The Flaming Lips light up Marymoor Park
The Flaming Lips are a piece of the beginning of a very long musical story for me. Country girl moves to city, meets guy in…
Black Francis at the Triple Door: A bona fide, yet refined, rock show
The artist formerly known as Black Francis then Frank Black and now Black Francis recently made a stop at the most gracious venue in all…
Imaginary roadtrip, Austin edition: up close & personal with Glen Hansard
As stated last week, purchasing a plane ticket to spend two nights with the Wrens at Schubas may very well have been the best decision…
Imaginary roadtrip, Chicago edition: two nights of Wrens!
Chicago is, without a doubt, my kind of town. Purchasing a plane ticket to spend two nights with the Wrens at Schubas may very well…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2009 {Saturday}
As I approached Block Party from Broadway on day two of Block Party, I heard the rising wave of Hey Marseilles on the main stage.…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2009 {Friday}
Block party started off mellow enough with the sultry blues of The Dutchess and The Duke kicking off Friday on the main stage at 4…
The Weakerthans at Neumo's
My favourite Canadian band played Neumo's on Saturday night. They were last in town for Bumbershoot last year, and don't get down to the States…
The Theater Fire & Robert Gomez bring Texas flavor to Seattle
I fancy me some Texas music, and this is far from a surprise for a lot of people. Whenever Texas people get together in Seattle,…
Death Cab for Cutie in the Park
The recent Death Cab for Cutie show at Marymoor was, in one word, amazing. Combine the gorgeous summertime drive to Redmond, the grassy knolls, the…
No Depression Festival
No Depression Festival - Short Version: It was hot. We ate barbecue. I drank a lot of beer and cider. Most of us had dirty,…