SIFF Preview: Northwest Connections
Man oh man. The Seattle International Film Festival’s Northwest Connections showcase ALWAYS thrills me, as I love to see what innovative NW filmmakers they’ve picked…
Ticket giveaway: Sean Nelson does Harry Nilsson / Dave Depper does Paul McCartney {5/10 at the Croc}
{Photos: Victoria VanBruinisse / Ashley Anthony} As you are already aware, the Pacific Northwest is a breeding ground for amazing songwriters. One afternoon perusing the…
Bad videos of great artists: Sean Nelson, Kaylee Cole and Goldfinch
[video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2a96rhKix8] Here at TIG, we firmly believe that good content trumps mediocre video quality. Hopefully you do too. Because that's Sean Nelson above, doing…
Recommended Show + ticket giveaway: Dancing on the Valentine, Strangelove @The Croc {2/11}
Every Valentine's weekend, my lovely friend Jenny George celebrates another year on earth by flipping off the bastard that almost took her from it with…
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…
TIG wraps up the year with the Best Music Writing tour
There is a feeling of neurotic helplessness I sometimes suffer from; when I realize I live in a world where I have the freedom to…
A night of music and romantic agony, brought to you by City Arts
"Pairing a French-lyricist and classically trained marimba player with the former lead singer of Harvey Danger, the second installment of Chamber v. Chamber looks at…
Photo of the day: In light of the recent Harvey Danger news…
Thanks to Hot Avocados Photography (imaginary victoria!) for this sweet Sean Nelson moment she recently caught. It's kinda a tear jerker in light of the…
Your Pop Conference calendar for this weekend
I have been looking forward to the Pop Conference since they starting leaking panelists and session titles -- who wouldn't be intrigued by a talk…
Colin Meloy and Sean Nelson light up the night at UW
I hate Christmas.I love Winter Solstice. There's something to be said for the camaraderie in getting through the darkest time of year together, as a…