The 2013 Sasquatch diaries, pt. I
Sasquatch 2013 got off to a good start with young Seattle rapper Shelton Harris. Harris was a late addition to the lineup, and he took…
Sasquatch 2013: Your guide to navigating the side stages {Friday, May 24th}
Imaginaries! Sasquatch is right around the corner, and as always, this year’s festival has a little something for everybody. There’s the folky hand-clapping foot-stomping sounds…
Win two tickets to see Vampire Weekend at the Paramount {9/23}
That's right! The indie.synthpop quartet known as Vampire Weekend will be playing this Thursday and Friday at the Paramount Theater, as a double-makeup date for…
Weekend recap – Sasquatch! Festival 2010
Every Memorial Day Weekend, scruffy hipsters and hippies alike who lack the cash to drop on a desert jaunt -- complete with $5 bottles of…
Deck the Hall Ball starring Metric, Visqueen, Vampire Weekend and Phoenix
Deck the Hall Ball started a little late. The excellent opening band, Visqueen, started their set about twenty minutes later than the posted start time…
Erik Gonzalez's best o' 2008
It has now been 2.5 years since I moved out of Seattle for the Golden State. I've slowly drifted out of the NW music culture,…
Live At KEXP Volume Four
For a perfect sampler of the contemporary non-mainstream rock radio aesthetic, and rare versions of what's out there to boot, this is an essential holiday…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend was introduced to the large crowd at the Capitol Hill Block Party by Washington’s governor (and my Facebook friend), Christine Gregoire. The band…
Who's Playing the Cap Hill Block Party this Year?
My understanding was that the lineup for the Capitol Hill Block Party was to be unveiled today but there's nothing online as of yet (at…
Vote in the NME USA music awards. Or not.
NME is sponsoring the first-ever NME Awards USA. I just tried going over to their website to read about the nominees, and when voting ends,…