As of today (June 10th), Three Imaginary Girls has graced the interwebs for 17 years! Happy birthday, Three Imaginary Girls!!! Each birthday makes me look back on all the fun we’ve had and figure out how to have more fun in the coming year. One of the most fun things we’ve done here at […]
For those who haven’t dug into PlayBack yet, this wonderful initiative is… …an online collection that showcases and shares current local music for free. Seattle’s musical culture is known for its originality, passion and creativity, as our local artists continue to demonstrate. PlayBack helps new audiences discover a wealth of today’s local music. (read all […]
Remember a couple years ago when Rat Fancy gave us “possibly the sweetest collection of ‘fuck you’s’ ever committed to vinyl” with the summer time EP, Suck A Lemon? Well, they are back and ready to help fill this summer’s playlists with garage-y C86-esque indie-pop with their new album Stay Cool (releases June 7, 2019 […]
Clyde Petersen is a Seattle treasure. Over the course of 20 years, nine albums, and countless shows and films, Clyde has earned the title of Indie Folk Hero thanks to an astonishing CV with credits ranging from film producer, writer, director, animator, visual artist, indie rock musician (Your Heart Breaks), and at least five other […]
I’m excited to give a hearty “Welcome back!” to our Coffee with a Rockstar column. We started it back in 2003 (about 10 years before Jerry Seinfeld started drinking coffee with comedians) as a way to find out the coffee preferences (and other important details) from our favorite musicians. In this installment of of CWAR, […]
Spiritualized will be at the Moore Theatre on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 (ticket & show info). “Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go” by Spiritualized is one of my favorite songs from 2018 (more about that here). Like most every other Spiritualized song I love, it’s soothing and cerebral. Its layers of drones upon […]
Thanks to my extremely close relationship with each member of Tullycraft, I’ve been lucky enough to listen to their latest batch of songs on repeat for a while now. I’ve been counting the days until I get to discuss the band’s new songs with you and so I’m overjoyed to finally make a huge headline […]
The Seattle Pop Punk Festival {January 10-13, 2019} is more than your usual weekend of great music and festivities – it also includes a limited edition 7” release, Dim Sum, and amazing sets by tons of bands, including the return of some of the Pacific Northwest’s most notable and important bands. (1) The release of […]
I know I’m not the only one who thinks 2018 has been one of the most challenging years as of late. Thankfully, there are a bunch of albums and songs and things that helped me smile now and again. Let’s stop trying to wax poetic about lessons learned or about hopes and dreams for 2019 […]
Remember when the “news” made claim that a Christmas song by the Shins had overtaken Mariah Carey’s holiday anthem as the “the most played holiday song?” Although I love the Shins, their version of a Paul McCartney holiday song, and the idea of it being the #1 holiday song, I’ve always been a tad suspect. […]
