The Velvet Richman Division
Since I'm such an opinionated music lover (some would say "music snob"), I have fairly rigid ideas about successfully pulling off a cover tune. The…
Reminder: you + Long Winters = best Thursday night of 2011! {10/20}
City Arts Fest is looming, and with it, a Long Winters show at the Showbox this Thursday -- we'll get into that in a minute,…
Fabulous Downey Brothers
When it comes to music, when it comes to pretty much anything, I’ve always been a style over substance kind of guy. I think it’s…
Review: Jens Lekman at the Columbia City Theater
Basked in the glow of red lasers and fog, singer songwriter Geoffrey O'Connor started this past Friday's show by preparing his simple stage setup with…
Austin City Limits 2011: three days of sun, sweat, and total bliss! {pt. II}
{This is part two of our photo-coverage from the 2011 Austin City Limits festival -- check out part one here!} The second half of this…
Austin City Limits 2011: three days of sun, sweat, and total bliss! {pt. I}
Austin City Limits is usually a shoe-in to win, and this year's festival was no exception. Beat down with brilliance, both in the form of…
Photoessay: Rhett Miller and Dan Mangan at the Triple Door
We had the pleasure of spending our evening at the Triple Door this past weekend with Rhett Miller and Dan Mangan, both performing sparser-than-sparse stripped-away…
Photoessay: Bumberweekend 2011!
Another beautiful Labor Day weekend has passed, and with it came three days spent at our annual Seattle Center-ed music and arts festival, Bumbershoot. While…
Photoessay: Pickwick, the Petty Party and Mallard at Columbia City Theater
Happy Monday, everyone! Here's hoping you had a good weekend, because we sure did -- we celebrated the movin-and-shakin-est of nights this past Friday at…
One night with Two Gallants
Man, Two Gallants are a force to be reckoned with. After releasing less than a handful of records on Saddle Creek and after taking a…