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…
Password to snap up a $10 Dead Weather ticket {today only}
More than just a supergroup fantasy endeavor, Dead Weather has captured the soul of more than one imaginary. We recently overpowered all the haters at…
Thomas Pynchon loves my band!
Thomas Pynchon, the celebrated and notoriously reclusive 72-year old author of such books as Mason & Dixon and Inherent Vice (which was just published last…
Bumbershoot preview: Black Eyed Peas
The case against Black Eyed Peas is a rather compelling one: one of their biggest hits was "My Humps" (a monstrosity, even to my pop-loving standards);…