Bumbershoot preview: 1 Reel Film Festival, Monday
12-1pm: Films4Families: My fave of this bunch is the sweet documentary Something To Hold Onto, about kids and their toy companions. They’re all adorable, but…
The Year of Magical Thinking at the Intiman Theater
Joan Didion is not the most empathetic of writers. In her studies of the 1960s and 70s, Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album, she…
Bumbershoot begins tonight (unoffically) with Ear Candy's kick-off party
Tonight, Bumbershoot unoffically begins with my friends from Ear Candy's kick-off party at the High Dive. It'll be quite the party, to say the least.…
Bumbershoot preview: David Cross
Get over Alvin and the Chipmunks already, he bought a really nice summer home with the money he made off of it...He's a real mench…
Tonight's Recommended Show: Daniel Johnston at Neumos
We at TIG are beyond giddy for this Friday's super exciting Daniel Johnston performance at Neumos. I've said it before, and I'll say it again;…
Ramona Falls
In all honesty, I'd only heard about Ramona Falls the day prior to the show, but since I'm such a big ol' honkin' Menomena fan,…
Bumbershoot preview: Parenthetical Girls
Parenthetical Girls started out as a collaboration between Zac Pennington and Jeremy Cooper in 2002, then known as Swastika Girls, a name lifted from one…
Bumbershoot preview: UH HUH HER
UH HUH HER sounds nothing like the inspiration for the band's name, the Polly Jean Harvey album from 2004. Instead, they would fit more at…
Bumbershoot preview: The Beta Society
The Beta Society’s been getting a ton of press lately, so no doubt you’ve heard of them – they’re the group of friends who rented…
Strix Vega return to Seattle Friday
Humboldt honeys Strix Vega make their triumphant return to the Comet Tavern tomorrow night, 9/4/09, bringing the lonely, dreamy sound of the redwoods with them…