Bayonets
Seattle band New Fangs' live shows have built quite a following, and their debut full-length, Bayonets, translates that energy well. The band's pedigree shines, with…
SXSW 2006 Preview
The Three Imaginary Girls posse is heading south and partaking all that is South by Southwest. For years, we've heard recounts of the good times…
The Ballad of the Broken Seas
One of my favorite movies as a youth was the woefully underappreciated Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World. The messy, convoluted movie…
Laugh in the Dark
Seattle's own Invisible Eyes fear not the rock. Like mighty Viking warriors wielding their battle-axes of rock, they don't ask to come in, they just…
Songs for Parents Who Enjoy Drugs
"I used to be disgusted, now I'm pissed." Prompted by the birth of his son, Ed Hamell is mad as hell and armed to offend.…
Fleet Foxes Will Steal Your Heart
Last Monday night I chanced upon a band that quite easily became my latest local favorite. It was an unexpected outing at the behest of…
Several Arrows Later
Matt Pond PA is every college-rock greenhorn's dream, in the nicest way possible. Pond & Co. have a knack for composing wistful slow-jams for the…
Tales from a Brave Ulysses
XXIX. "The Criteria of a Broken Social Scene: Rock versus Roll"Two concerts on two nights, as two bands from two different communities work towards one…
KEXP's Monthly Live Broadcasts of Audioasis to Benefit Local Charities
Three Imaginary Girls to co-present kickoff event, featuring live performances from Terrene, Romance, The Village Green, and Invisible Eyes. Saturday night, March 4th, at the…
Rocky Votolato
For those of you who don't know about Rocky Votolato, or those who haven't heard his new record, Makers, take your hand out of your…