Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: The Heavy Hearts
The body-crushing rock and roll slam of The Heavy Hearts ended the first night of the 2008 Capitol Hill Block Party for me, and completely…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Girl Talk
The set from Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, was less of a show than an event.After a brief introduction where Gillis said he felt like…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Mika Miko
Mika Miko are a five-piece, all girl, neo-riot grrrl band from LA who bring to mind bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile.The setup is two…
Capitol Hill Block Party 2008: Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda is a noise punk band from LA, coming out of the scene from The Smell - an all ages club. Their peers include…
The Jesus and Mary Chain with The Turn Ons at Showbox Sodo
I was extremely excited when I heard that The Jesus and Mary Chain were coming to Seattle for the first time in ten years, but…
Sub Pop 20: Flight of the Conchords
When the humble and talented boys from Wellington, New Zealand took the stage on Saturday night at Marymoor Park, the excitement and anticipation of the…
Tilly and the Wall at the Echoplex in LA
This was my 4th time seeing Omaha's Tilly and the Wall and only my 2nd time seeing a show at Silverlake's elusive Echoplex, and upon…
Photo Essay: BOAT w/ Tullycraft and Fishboy at the Sunset
It was predicted to be a sweaty night of indie pop goodness at the Sunset and this it was. Fishboy opened the evening right on…
Fishboy at the Fremont Troll
Eric Michener of Fishboy plays a free acoustic set at the Fremont Troll in Seattle. He was supposed to playing with D.Crane of BOAT as…
Sub Pop 20: Wolf Parade
Sunday night marked my first time seeing Canadian indie rock band Wolf Parade live in concert. I’m not totally familiar with the band’s music, but…