: January 5, 2008
Last Saturday VERA was host to a rather eclectic line up of local bands, which included relatively new band Ships, the Lonely H from Port Angeles, and two Seattle favorites Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground and the Lashes. I think that this line up really proved something that I believe is true: everyone in […]
February 21, 2006 was the release date of The Lashes' Get It on Columbia Records. Their major label release was the culmination of much effort, not only musically but as a self-promotion machine. From the songs "Death by Mixtape" to "It's Your Party" (sly dedications to to music journalists Andrew Bonazelli and Kathleen Wilson, respectively) […]
It's not every day I get an email from Ben Lashes, frontman for Seattle pop band the Lashes, and I've certainly never gotten one with such a compelling title before. The short but sweet email went on to say: "of course, he's eating pizza with the lashes! hope you love it,ben" What do you think? […]
We've seen so many amazing photos of Bumbershoot come in over the weekend, it's been hard to choose which ones to use. So we thought we'd ask some of our favorite local photographers to pick their personal three favorites from their weekend's work and to share them with the rest of the imaginary class. Here […]
Show Date: September 1, 2007
I am loath to begin my very first live show review with such a terrible confession, but here it goes: before today, I had never heard the Lashes. I had of course heard their name dropped by plenty of local scenesters, and have been told more than once that their sound is right up my […]
