Capitol Hill Block Party 2009 {Saturday}
As I approached Block Party from Broadway on day two of Block Party, I heard the rising wave of Hey Marseilles on the main stage.…
Photo of the day: New Faces {playing CHBP this Saturday}
Only one more day until the Capitol Hill Block Party! To prep, I've been perusing the to see what I have in store. One of…
Noise for the Needy starts tonight: Slender Means + New Faces VS Coulter + Skeletons
This year's Noise for the Needy festival starts tonight! We're so excited for the five day fest. The organizers have really put together a slew…
Monday morning check-in
Wow there was a lot to choose from this weekend, including just hanging out in your friend's back yard pondering how to make it to…
Local music brings the Crocodile back to life
"The Crocodile is alive again," I thought, as opening act The Globes pounded out rhythms like a heartbeat: BAH-BOOM, BAH-BOOM, BAH-BOOM. As drummer Marcus Ourada…
Tonight's recommended show: Hotels and New Faces at the Crocodile
Aside from the trial run last week, this will be the first entirely local show to take place at The Crocodile - and it's a…
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…
Bumbershoot 2008: Day 1
Bumbershoot is a musical extravaganza, spanning the three-day Labor Day weekend with more bands, arts, and elephant ears than anyone can possibly capture. We had…
Two Years
New Faces consists of Nico Janssen on lyrics and lead vocals and guitars; Kyle Hove on bass and shouts and claps; and Conor Sisk on…
Capitol Hill Block Party: New Faces
The New Faces are good. Maybe even very good. They're not rewriting rock or doing anything innovative (but who is these days anyway?). They borrow…