Capitol Hill Block Party 2011 preview: Virgin Islands To Play Vera Stage on Sunday, July 24
{photo: April Brimer} Virgin Islands is one of Seattle’s best live rawk and roil bands, souped up on speed-ball breakneck paces and reeling through the…
Bumbershoot 2010: Album 101 Prep for Recommended Artists
It is sheer madness that there are so many great live performers appearing at Bumbershoot 2010 this year. This is my personal schedule to see…
Eugene Wendell & the Demon Rind open for The Cops' reunion tonight at Tractor Tavern
Just a quick plug for my choice for tonight's show, an out-of-nowhere reunion of one of Seattle's best recent rock bands, The Cops! Their two…
Let's not let the Cops break up
DAMMIT! The Cops should not be breaking up! That's stupid and ridiculous. They have been one of my favorite Pacific NW bands, and I will…
Free Electricity
I’ve now listened to The Cops’ second album, Free Electricity, about 7 or 8 times straight through over the past 4 days and I am…
Best Northwest Releases of 2005: Imaginary Staff Picks
You weren't the only one we asked to vote. We asked our imaginary staffers to gather their best-of-the-year lists too! Here's what has been in…
Three Imaginary Girls Best Northwest Releases of 2005 Readers' Poll Results {10-1}
{50-41} * {40-31} * {30-21} * {20-11} * {10-1} {top 100} * {imaginary picks} #10 Harvey Danger — Little By Little (Phonographic Records) Harvey Danger…
Neon & Ruin
Slender Means, a five-piece Seattle band who formed in 2003, have created a great debut record with an identifiable, significant sound. Frontman Josh Dawson wrote…
TIG on KEXP for October 2005
It's been eight months since our first monthly KEXP guest appearance on Audioasis and we'd been wondering when we'd get paired with the illustrious Sean…
Get Good Or Stay Bad
Get Good Or Stay Bad is the debut full-length album by The Cops, a new band made up of Mike Jaworski and John Randolph from…