Carissa's Wierd: For the next 50 years we will still write you love songs
Shall I compare Carissa's Wierd to a Valentine's Day? They are more somber and more elegant. Could there be a more perfect Valentine's Day show…
Interpol
Interpol came back into town to promote their first album, Turn on the Bright Lights and once again gave Seattle the "It" event of the…
Neil Finn: I Found You in the Arms of a Poet
Neil Finn, Neil Finn, Neil Finn. Even the mention of his name reinstalls the giddiness of my first real musical love affair. Sure, I'd had…
Dear Rhett: Can I kiss your furrowed brow and calm your nervous heart?
A question for our readers: is Rhett Miller the most gorgeous human ever to grace a stage, male or female? And if so, does this…
Cupid Rhymes with Stupid
A Very Crocodile V-Day synopsis: four bands, two imaginary girls, 148 photographs, three drinks, five cigarettes, and one torn-in-half heart on the mend.I’d like to…
Visqueen: King Me!
Yes, again with the Visqueen. We couldn't help ourselves. There they were opening up for that kickass New Zealand band The D4 (you'll read about…
The Decemberists
Another holiday at the Crocodile — this time, in the name of St. Valentine of Hallmark. The timing of the show worked out perfectly, as…
Hot for Foreigner (not the band)
{Let Rachel Flotard of Visqueen take the sting out of your heart. Send your love advice questions her way at loveishard@threeimaginarygirls.com.} Dear Rachel,I recently traveled thru…
Hot Hot Heat
"Oh, Goddamnit." That's what I was thinking as I was standing out on the sidewalk in front of the Vera Project at the end of…
Pretty Girls Make Graves
I don't understand why it is that week after week I go see talented, innovative bands in this town and no one is there. Yet…