Sloan at Chop Suey
When I entered Chop Suey on Sunday night for the Sloan show, the first thing I noticed was that there were a lot of people…
Blue Scholars' homecoming at the Showbox
Friday night marked the first proper Seattle show for Blue Scholars after their successful five-night stand curating and headlining The Program late last year. From…
Shiny Toy Guns at Nectar
I was hooked the first time I heard the Shiny Toy Guns’ song “Le Disko”. I remember driving to work very early one Sunday morning…
Crystal Castles (finally) settle with artist Trevor Brown
This has been an interesting story and it finally has a happy ending.Here's how I understand it: the 8-bit electro goths from Crystal Castles found…
Benjamin Bear bribes me
This Monday morning was definitely a Monday morning. I take two busses to get to work and I missed one to get me into downtown…
Listen to the "Communist Party". Uhh…
I was just thinking this morning about the government's takeover of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and AIG and about how we have a vice presidential…
CSS at Neumo's
The reason I really enjoy CSS is because I think we’re ideologically on the same page. They run in indie rock circles, playing shows in…
The Nextdoor Neighbors CD Release Party at Vera
The Nextdoor Neighbors are a new, fun, lovely little band from Olympia that first made a name for itself when it finished second in the…
It's an indie sock hop with Team Gina and Athens Boys Choir
Last night I was hanging out with TIG's awesome photographer/writer Jeanine Anderson and one of her equally awesome friends after the CSS show at Neumo's.Team…
Forget open letters, strike back at Pitchfork in song
While perusing the internets instead of doing the work I should be completing (including my review of last night's awesome CSS show), I came across…