The Duke Spirit, Live at Neumos
As part of KEXP's Spring fundraising event, The Duke Spirit paid us a visit here in Seattle, all the way from London (and part way…
The Helio Sequence
I'd made somewhat of a habit of catching The Helio Sequence when they played the haunts and dives of Portland supporting their first two albums:…
Rufus Wainwright at the Paramount
Mr. Rufus Wainwright calmly took the stage a couple minutes past 8:00, taking time to gaze around at the people that had come out to…
The Magnetic Fields make the sad songs more sincere
The Magnetic Fields hold a special kind of magic for me. The band's epic three-disc set 69 Love Songs will always top my Favorite Albums…
The Voom Blooms and Tulsa wish John in the Morning a happy birthday
Stylish boys, these Voom Blooms. With tight, skinny pants, impressive shoes, and messy-moppy hair they could step straight into a Calvin Klein ad. And they…
Xiu Xiu and Thao at Chop Suey
On a Saturday night, parking is just about impossible in the bar/venue area of southern Capitol Hill. It's worth braving the mile+ walk, though, if…
White Hinterland/Taken by Trees at the Triple Door
The Triple Door is always a wonderful place to see a show, particularly an unexpected show in the middle of the week, so spirits were…
This is good for your HEALTH
Faces down into keyboards placed on the floor. More pedals combined than contained in your specialty guitar shop. Stop and start orchestration which would put…
Pretty Vermillion Lies sang at the Can Can
Underneath the Pike Place Market is a basement grotto called the Can Can, a small bar/stage that you wouldn't find by accident. Shows are mainly…
The Duke Spirit with The Kooks
It was well worth it to brave the freezing cold temperatures, hail blowing down on New York City, and 30-minute subway ride to Brooklyn to…