Tonight in Seattle:  

Control Group

Brazil is blowin' up w/electro talent: Telepathique

It busts through genre walls and gives niche listeners a broader musical base of interest and succeeds in exposing more music to more people, while encouraging more creativity amongst the artists.

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New releases from Easy Street Records

Featuring new releases from Atmosphere, Flight of the Conchords, El Perro Del Mar, Tokyo Police Club, and more. When life gives you lemons, you paint that shit gold.

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Latest comment by: Erik Gonzalez: "For a moment there Dana, I thought you said we have a review for the new EPMD, which would be a whole different ballgame."

TONIGHT! Figurines and Dappled Cities live at the Croc

If yesterday was imaginary Radiohead day, then I hearby proclaim today as Figurines day.

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Latest comment by: Bjørn: "Without masks but still not that conspicuous... "

Figurines live on KEXP at noon!

This news, and my second cup of hot tea, are making me very happy early this Thursday morning. What's making you happy?

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Latest comment by: saundrah: "DAMN DAMN *sob* I will have to listen to the archive... why couldn't my dad fly in Friday night. Missing this show is NOT making me happy. BUT... this soy latte sure is! And the sweet txt message from DK I just got... and seeing Dana happy always makes ...

Figurines play Seattle, tour all over the damn place

Denmark's Figurines are gracing Seattle with another live show, this time on Thursday October 11th at the Crocodile with Dappled Cities and Builders & Butchers, to support the release of their latest record, When The Deer Wore Blue.

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Latest comment by: imaginary dana: "Whoa, what Bjørn just said! Also, what does "OP ELLER" mean? "

Up up and away with Figurines?

"We can't say what happened right now due to legal matters, but luckily, Christian wasn't injured."

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Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "This crazy cool! I wonder if he had an umbrella in one hand, balloons in the other? I *do* love the visual of it all. Makes me want to experiment and try to figure out how many balloons it would take to lift and indie rocker into the sky. Hmm..."

The Cops sign to local label The Control Group

The band has a new record coming in November and a new single to hear right now.

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Figurines coming back to Seattle!

I know at least 12 people that flip at the mention of the band Figurines (imaginary Dana flips out enough for two people. The other 25 people I know just haven't heard their album yet. And, to be fair, 2 don't like it at all.

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Figurines set US release date for next record. Rejoice!

When The Deer Wore Blue will be released in the U.S. by local Seattle label The Control Group on September 11th.

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Latest comment by: toby: "totally spaced on that one. buy cd...put it on ipod...never look at cd again...forget what label band is on."

Schoolyard Heroes leave Control Group

Seattle band Schoolyard Heroes have just announced that they're leaving longtime Seattle-based label the Control Group and releasing their third record, Abominations, on the New York-based label Stolen Transmission.

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