Swans return to Seattle with a bludgeoning!
Michael Gira has been to town several times in the past decade, both with his group The Angels of Light and as a solo acoustic…
Recommended show: Mark Burgess (The Chameleons) on Tuesday {9/21}
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH5X5l8ODcw] Not to be missed is Mark Burgess of The Chameleons, who will be performing on Tuesday evening at The Crocodile in Seattle. This is…
Empty Words Fill Lonely Spaces
{C'est la Mort is playing Saturday, August 14th at the Comet in Seattle.} To be concise, Empty Words Fill Lonely Spaces by Seattle’s C’est la…
Spacemaker
Half of what you get with the new Microtia album, Spacemaker, is nine smoking songs recorded by the Portland trio. The other half of the…
Thinktankubator
Here is a curious new release. Judging from the artwork, the new CD by Bonedome resembles a 1990s industrial genre cover, something from one of…
Northwest Film Forum Presents Leonard Cohen Live at the Isle of Wight this Friday and Saturday
Local movie house, Northwest Film Forum, will be screening the stunning Leonard Cohen Live at the Isle of Wight, 1970 film this weekend. Due to…
Cave Syndrome
Opening with slide guitar reminiscent of "My Sweet Lord" from All Things Must Pass, the first solo album by George Harrison, Cave Syndrome, instantly takes…
Mark Linkous {Sparklehorse} commits suicide
Very sad news arrived Saturday evening that Mark Linkous aka Sparklehorse has passed away. The cause of death was suicide. The terribly tragic news is…
Pop Crimes
“Well, so long baby/I’ve had enough/I can’t ignore it/I miss you so much.” These are the opening lines to “Shut Me Down,” a poignant composition…
RIP Rowland S. Howard
Legendary musician, Rowland S. Howard, passed away on December 30th in Melbourne, Australia at the age of 50. The cause of death was liver cancer…