Grand Archives at the Croc
As long-time readers of TIG know, my love for Seattle band Carissa's Wierd knew no bounds. During the early years of the site, I spent…
Northwest bands playing Bumbershoot: the updated list
Last week I posted to the imagi-blog and asked which local bands have heard back that they're been selected to play at Bumbershoot. Between blog…
Friday pre-party: where to go?
On a night with more tempting shows than any Friday night in recent memory (Grand Archives, the Stooges, Cloud Cult, USE, Siberian, The Valley, The…
Photo of the day: Carissa's Wierd
In honor of tonight's Grand Archives show at the Crocodile (that I am very, very, VERY excited to see!), our photo of the day today…
Get yer Capitol Hill Block Party on
Yo yo Seattle. Our town's hippest summer music festival has just announced a preliminary lineup and pre-sale tickets, and clearly, it's not just for local…
Tonight's Recommended Show: Modest Mouse, Love As Laughter, Grand Archives at the Paramount
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…
Breaking Imaginary News: Grand Archives sign to Sub Pop!
According to our very reliable yet anonymous (imaginary) sources, brand new Seattle band Grand Archives (new project of Mat Brooke -- ex-Carissa's Wierd frontman and…
More on Grand Archives: Pitchfork and show scoop
I think Eric Grandy over at the Stranger might be as huge of a Carissa's Wierd fan as I am, as he's doing a stellar…
Archives: are they trying to break my heart?
First there was Carissa's Wierd. Mat Brooke formed the somber, sparsely arrange lo-fi band, which went on to great acclaim in Seattle and earned a…