Imaginary Interview: Kontinuum
What happens when a black-metal kid grows up and expands his musical horizons? If he’s Birgir Thorgeirsson, you get Kontinuum. Recorded at Sigur Rós’ Sundlaugin…
Save the date: the Imaginary Holiday Spectacular is coming! {12/21}
Yep, you guessed it -- with the passing of Thanksgiving, the holiday season is now officially in full swing, and with that, we're super excited…
Countdown to Wintersong: an imaginary interview with Shelby Earl
I had the good fortune of bumping into Shelby Earl a few times in succession earlier this year, first shooting while her in-studio performance at…
Imaginary Interview: 1860
When I met Óttar Birgisson and Hlynur Hallgrímsson on a Sunday afternoon in Reykjavík, they were quite literally wiping sleep out of their eyes –…
Photo(s) of the day: Ben Gibbard and Damien Jurado at the Showbox
Hopefully you were one of the lucky folks that got to see Ben Gibbard play this weekend in Seattle! There were two shows on his…
John Roderick + Jonathan Coulton are getting through the holidays, One Christmas at a Time
I know you haven’t even had the chance to gorge yourself on turkey yet -- don’t get all in a panic you guys, but really,…
More about Wintersong: Ben Fisher and Tom Eddy
Earlier this month we told you about a most excellent upcoming show at The Crocodile: Wintersong is taking place on Wednesday, November 28th (yep, that's…
Fall rotation: The Pharmacy, The Coup, Dum Dum Girls, Doug Stanhope, King Tuff
Autumn is a favorite, TIG-cherished time of year, but that isn't necessarily good for new music for me: I am a sentimental bastard and tend…
Recommended Show: Ya Gotta Believe! at Richard Hugo House {11/16}
We wanted to give some love to the Richard Hugo House this week, because it’s amongst our favorite artistic community venues, and we don’t talk…
Imaginary Interview: Valgeir Sigurðsson
I discovered the Bedroom Community label and its founder, Valgeir Sigurðsson, from the Iceland Airwaves lineup. Although these names were new to me, I had already heard…