Cancer Rising rose above
Friday night's The Physics / Caves / Cancer Rising / Emeralds show was the first landmark show of my summer. The weather was perfect for…
The Long Blondes at Neumo's
In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, it felt like déjà vu all over again. It was a mid-week night and I was at Neumo’s…
Amy MacDonald photo essay
In her native Scotland and around Europe, singer/songwriter Amy MacDonald has already seen great success, playing in front of tens of thousands of fans. Here…
Rock Plaza Central at TT the Bear's
Over at the Yep Roc Records web site, banjoist Rob Carson, absent from this particular gig, recalls the genesis of the latest Rock Plaza Central…
No Chiefs Allowed Tour: Busdriver, Dizzee Rascal, and El-P
Underground hip hop was the first genre of independent music that I experienced. While working in the music department of a big box east Texas…
Tokyo Police Club at Neumo's
I believe the City of Seattle has the safety of their citizens in mind when they initiated “Operation Sobering Thought.” I believe it was wise…
Where are the Clinic fans in Seattle?
A sense of cool lingers off every note from Clinic, as if you had just walked into the opening scene of a movie about a…
Dead Meadow photo essay
It was an early show on a nice warm sunny weekend evening at El Corazon and that's not a very good combination if you've got…
The Little Ones, Ra-Ra-Riot, and Panda and Angel at Chop Suey
Headliners for the night the Little Ones generated a lot of buzz a couple years ago when they emerged from the ashes of Sunday’s Best,…
"Swedish Pop Girls Tour": Lykke Li and El Perro Del Mar
“The Swedish Girls Pop Tour” is how opening singer awkwardly described the event she was a part of. It is a North American tour featuring…