When Seattle band Kay Kay & His Weathered Underground were picked as one of the Strangers Bands to Watch for 2007, I must confess I'd never heard of them before. I have now, and all I can say is… whoa. The band features Kirk Huffman and Kyle O'Quin of Gatsby's American Dream and Phil Peterson […]
THIS JUST IN: Nicole Atkins & the Sea just had to cancel their Boston show tonight because of bad weather. From the band: "We'll be back there next week on monday with bells on so please come on out then." Bummer!! I blame Global Warming. ******************** New York-based chanteuse Nicole Atkins and her band, the […]
Tonight's recommended show in Seattle is a no-brainer: the Johnny Marr-augmented Modest Mouse, riding the success of their recently top-of-the-Billboard-charts latest release We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. The addition of opening band Grand Archives — the new project of Mat Brooke (formerly of Carissa's Wierd and Band of Horses), who were just […]
Three Imaginary Girls have long been Long Winters super-fans. At last count, we've written about no fewer than 15 live show reviews of the band. Crazy, huh? But no matter how many times you catch this band, they're captivating live, and there's always something new to discover. John Roderick is a master showman, and for […]
Hang onto yer cowboy hats, Seattle — local boy Brent Amaker and his Rodeo are ready to kick-up a shit-storm at Easy Street Records in West Seattle tonight at 7p. We just posted this hilarious review of their debut, self-titled record. From the review: "I want to know where the REAL MEN are. Men who […]
You never need to twist my arm to go to the Triple Door, a venue as elegant as the food (from Wild Ginger) is delicious. The venue feels like a complete throwback to the speakeasy days, when drinking was a naughty thing and a night on the town to hear music was an event, not […]
Tonight at Chop Suey you can see Macromantics, the Aussie female hip-hop artist who imaginary writer ChrisB just saw at SXSW. From his review: "A few years ago, being the best white, female rapper was a lot like, to borrow a line from the once-funny Dennis Miller, being valedictorian of summer school. Hip hop just […]
We here at imaginary headquarters are quite jazzed to have the Apples in Stereo in town tonight. We've been using their album, New Magnetic Wonder as 'get up and go' music for weeks now. The song "Can You Feel It?" really tears up the pre-coffee rug in the mornings. There's no telling what's going to […]
I know I've already written my official Seattle recommended show of the day, but I'd be remiss not to remind you all that this gorgeous Scotsman plays the Showbox tonight: I just saw Paolo Nutini play at SXSW and I'll say this: even if he weren't incredibly talented — which he most definitely IS — […]
You all know you should head to the Showbox to catch the legendary Son Volt and Magnolia Electric Co. But I'm here to tell you to arrive early to catch the latest arrival on the Northwest Americana front: a new Seattle band called North Twin. The band boasts members of the now-defunct Lazy Susan and […]
