I Know What Love Isn't
I never really *got* Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman till now, I don't think. Which is kind of bizarre, considering I've bought several of his many…
Review: Jens Lekman at the Columbia City Theater
Basked in the glow of red lasers and fog, singer songwriter Geoffrey O'Connor started this past Friday's show by preparing his simple stage setup with…
Monday morning check in… how was your weekend?
WOW -- this weekend (which this time we'll say started on Thursday because Thursday was *so* packed with options) will probably be voted "most packed…
What a Swedeheart
The first shock of Friday evening was when Jens Lekman walked on stage at the Crocodile Café to introduce his opening act; Tig Notaro, better…
Recommended show tonight: Jens Lekman at the Crocodile
(photo by Laura Musselman) Sometimes, while listening to Swedish performer Jens Lekman, I'm often frustrated. Why is he not recognized as one of the worlds'…
Decisions, decisions… what are you doing tonight?
It's astounding how many things are going on tonight! ChrisB will be at Metric at Showbox (read his interview with them), Keenan will be with…
Jens Lekman returns to Seattle
Sweden's (at least to me) most darling songwriter returns to Seattle to grace us with not one, but two shows at (our favorite new/old venue)…
Merge's SCORE unleashes brilliant covers comp
Merge has done it again! For their 20th anniversary, a part of the brilliant subscriber only compilation series SCORE, the Chapel Hill label (run by…
MP3s and JPGs raise money for Barack Obama
As many sites and record labels can attest, there usually isn't much money in indie-rock. But, whether it is scraping together some pennies (or hopefully…
Are you pining for the Fjords too?
Oh Olympia, how dear are you? It's like you know exactly what I want, and then wrap it up in a sweet, DIY, indie package.…