Yes, I am one of those geeks who camps out all four days
Starting Thursday night, April 10, and going to Sunday, April 14, the annual Pop Conference will be held at the Experience Music Project.Yes, I am…
Sun Giant EP
My one and only time seeing the Fleet Foxes so far was at the Reverb festival in Ballard a few months back. I was standing…
YETI #5 IS OUT AND YOU MUST OWN ONE
I got caught in the snow storm on Friday while riding Metro around the city on errands, but I was happy, as I had Echo…
Einstürzende Neubauten “Palast Der Republik” DVD Review
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds gnarly-charming guitarist Blixa with his own legendary band, Einstürzende Neubauten (which I will never learn to pronounce), have a…
Big Audio Dynamite, “Live: E=MC2” DVD
Filmed in 1990, this DVD features a short, tight set by ex-Clash frontman Mick Jones and some flashy young players who helped him after his…
Gram Parsons "Fallen Angel" DVD
The founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers, Parsons was a millionaire kid who created out of a playful passion for Americana (before it was known…
Tim Buckley "My Fleeting House" DVD
As people continue to be drawn into the Jeff Buckley cult, it’s tragic to watch his also mysteriously doomed father’s troika of a career —…
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds "The Abattoir Blues Tour" DVD
I adore Nick Cave and the work of his comrades the Bad Seeds, with their gloomy insouciance matched by a passion for life and expression…
The Crane Wife
I have just had a good time listening to the major label debut of The Decemberists over and over, squeezing out sparks of joy and…
Live at KEXP: Volume 2
There are two things a great compilation album can accomplish: it can either round up the best songs from important bands, either established or emerging…