Bumbershoot preview: Vampires and Robots
Just when I was thinkin’ that Pirates and Zombies have gotten enough love lately, this literary panel about Vampires and Robots at Bumbershoot caught my…
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…
See any great shows this weekend?
Ahh, I remember shows, back before My Life With Newborn. How I pined for shows this holiday weekend. So I gotta ask all of you…
Awesome CD release show, with Central Services and Sean Nelson
Because of an unfortunate turn onto Aurora, my friend and I had gone clear to Fremont and back before finally making it to the Vera…
REVERB 2007: Central Services
Central Services played an all-ages Sonic Boom in-store about halfway through the REVERB festival, so my fella and I went down to peruse some vinyl…
Excited for REVERB
Tomorrow (Saturday, October 6th) is the Seattle Weekly's REVERB festival, a nine-stage, 50+ band, all local music festival taking place in beautiful downtown Ballard. I'm…
My birthday + YACHT ROCK + secret password = BIG FUN at Neumo's
Tonight's the night! Come to Neumos for a YACHT ROCK extravaganza to celebrate my birthday (and the birthday of our good pal Saundrah Humphrey from…
Get Ready to Set Sail!! A Yacht Rock Primer. . .
It’s ten days and counting until we christen the pina colada-drenched schooner that will be the Yacht Rock for Puget Sound tribute night at Neumo’s…
The Best of Folklife 2007: Central Services and Calvin Johnson
The Northwest Folklife Festival has more to offer than street buskers, yodeling, clog dancing, and seemingly-endless food lines. I made the trek out to Folklife…
Fests are upon us: Part 4: Bumbershoot update
Not sure what to check out at Bumbershoot this year? Bumbershoot has created a Bumbershoot Festival YouTube channel where you can watch videos from last…