Show Date: September 18, 2008
Listening to them on record, Canadian indie rock band Tokyo Police Club sound like they'd be the quintessential live act — all of their songs are upbeat, catchy, and oftentimes so fast that they're over in under 3 minutes. Thus I was hardly surprised at how much fun their set at the Henry Fonda in […]
Show Date: May 18, 2008
I believe the City of Seattle has the safety of their citizens in mind when they initiated “Operation Sobering Thought.” I believe it was wise and prudent for the mayor to ask for regulations that allow his office to suspend nightclub permits without a hearing. I believe that the City was concerned solely with being […]
Not a ton of new releases this week, but we've got a couple of goodies! Flight of The Conchords' self-titled full-length release is out and it's soooo good! I love that great music can come from a comedy troup/band. Take note, Seattle's Black Daisy! Atmosphere has a new record out with a great title/moto/mantra (if […]
The great thing about TPC is that they are perpetually like a new boyfriend or girlfriend: when you listen to their songs, you just feel plain excited and love them for what they are, and don’t immediately associate them with some other band. Lead singer/bassist David Monks’ vocals are halfway between drunken slurring and a […]
Tokyo Police Club are ready to release their full length debut titled Elephant Shell. It's set to be relased in late April by Saddle Creek. That's the good news. The bad news is that the tour to support the record does NOT include Seattle! Didn't we show them enough love back in October or at […]
Looks like Conor has another indie buzz band on his label: Aversion and Pitchfork have both just announced the band has signed to everyone's favorite label outta Nebraska, Saddle Creek. And there was even cake involved! (See the Pfork article for photographic proof). They celebrated with a show in Omaha last night, and are continuing […]
So, we've become fond here at TIG of recapping the goings-on on the NME UK pop charts, but really, how meaningful is it when most of us have no idea who the bands are in the first part? I mean, does it mean anything to you if you read that the number 5 song is […]
