MFNW recap: the pre-weekend edition, part II — Okkervil River, Tallest Man On Earth, Bobby Bare Jr.
Day two at MFNW: also known as Friday, September 10th. With tons of shows all over the city to choose from, we chose to spend…
MFNW recap: the pre-weekend edition, part I — David Bazan, Rocky Votolato, and more!
Musicfest, Musicfest Northwest, M-F-N-Dubs, Baby SouthBy -- whatever you want to call it, this past weekend's slew of shows down in Portland were nothing short…
Countdown to Musicfest Northwest in 3… 2…
Technically, you can get your Musicfest Northwest (MFNW) on starting tonight -- there will be a few gigs going on around town down in Portland…
Win two tickets to The National at Marymoor {9/11}
Sprawling lawns, stellar sound, The National, and you. And your plus one. And Okkervil River. And for free. Sound good? Great! Because that's what's in…
It's time to prefunk! Music Fest Northwest is coming, September 8-12
[video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d7d23xDgq0] While everyone is prefunking Bumbershoot, we'd like to take a moment to officially get the prefunk to the prefunk for Music Fest Northwest…
imaginary liz’s favorite albums of the last decade
Yesterday I divulged my favorite albums of the year. Today I am ready to let go of my latest obsession: My album recap of how…
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…
Win tickets to see AC Newman at Neumo's (or at least watch this neat duet with Will Sheff)
That A.C. Newman is a powerhouse of indie-rock goodness: New Pornographer, A.C. Newman songsmith, Will Sheff bff (Exhibit A: the awesome video above)... what's not…
Okkervil River: the most subjective review ever written
When I walked up to the bar at the Showbox last week, the first thing I overheard was a young lady say to her companion,…
Okkervil River aims for carbon neutral world tour
It's no secret that we imaginaries adore Okkervil River. The Austin-based band embarks on a huger-than-huge world tour this Friday, with tour dates all over…