In high rotation: stella by starlight {now Star Lake Drownings}
Speaking of how it is going to be a great day... this morning I pulled stella by starlight's self-released EP from it's DIY photocopied sleeve,…
Figurines fans… you may *love* The Future of the Ghost
The Future of the Ghost recently sent us their self-released cd and their self-released cd is my happy find of the day.The trio is from…
In high rotation: Murder Mystery
While I've been sifting through the imaginary mailbins the last week I've found a couple new bands with upcoming releases I'm really digging. One in…
In Rainbows
With the amount of text burned over the past few weeks on Radiohead latest album, its unconventional and industry-busting release method and the general fervor…
See Me River
Listening to See Me River, the solo side project of Das Llamas frontman Kerry Zettel, the only conclusion I can come to is that Zettel…
Death to Palaces
Early last year, my friend and TIG colleague Chris Estey wrote this about the Young Sportsmen’s debut EP The Familiar Glow of Colliding Particles: “There's…
Gringo Star
After changing their name (from Au-Fir-Ju Well), Gringo Star decided to rework old songs and put them out on a six track, self-produced ep. Well-known…
Alive in the Hotspell
Charmparticles’ Alive in the Hot Spell hit my inbox on the day of Seattle’s largest temperature surge in years. It was a sweltering 89 degrees…
Eternity Emergency
Feral Children headlined the first of the Sunday BBQ series at Chop Suey this past Sunday. They have a naked man standing a distance away…
Pale Young Gentlemen
Dear Madison, Wisconsin, I think I love you. First, you brought me Sleeping in the Aviary, whose album gave me that excited feeling deep inside…