Party with USE on Sunday and get their new record early
I'm just getting ready to work on transcribing my interview with the lovely ladies (and, full disclosure, my friends) of USE when I got an…
Imaginary Interview: Gossip
Immediately after their triumphant set at the Capitol Hill Block Party last month, I checked Twitter to see if my friends had the same reaction…
Amused, Confused and More Bad News
Hailing from Seattle, The Purrs create a fascinating concoction of psychedelic pop. The band is an amalgam of their influences, which range from Echo and…
Heartless Bastards about to blow away the Paramount this Friday, August 28
For those who have seen the Heartless Bastards live at in-stores and local clubs and love their tough woman-led, riff-bruised blues-rock, their stint opening for…
Our Noise: The Story Of Merge Records to be released September 22nd
Warning: This is an ecstatic early plug for the upcoming fan-dream book, Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label that Got Big…
Recommended show: The Flaming Lips at Marymoor Park this Friday, August 21st
I would be really really upset if I lived my whole fabulous life and never took the opportunity to see The Flaming Lips. From those…
The Ruminant Band
It's hard not to cheer for Eric D. Johnson. Recent collaborating with The Shins and Vetiver just proved what good taste us early-Aughts fans of…
I Think This Is
It would be enough for an artist to release a great album from his own group while helping out a huge, still vital band like…
Bumbershoot preview: Portland Cello Project
No false advertising here. The Portland Cello Project is just what it says it is. PCP is a collective of (mostly) classically-trained cello players who…
Bumbershoot preview: Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq's last show in Seattle was a sold out affair at the Showbox, but he had mostly traveled under my radar. I was curious…