Recommended festival: Pickathon 2012 {August 3-5}
We know, we know -- Pickathon? you say, with an air of disbelief. Isn't that a bunch of beardy hippies with banjos out on a…
Did you make your Sasquatch! schedule yet? Here's our picks!
It seems crazy to be talking about it already, but ready or not, 2012's Sasquatch! Music Festival is right around the corner! Next weekend, in…
This weekend's picks for City Arts Fest, version 1.0
Now that summer's officially 86'd, it's time for the inaugural (hereafter annual?) City Arts Fest, which takes over our fair city this upcoming Wednesday -…
Photos: Capitol Hill Block Party Saturday
More photos from Saturday at the Capitol Hill Block Party! This post is packed so tight with snaps there is really no room for words.…
Peak experiences at the 2010 Capitol Hill Block Party
This year may have been my favorite year ever for the Capitol Hill Block Party. With an up-to-date, enthusiastic focus on exciting developments in local…
Destroyer of the Void
For their fifth full length for a band that has been around since 2000, Blitzen Trapper come on like a mighty gust of minty fresh…
Free Sub Pop sampler on Amazon.com featuring Conchords, Furs and Trappers
This sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Seriously. Look at that thing.Thankfully, it's fact and not fiction. Sub Pop is just that kind…
Best of 2008: Top Northwest Releases of 2008 Readers' Poll Winners
Upset. The word of the our 2008 Best Northwest Releases of 2008 Readers' Poll is upset. With the Fleet Foxes winning readers and critical polls…
Furr
When you get noticed by Sub Pop and they subsequently sign you, that’s a good sign that you've pretty much made it. Case in point:…
Sub Pop 20: Blitzen Trapper
Honestly, I didn't pay a lot of attention to Blitzen Trapper at first (they were one of the TBA bands), since I hadn't intended on…