Not Your Regular Grandpa: Grampall Jookabox
There is not much left to tell about PWRFL Power. Myriad articles, interviews, and reviews, about the spoof singer-songwriter creation of Japanese Seattle transplant turned…
Bumbershoot 2008: Battles
Almost a year ago, I checked out this band called Battles merely on their high recommendations from friends. What I witnessed at Neumo's completely blew…
Bumbershoot 2008: Saul Williams
"This is the future," I thought to myself as a silver suited guitarist, part Vampire-part Blade keyboardist, and a yellow and red warrior whose weapons…
Bumbershoot 2008: 50 Years of Film Polski
How many different uses could one room house? This premise was tested in the opening film of Antologia Polski: 50 Years of Polish Animation, demonstrating…
Overheard at Bumbershoot: What's in a name?
While awaiting Feral Children to wrap up their sound check, two men behind me were discussing their choice to be there…"Who are these guys again?…
Bumbershoot 2008: The Seattle-Tehran poster show
When you need a refuge from all the crowded thoroughfares, the visual art displays nestled in the air conditioned Northwest Rooms are the elbow…
Rockers with day jobs, just like us!
The tabloids can become a bit silly with their far reaching attempts to illustrate a celebrity's lifestyle as compared to an average Joe's. I mean,…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Les Savy Fav
Making his entrance on stage, Tim Harrington was costumed in cut-off jean shorts, a camouflage vest fitted for a girl, a peaked Chinese coolie hat,…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Champagne Champagne
The two Champagne Champagne MCs, Pearl Dragon and Thomas Gray, wore t-shirts emblazoned with pop culture iconic figures of the early 90s: one with Nirvana,…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Past Lives
Before any announcements or rumors were made, I could read all over The Blood Brothers' Capitol Hill Block Party 2007 performance that the end was…