CHBP 2011 preview: The crackling, illuminating Campfire OK Sunday 7/24 at Neumos
Campfire OK photo by Jason TangCampfire OK seemed to come out of nowhere with an incredibly well played and passionate debut earlier this winter, Strange…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2011 preview: Virgin Islands To Play Vera Stage on Sunday, July 24
{photo: April Brimer} Virgin Islands is one of Seattle’s best live rawk and roil bands, souped up on speed-ball breakneck paces and reeling through the…
White Orange
It's no surprise that Portland, OR band's White Orange is fronted/fully finessed by a hands-on studio owner and full-time acid-axe victim. Adam Pike sits in…
Two new must-own books from Fantagraphics: Frisky freak folk gal comix; and the mighty, massive Comics Journal 301
TIG readers won't be surprised there are two adorable new books out from Seattle-snared, world-shaking Fantagraphics. As the world's foremost glossy-n-generous "boutique label" of classic…
Paul Collins Beat!, Seattle legends F-Holes, Rod Moody's The Fuzz & Garbo's Daughter this Sat {7/9} at the Funhouse
This upcoming Saturday night at The Funhouse {7/9} will be a four-stacked band-nanza of different types of punk or buzz-pop bands. Though they span a…
Shimokita Is Dead
Usually when a band gets down to business time it isn't always fun: it can be a release of pent up disappointments and missed chances.…
After Nights Without Sleep
They've played sold out gigs with The Head and the Heart and The Posies, where this five-piece "retro-pop" band snagged frequent raves from bloggers among…
Black Up
Once you do something extraordinary, the universe gets in the way. People almost seem to be willing you to fail by praising your breakthrough effort,…
I Don't Remember Yesterday. Today It Rained.
Newly relocated bohemian bard-of-rhythm now-Seattleite (by way of San Fran, natch), Mushroom bandleader & drummer Pat Thomas records every show his delightfully slinky, glistening jazz-rock…
Introducing Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
{On Sunday, June 12, 2011, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground will be playing a record release show for this album with The Young Evils…