Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: The Hands
Looking like they just rolled outta bed from their night-jobs, the Hands took the stage at Neumo’s and immediately set forth to rock the house.…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: The Whore Moans
The Whore Moans remind me of the glory days of early Mudhoney shows, where piercing garage guitars and propulsive rhythms were doused with plenty of…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: The Loved Ones
While it seemed weird to see a depraved, spastic night band like the Whore Moans just an hour before at the King Cobra on a…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: The Cave Singers
The big Seattle afternoon crowd sort of swept up the Cave Singers in their adoring collective arms. Guitarist Derek Fudesco and drummer Marty Lund created…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Kimya Dawson
The most lingering feeling I had after walking away from the Kimya Dawson show at Capitol Hill Block Party, was that if all the world…
Capitol Hill Block Party: New Faces
The New Faces are good. Maybe even very good. They're not rewriting rock or doing anything innovative (but who is these days anyway?). They borrow…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Pleasureboaters
There is something defiantly wrong about the gassy, pushy skronk of Pleasureboaters, something shared between the band. This isn't the technically intense metal-punk of certain…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Les Savy Fav
Making his entrance on stage, Tim Harrington was costumed in cut-off jean shorts, a camouflage vest fitted for a girl, a peaked Chinese coolie hat,…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Champagne Champagne
The two Champagne Champagne MCs, Pearl Dragon and Thomas Gray, wore t-shirts emblazoned with pop culture iconic figures of the early 90s: one with Nirvana,…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
The five-piece dance electro sensation Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head certainly have come a long way since being robbed of the Sound Off! Gold medal in…