Portland Celtic-Punk early show at Mars Bar Saturday night
Amadan is a Portland whiskey-in-the-jar rock/punk band that has been around for several years, and transcends the usual "Pogues as a genre" style through really…
Black Angels giveaway: free tickets and signed poster
Hands up, Black Angels fans! The fine folks at Light in the Attic records have a contest for you: They have given us one pair…
Listen to The Cure's new album in Seattle a week early
Nectar Lounge in Fremont is hosting a free happy hour listening party for The Cure's new album entitled 4:13 Dream on Thursday evening. The record…
Pretty Swell Explode
David Madson, aka Odd Nosdam, honed his beatsmithing skills alongside some of the best underground hip-hopsters in the biz: Alias, Doseone, Jel, Why?, Sole and…
Nada Surf to release limited edition vinyl box set {drool drool}
The holiday season hasn't started yet, but I've just added my top item to my "I've been a good imaginary girl" wishlist: a limited-edition Nada…
Imaginary Interview: Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern’s latest album, This is It and I am It and You are It and So is That and He is It and She…
Plutonium Blonde
Although The Legendary Pink Dots have been around since the early 1980s, they have remained relatively obscure over the course of their varied career. Frankly,…
The Breeders are coming to Seattle!
First Liz Phair plays Exile in Guyville in its entirety at the Showbox, and now I find out that The Breeders will be at Neumo's…
New Centro-matic video
Texas indie-alt-rock band Centro-matic has a new video out for a song called "Rat Patrol and DJs," and it was filmed right in front of…
Free Music Friday: Casper & the Cookies exclusive!
Once in a while, a band comes along that transcends your typical ideas of indie rock or indie pop. One that shines ingenuity without seeming…