Killer karaoke, for reals, yo
This was posted a few days ago at Slate, and I am going to refrain from making jokes about the murder of eight people karaoke-performing…
Braving the snow to see The Oregon Donor at Chop Suey tonight
They're young, ferociously passionate, with a progressive sound both energetic and expansive. They are called The Oregon Donor and they are one of the very…
Portland's Caves' unleash a new video
Caves' Get On With It is going to be on many regional Best Of 2008 lists, brimming with an almost baroque sense of pop-prog and…
Estey's "most played on the iPod 2008" list
The great iPod in the sky tells all. Below are the songs I listened to most in 2008, which includes some tracks maybe a little…
Suffering & the Hideous Thieves with Slender Means this Saturday night
Saturday night (1/3) at the Comet Sam Squared will open for two other beloved local bands, the first a somewhat stream-lined reunion of Suffering &…
Would you eat Daniel Johnston's Mud Cookies? Or Xiu Xiu's Tofu?
"Lost In The Supermarket: An Indie Rock Cookbook," edited by Kay Bozich Owens and Lynn Owens, might be one of the best gifts you can…
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…
Drunk Tooth and the Bedroom Eye
Aptly named Seattle band the Limbs are like body parts you'd find next to the highway. They may have been on someone cute once, but…
Let's not let the Cops break up
DAMMIT! The Cops should not be breaking up! That's stupid and ridiculous. They have been one of my favorite Pacific NW bands, and I will…
Come party with "Beasts!" in Georgetown Saturday
This Saturday night there's some amazing shows around town, including the KEXP Yule, the insane happenings at the Sunset (Black Daisy and Brent Amaker &…