The Power of Sound
t's been eight years since singer-guitarist Jonny Polonski released his much-acclaimed debut, Hi, My Name is Jonny. Rick Rubin of American Records produced that full-length,…
This Island
This Island is the first LP from Le Tigre in what seems like an eternity (2001's Feminist Sweepstakes was the most recent). It's the first…
Burned Mind
There is a context in which lies a fine line between discriminating between music that tries to define itself for the sake of being cathartic…
Business Casual
Three years ago I was at the high school graduation of a friend. Milling about after the alphabetical procession of circumstantial pomp, waiting for my…
Sunset on Dateland
I saw Visqueen for the first time during the Sasquatch! festival last May at the Gorge. They were sharing the mainstage with all those other…
The Tree Mind
ACT I: The Past Scene One: I'm in the Tower Records on University Ave. in the U-district last summer after a barbecue. A record on…
Universal Audio
Scotland births amazing pop bands. I don't know if it's the climate or some other as yet unidentified factor, but great pop continually emanates from…
Winchester Cathedral
For those familiar with Clinic's previous material Walk With Thee and Internal Wrangler, their latest offering Winchester Cathedral will come as little surprise. With the…
Dusty Zeros Dirty Ones
Labor Day weekend. Seattle's First Avenue is filled to capacity with cars, many driven by individuals whose driver's training is token at best. I am…
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The fifth and latest release from D.C.'s the Hurricane Lamps is a fine collection of melodic and catchy songs. It's hard not to be impressed…