Getting ready to leave for SXSW!!
It's amazing how much work one needs to do before leaving for vacation, eh? My flight leaves in 13 hours and I'm still not packed!I…
With a Bullet at the Blue Moon
You know those nights when you just don't.wanna.go.anywhere? I was sitting at home a couple weekends ago, embodying this sentiment: on the couch, enrobed in…
Oh, This Old Thing?
In fewer than 25 minutes, Sleeping in the Aviary's Oh, This Old Thing? establishes the band as a viable contender for the Next Big Indie…
The Manhattan Love Suicides
By Dave Crane Sure it may not be a surprise that when asked, the members of the Manhattan Love Suicides mention the words "Psychocandy," "Jim…
From the imaginary mailbins
This week the imaginary mailbin had loads of treasures, though a surprisingly small number of Northwest releases. Here are some highlights:Best of the bin: The…
Losing an hour is BUNK
I really needed that extra hour this weekend!! Which bobo in Washington decided to set us ahead a few hours early...? Oh yeah, THAT bobo. Bleh.
I didn't know Columbia records even *had* a gay-friendly label
But apparently they do, and they were lucky enough to nab Northwest-faves-turned-NME-darlings The Gossip.The newbie label is called Music with a Twist and it looks…
Albert Hammond Jr, with Mooney Suzuki
True story: shortly after I purchased a ticket to the Albert Hammond Jr. show, I got an e-mail from Tickets West saying: "The tickets you…
Love & Gasoline
The title of Friday Mile's latest EP, Love & Gasoline comes from a line from "Battlescars," a song from this six-song record. "With the right…
Hey Celestial!
An imaginary friend of mine recently described Seattle band Siberian's six-song EP Hey Celestial! as her "latest crush." This statement created an inquisitive eyebrow, a…