Recommended Show: Fort Union album release at the Tractor Tavern {7/27}
Nothing can really fill the hole in my heart left by the absence of Friday Mile, but Fort Union comes close. Two Friday Mile bandmates,…
Recommended show: Dirty Projectors at Showbox at the Market
Through the course of their ten year history, Dirty Projectors have been a band of constant change and progression. From their sound and album concepts…
Recommended Awesome: Cut a Record at The Henry Art Gallery {7/21}
As part of their awesome The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl exhibition, the Henry Art Gallery is having a bunch of workshops and activities that are…
Recommended show: The Young Evils at Barboza
You've heard it here before, and we'll say it again (and undoubtedly, again sometime in the future): we sure do love The Young Evils, and…
Celebrate vinyl at the Henry Art Gallery with a K Records-flavored opening night party this Friday {7/13}
We here at TIG have always considered the record, whether it's 7", 10", 12" or custom cut somewhere in between, a piece of art. Colored…
Adventures in vinyl: buying records for the first time in over 20 years
“Do you have Some Girls?” I asked the guy at Bop Street, fingers crossed. “Yup! Got it right up here. Oh look, we even have…
Photo of the day: Lemolo at Columbia City Theater
If you were one of the lucky ones, you managed to get yourself some tickets to one of two sold-out shows at Columbia City Theater…
Recommended Show: Jon Auer at The Volterra Drawing Room {7/19}
Calling all Posies fans (Hey, that’s me!)! !!! Mr. Jon Auer is having another one of his fantastic shows at The Volterra Drawing Room on…
Heavy rotation: new Lemolo, new Young Evils, and more
Let's jump right in: I'm torn between starting this post with "this Lemolo album is seriously haunting me" and "Lemolo could totally beat up your…
Three from the Stacks: trippy ambiance, nostalgic power pop, and bewitching vocals
Tasseomancy: Ulalume I shouldn't even like this. But I do. Twin sisters Sari and Romy Lightman infuse their folky music with a dreamy, Julee Cruise-esque…