Getting crafty with Menomena and Darren Hanlon
{Menomena photo by Ben Moon. The Darren Hanlon photo is by someone equally as talented, but unknown to me} It's time to get out your…
Inception
{Inception opened in Seattle Friday, July 16 and is playing at the Metro, The Neptune, The Majestic Bay, The Big Picture (Seattle) and Thornton Place…
Best love song of all time, or at least for right now: Allo Darlin's "Kiss Your Lips"
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfSmGiwNXfo] It's been a couple weeks since I heard "Kiss Your Lips" by Allo Darlin' (off their debut album on Fortuna Pop) and I can't…
Before Today
Before Today follows up Ariel Pink's previous two Haunted Graffiti projects (and becomes its own "thing" via its addition to his name) Worn Copy (2005)…
Spacemaker
Half of what you get with the new Microtia album, Spacemaker, is nine smoking songs recorded by the Portland trio. The other half of the…
Update your spreadsheets: A typo on the Capitol Hill Block Party's Saturday schedule
{Photo by Steve Louie} No matter what's listed on the Capitol Hill Block Party schedule, Math & Physics Club is an imaginary entry in the…
They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003
This is the way to do it. A properly posh and keenly-selected collection of band and fan favorites from the tribe that split open to…
Tonight's recommended second-of-three: Matt Bishop at the Tractor
Dear Seattle: You do not want to miss Matt Bishop's set at the Tractor tonight. The end. If you were fortunate enough to see our…
Part ll: The New December
I always laugh when people say, "That sounds so 80s." The 80s are bigger and stranger and even more stupid than you can possibly imagine.…
Bounce up and down and cackle madly with We Wrote The Book On Connectors this Saturday at Chop Suey
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krVvVMcCKSc] I first saw We Wrote The Book On Connectors' Ben Baier live playing with H Is For Hellgate, and if you've seen him too…