Okkervil River on Conan tonight!
Ooh! Ooh! Austin's Okkervil River are making their network debut tonight on the Conan O'Brian show, and here's me without a television! Normally I consider…
Paulo Nutini rallies after Amy Winehouse blows off their tour
Scottish singer-songwriter-complete heart-throb Paulo Nutini was supposed to open for Amy Winehouse when she played Seattle at the Paramount Theater on September 25th. And, well,…
Schoolyard Heroes to tour with Sum 41, Birthday Massacre
Seattle's own Schoolyard Heroes are about to embark on a big ol' tour with a couple of heavyweights: Sum 41 and Birthday Massacre, to support…
My first Amateur Lovers show in a decade
When I first moved to Seattle and started going to shows back in 1996, I had two local musical crushes: Goodness (and really, who didn't…
My Bloody Valentine reunion?
Just as we're all in the throes of summer music festival excitement (or is that fatigue?), I just read a VERY exciting announcement for next…
Eames Era young hipster ironic video
igLiz is a huge fan of the Baton Rouge indie-popsters the Eames Era, so I'm posting this video of their song "When You Were a…
Poor Amy
First off, a note that this will hopefully be my last Winehouse update for awhile. Even I, as her imaginary BFF, am getting tired of…
Amateur Lovers to headline IPO showcase, igDana already giddy with excitement
As I blogged a couple of weeks back, one of my very first Seattle music indie-pop crush bands, the Amateur Lovers, are reuniting after nearly…
Morrissey refuses $75 million offer to reunite the Smiths…
...with the only provision being the Johnny Marr had to be present. Well, duh. It's not the Smiths without Johnny Marr. You have to admire…
Visqueen in the sunshine
What a glorious day! For a delightful hour at lunchtime, the Mayor's office hosted a free, outdoors show featuring Canadian Carolyn Mark and Seattle's own…