Parenthetical Girls get lovingly redone by Deerhoof; play Seattle
Just a quick note to glory in the beautiful reworking Deerhoof has done on the Parenthetical Girls' song "GUT Symmetries" from PG's new album Entanglements…
Entanglements
After three years in the planning and created in two months of breathless, obsessive thickening, involving near twenty-five classically trained and experimental musicians, toggled between…
"The Human Condition" — A true masterpiece at SIFF
If the recent crop of shallow summer movies has pushed you out of the local theaters for awhile, you need to hit "refresh" and catch…
Parenthetical Girls Tour; Songs Covered By Dead Science and No Kids
Just as the elegantly transgressive Parenthetical Girls release their new album Entanglements and are playing the CD's release on September 7 at Portland's Leftbank/Time Based…
Doubly Unbeatable
I love this band. A small dual-ponytailed post-feminist rageaholic ranter frontwoman (Becky Brooks) and her penis-obsessed drummer male band partner (Nate Mitchell), coming off like…
Bumbershoot 2008:The Old 97s
Rhett Miller (lead vocals, swinging hips around a strangled acoustic guitar), Murray Hammond (spectacles and long arms loving a long-necked bass in McCartney position, an…
Bumbershoot 2008: John Vanderslice
Monday afternoon at the KEXP Music Lounge during the Bumbershoot 2008 festival was THE place to be for awe-inspiring, intelligent, emotionally resonant modern rock music.…
Bumbershoot 2008: Two Gallants
I missed the first couple of songs of Two Gallants' set at the KEXP Music Lounge, which started at 1:15 PM sharp in the dark…
Saul Williams freaks the fuck out
I didn't get to see his whole set, but was fortunate enough to catch the last part of of Saul Williams' spoken word extravaganza on…
Comix Sub-Heroes: Alternative Ink Stud Superstars!
The line was long for the Literary Arts Stage at 3:45 PM on Sunday to see Ivam Brunetti ("Misery Loves Comedy"), Daniel Clowes ("Ghost World"),…