Download Man Plus' LP for free
This is just my luck. It hasn't even been two weeks since I bought Man Plus' excellent LP The Hungarian Suicide Songbook (at their last…
What's a review got to do with it?
This is an issue I've been thinking about for the past few days and I'd love it if both writers and fans chimed in with…
New Kindness Kind record (and shows) coming soon
One of the bands to surprise me the most toward the end of last year was the Kindness Kind. I had gone to one of…
Reminder: Team Gina and Athens Boys Choir at Chop Suey Wednesday night
I know I've mentioned this here before but like Jack White once put it, "I said it once before but it bears repeating." Team Gina…
The Scheme is returning – with a new rhythm section
One of my favorite local powerpop bands (by way of Boston), The Scheme, has taken a hiatus for several months (at least to my knowledge)…
Imaginary Interview: Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern’s latest album, This is It and I am It and You are It and So is That and He is It and She…
I want my own Drum Buddy
It's probably a good thing that I don't have immediate access to several thousand dollars because I could see myself impulsively buying my own Drum…
The Long Blondes breaking up
It's another week and and another band we (I?) love is splitting up. This time it is The Long Blondes. The Quietus is reporting:An announcement…
Quintron and Miss Pussycat's Variety Hour and a Half
This is the 47th live show review I’ve written this year and I’ve easily been to hundreds and hundreds more shows throughout my life. I…
Celebrate Rocktober at Vain on Saturday
One of my absolute favorite Northwest institutions is throwing a big party this Saturday afternoon/evening and it sounds like an amazing time. Here are the…