Again & Again & Again
The best moment on this three-song debut EP by Seattle band Speaker Speaker occurs less than a minute into "Again & Again," the pseudo-title track.…
There's Only One Side Tonight
Seattle's 23 year-old underground AM radio symphonist Sameer Shukla compels you to sing along with psychic disaster on his manicured debut. Ten deceptively cheerful-sounding, could-be-singles…
Any Kind of Pretty
It's rare when a record comes along where all the forces of personal creativity and intuitive collaboration click and grind in a way that makes…
EP
Like the pleasant warmth of a bright sun on a crisp fall day, the sound of Los Angeles's Lemon Sun melts away the chill of…
Stimulator
Stimulator is the synth-drenched, big-beat brainchild of Geoff Tyson, who studied under axe-bastard Joe Satriani and was the chief guitarist for Snake River Conspiracy, and…
Invisible
In an ever-converging world of art, music and video (see the video iPod), bands producing the multimedia experience of sound are become more common and…
The Singing Gag
I've never heard the band Wimbledon, but now I've heard where they came from. Earl Muehlenbach was the singer and bass player for them for…
Between
There is a certain kind of grass grown in tropical Asia known as Vetiver that is known for its soothing properties — you might hardly…
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
I have seen the future of indie rock and it will be named Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! The back story surrounding the circumstances of…
In the Deep
The Hope is fronted by Shelby Earl and Katie Freeze, who were focal points of the band Ravenna, and the band will be playing the…