New releases for the week, from Easy Street Records
I always think it's kinda cool when old recordings are given new life. And with such notables as Tony Humphries, Nickodemus, Digable Planets' Ladybug Mecca,…
Starting Friday: Stay the #@*! away from I-5
Dana's Walk Score blog entry reminded me that if you take I-5 to get to work, starting Friday, it may be faster for you to…
Emma Pollack gives a sneak peak of new album
I love a sneak peak -- and today's is a lil taste of the Delgados frontwoman Emma Pollack's album that wont be out for another…
Cat Power announces date for her next covers album. It's still really, really far off.
Jesse from Easy Street just sent me a juicy nugget of info from Cat Power, which was posted to the elusive Chan's MySpace page. It…
Juicy gossip and good news from Seattle bands
I've gotten so many tidbits and goodies from Seattle bands today, I'd thought I'd compile them and share...BOAT is back from tour (welcome home, fellas!),…
Sneaker Pimps at the Showbox? It's not the band…
Don't you just hate mistaking an advertisement? Noticing a flyer for the Showbox announcing the Sneaker Pimps on August 17th, I quickly went to the…
Weekend show checkin
Saturday night KEXP and TIG sponsored a lineup of fantastic of ladies who rock to benefit Powerful Voices, a non-profit that helps empower adolescent girls…
So goodbye is another word, for a Monday morning
I just learned from John in the Morning that the legendary Lee Hazelwood passed away this weekend.RIP Mr. Hazelwood. This song on KEXP is giving…
Everyone loves a Magnetic Fields cover
Tracy Thorn of Everything But the Girl fame just posted a Magnetic Fields cover {"Book of Love"} to her MySpace page. It is actually already…
Alive in the Hotspell
Charmparticles’ Alive in the Hot Spell hit my inbox on the day of Seattle’s largest temperature surge in years. It was a sweltering 89 degrees…