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. […]
Show Date: November 2, 2018
Last week I found myself the farthest from the stage I’ve ever been at a Los Campesinos! show. I couldn’t see much, but it didn’t matter; I was there to hear a bunch of my favorite songs and jump & dance like nobody was watching (which I find easier to do in the back of […]
The fellas at Seattle’s Worst Podcast recently invited me to their garage to be a part of their latest episode!!! If the episode title doesn’t give it away, we had an absurdly fun chat. We talked about real estate, Seattle stuff, aaaanndddd a possible activity to try out when my mom visits Seattle this week. […]
After many months of preparation, we are mere days away from one of Seattle’s biggest annual show traditions: Seattle’s Tribute to the Last Waltz! On Friday, November 23rd at the Neptune Theatre, join all your favorite luminaries to celebrate the Band’s legendary farewell concert, The Last Waltz. The evening will feature a top-notch backing band […]
Today I’m warming my heart with a new song by Lonesome Leash: “Gallery Floor.” The song skillfully and subtly builds into a lovely crescendo that washes over me with it’s lush chorus of “there is love in everyone I have known” over top of the angelic chorus of “Hold me close.” It is from Lonesome […]
These days I’m usually wallowing in depression about the state of the present and future. If you’re like me, I’m not even sure how you found this blog post. The last week in particular has made me skittish about looking at the internet, let alone clicking on a link. Well, I’m glad you’re here – […]
Another reason to LOVE Seattle + our wonderful public library + the Seattle music scene: The Seattle Public Library recently launched the latest round of their PlayBack initiative! NOW the amount of amazing local music at your fingertips (for FREE) is up to 200+ albums! Playback, in a nutshell, is: The Seattle Public Library’s PlayBack […]
Show Date: October 2, 2018
The upside to making repeated public exclamations about one of your favorite bands is that when one of your smarty pants friends hears another band of the same ilk, they pass along the important intel. Huge thanks to my super smarty pants friend, Chris Estey, for nonchalantly sending me a link to the debut album […]
The first Nana Grizol album I ever heard was their debut album, Love It, Love It. It was way back in 2008 and it was the perfect record at the perfect time – full of hope, amity, joy, vulnerability, and yearning. Actually, it’s still the perfect record for any time – the album’s title couldn’t […]
If you’re longtime TIG reader, you’re probably aware that I love podcasts (Roderick on the Line, Criminal, By the Book, How to Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black, and so many more!). The only thing I love more than listening to podcasts, is podcasting myself. Remember the various Three Imaginary Girls podcast series from 2005-2008? […]
