A Last-Minute Seattle Modest Mouse Show
All kinds of hype surrounded this Modest Mouse show. It was announced on only a few days' notice, there was a crush to get tickets…
Modest Mouse at the Crystal Ballroom in PDX
Like Hunter S. Thompson and his attorney, my friend and I descended on Portland, Oregon to see Modest Mouse play live. Touring in support of…
Top 50 Northwest Releases of 2004: the Imaginary Readers' Poll Results
{50-41} * {40-31} * {30-21} * {20-11} * {10-1}#10 IQU — Sun Q (Sonic Boom Recordings) {official website} * {buy it} #9 The Turn Ons…
Good News for People Who Like Bad News
Take away my black studded belt and my Chuck Taylors because I'm going to admit something very anti-Indie: I've never been a Modest Mouse fanatic.…
Bumbershoot 2003: An Imaginary Preview
Not sure what to see at Bumbershoot? Here's our imaginary input on the shows we don't wanna miss...{Friday recommendations} Broadcast Oblivion 2pm - 3pm: EMP…
Talkin' shit about an indie rock t-shirt
Everyone knows the Indie-Rock-Show-T-Shirt Rule™, right? You know the one, that unwritten rule: whatever band you are going to see, you must, if you insist…
Bumbershoot 2002: The Imaginary Highlights
You remember when we did 14 shows in 14 nights? Hold on to your bonnet kids, at this year's Bumbershoot music festival — we witnessed…
Talking Shit About So-Called Ugly Casanova Show
A huge Imaginary Girl THANK YOU goes out to the very real Quentin, manager of the Chop Suey, who heard my tormented pleas for tickets…