New releases for the week, from Easy Street Records
My mother always said "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don'tsay anything at all!" So... I will refrain from anything more than…
As Seen On TV: Amy Sedaris, Modest Mouse, BRMC, Arctic Monkeys and more!
For as many listings we've got this week, there's nothing I'm super excited about. Amy Sedaris is always a hoot (she and Letterman have quite…
"Waiting for Somebody" by Paul Westerberg
I suppose, looking back, it was inevitable that I would spend some part of my 20's living in Seattle. Not that my 20's were that…
Courtney: As pleasant as ever
So, good ol' Corky Love, fresh from her supposed gastric band surgery, is planning on selling off pretty much everything that reminds her of Kurt.…
Our CD reviews go to 11: but what record deserves a perfect 11?
Our imaginary CD reviews have always gone to 11 -- with a 0 equating to irredeemably awful, and an 11 being a perfect record.We've never…
Tonight's Recomended Show: Jarvis Cocker at the Showbox
TIG has always been perched between a love of local Northwest music and one for most-things Euro-rock (with a UK and Scandanavian bias). From the…
Them vs. You vs. Me
Wow. Just… wow. The month of April always has a way of kicking me in the hind quarter, but listening to this on repeat for…
The Catch, the Lashes, and U.S.E. at the Comet
Friday was an amazing night for Seattle music fans, and also an impossibly difficult one; if only there were a way to be absolutely everywhere…
Hot Chip at Webster Hall
I became a Hot Chip fan in the summer of 2006 when I heard “Colours” (yes there is a “u,” they’re from London) and fell…
Soulwax Live at Chop Suey
A few months back a friend of mine handed me a pink CD with a bunch of optical illusions incorporated into the album artwork. It…