Tonight in Seattle:  

Neumo's

CSS at Neumo's

at Neumo's

The reason I really enjoy CSS is because I think we’re ideologically on the same page.

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Goldfrapp and Miss Kittin and The Hacker

at Neumo's

I think the crowds got exactly what they wanted from both performances - and I bet that continued long after the music stopped and the lights went up.

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Great new-ish band: School of Seven Bells

They have an interesting sound that is sometimes atmospheric and psychedelic and recalls artists like Ladytron and Blonde Redhead.

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Latest comment by: monika: "Sounds very interesting. What I like best about them so far is the snazzy abbreviation of their name of S VII B. "

Atmospheric melancholy bliss: Colonies

Colonies is opening for Black Whales and Darker My Love at Neumo's on September 2nd. Sounds like a good chance to see a budding band before the early-riser eyes get droopy!

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New Lykke Li video: Breaking It Up

One of my favorite iPod obsessions has a brand new video out for her song "Breaking It Up" and it is both fantastic and below.

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Latest comment by: Imaginary Kiku: "Good news! It's always best to invest your happiness in a solo artist for exactly this reason."

Photo of the day: Conor at Neumo's (don't look surprised)

Last night's two Conor shows were great. We'll post a photo gallery recap in the next 24 hours with more photos to document the awesomeness.

But, for the time being, here's a photo that imaginary photographer Chona Kasinger took last night for us that you can find in the TIG Sparkly Indie-Pop Photos group.

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Latest comment by: dannyboy: "this same exact picture is on rolling stone!"

Freshly unearthed Les Savy Fav interview--just in time for CHBP!

It is not typically mentioned that Les Savy Fav has an aversion to being interviewed, which I foolishly did not think to question before heading into my own with them the last time they were in town at Neumo's way back in November.

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Latest comment by: elle: "Mathra--as I said, "I was like a gold fish in the middle of a circle of cats." This isn't even half the video."

Flickr photo of the day: No-fi Soul Rebellion

Seeing this photo from last week's No-fi Soul Rebellion show made me think: No-fi are like the anti-Florida. They are zany and weird and tattooed and loud and outlandish and all sorts of things that people in Florida are not.

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Latest comment by: no-fi: "welcome back! it sucked without you..."

Flickr photo of the day: Wolf Parade

Last night's *surprise* Wolf Parade / Foals show must have been a *surprise* hoot! Anyone feel like filling us in on the *surprise* fun?

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Latest comment by: Von: "I watched most of the show from the balcony and it was great, I went down towards the from near the end of the show but didn't see any of the craziness that's been talked about. I did see the crowd surfer, that was just stupid!"

Wolf Parade AND Foals tonight!

For a couple of weeks now, Neumo's said they were hosting a show with "Super Special Secret Guests" and the obvious speculation was that it was Wolf Parade. It was kind of a relief that I was both first and correct - mostly because it would have been a terrible thing to have been wrong about. Yes, it's true, Wolf Parade are playing at Neumo's tonight.

The big surprise, though, is that so are Foals.

Tickets, I hear, are going very fast and you can get them here for $17+ some fees. Doors are at 8, show at 9, 21+.

Latest comment by: Dylan: "21+, that show, it ruins me. "