Monday morning check-in: Did you stay local or Doe Bay it?
What a nice calm mild weekend... how perfect for a total DOE BAY weekend! Who journey'd up there? How was it? The line-up was impeccable…
Bumbershoot preview: The Long Winters
The Long Winters have gone through a multitude of band members from their conception in 2001 as John Roderick, the sole constant force behind the…
Bumbershoot preview: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
If you are looking to dance on Fischer Green during Bumbershoot, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head will deliver the beat to get you moving your feet.…
Tonight at the Crocodile: Mad Rad's beardless era begins
Yesterday, I wrote about what I was sure would be an epic event: The Beard/Off at the Funhouse between Sir Thomas Gray of Champagne Champagne…
Bumbershoot preview: Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq's last show in Seattle was a sold out affair at the Showbox, but he had mostly traveled under my radar. I was curious…
Audio Oasis: An Imaginary Treatise on Sound
You know Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Dan Deacon and other great indie innovators are getting textural and contextual inspiration from somewhere other than what's reviewed…
Bumbershoot preview: Romance
Romance doesn't so much borrow from the great, goth-rock bands of the 1980s as they pay them proper tribute. When I listen to Romance, I…
Or, The Whale new album release at Tractor tonight
They've been on "Good Morning, America", toured everywhere in America with the Fleet Foxes and Two Gallants, selling out shows whilst promoting their first album,…
Bumbershoot preview: Dyno Jamz
Dyno Jamz most likely were the first band to be named to perform at Bumbershoot this year, as their set was part of their prize…
Mad Rad v. Champagne Champagne Beard/Off tonight at the Funhouse
I've written enough about beards and Seattle that a) a friend recently asked me if I feel the urge to shave more often than most…