New Wave Night Artist Spotlight: Tomo Nakayama
[caption id="attachment_2847" align="alignright" width="320"] Asahi! Three cheers for the low rez small photo sizes of 2003![/caption] We have been huge fans of Tomo Nakayama since…
Saturday's recommended show: Love Hotel at Barboza
(photo: Angela Dawn) We are all kinds of nostalgic here at imaginary headquarters as we mark our 10th anniversary and look back on all the…
Now hear this: Youth Rescue Mission will fracture your heart.
This is so much more than a recommended show and a ticket giveaway, even though *technically* this post is all of those things. We're coming…
Recommended show: BARE at Fremont Abbey {Friday, January 21}
The first two weeks of 2011 have set the bar pretty high for shows: Lovesick Empire killing the stage at a real-life $5 cover night…
Triple Door to host Grand Hallway's last show… OF THE YEAR
Normally, song titles like "Blessed Be Honey Bee" and "Napoleon's Left Shoe" make me want to run for the hills. However, when it comes from…
The Doe Bay Sessions: reliving summer with Sound on the Sound
Missing on summer? We feel you. So do our friends over at Sound on the Sound, who have been posting a series of exclusive videos…
This weekend's recommended shows: The Head and the Heart, twice!
Remember that one time? You know. Before we knew about The Head and the Heart and all their full-frontal amazingness? Right. Us neither. If you've…
Rad bands for a great cause: the NFTN 2010 lineup
{photo credit: the lovely Laura Musselman, courtesy of our imaginary flickr pool} Now that we're all done with Sasquatch, it's time to set our sights…
Grand Hallway packed the Tractor
Tomo Nakayama (and all of Grand Hallway for that matter) is a pleasure to watch perform. The eight piece orchestral indie-pop band played to…
Bumbershoot preview: Grand Hallway
I believe that one reason Seattle and the Northwest in general puts out a crap-load of great music is the constant incest between bands. Whereas…