Video debut: Kleenex Girl Wonder – “Cold Open”
Love distorted vintage video game graphics, a hidden Arrested Development reference, and a cacophony of hard-edged electronic metrical prose? This new Kleenex Girl Wonder video…
A beginner’s guide to Conor Oberst: 32 of the best songs by Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, and more
A year after I moved to Seattle, a long time friend visited me in my new home city. The night he arrived, Bright Eyes and…
Recommended show: Shonen Knife at The Tractor {10/9}
Holy crap you guys, Shonen Knife is coming to Seattle! Before Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney or Riot Grrrl, this all women outfit was tearing up stages…
Photo Essay: Echo & The Bunnymen, Ester Drang at The Moore
Show Date: September 23, 2016 To be honest, I’ve never really gotten into Echo & The Bunnymen (SCANDAL!) even though they’re a quintessential band that the…
Hear it first: The disarming stories behind So Cow’s latest batch of discordant pop songs {TIG exclusive stream}
So Cow is (currently) the music project of Brian Kelly - who played all the instruments on So Cow’s latest release, Lisa Marie Airplane Tour…
Sadness abounds: Allo Darlin announce their final show
This morning I woke up to the news that another one of my favorite bands has decided to stop making music together (full excerpt of…
Inbox gem: Croque Madame’s quirky French pop has my ear
I was combing through the imaginary inbox this week when I came across this incredibly catchy French-pop gem called "Natation" by Croque Madame (best.band.name.ever.) featuring dreamy…
Recommended show & ticket giveaway: Echo & the Bunnymen at The Moore {09/23}
Echo & the Bunnymen are an international treasure. If Nicholas Cage was searching the world for the most influential UK bands of all time, he’d…
Bumbershoot 2016 – Sunday Highlights featuring Death Cab for Cutie, Billy Idol, Deep Sea Diver, Tame Impala, Erik Blood and more
Bumbershoot 2016 Sunday photos: Thunderpussy, The Flavr Blue, Tame Impala, Shaprice, Margo Price, Erik Blood, Deep Sea Diver, Death Cab for Cutie, Billy Idol, Bishop Briggs
Bumbershoot 2016 Day 3: Billy Idol is our guardian angel.
I felt pretty much in top form by the time this third day rolled around. As my cells re-calibrate to being that of a not-sick…