Ola Podrida
On first listen, Ola Podrida — David Wingo's self-titled solo project — sounds like your typical singer/songwriter album, complete with simple acoustic guitar arrangements backlighting…
Slow Gears
The Mitchells have made an album that's fine. Not good, not bad, just fine. That's the problem.As it begins, Slow Gears is sonically interesting enough…
Abandoned Languages
There is an awful lot of hip-hop out there these days. Now, I would be the last person to suggest that you should listen the…
Play
If you've spent any time working with kids, raising kids, or just watching kids' TV shows, you may agree with what I've seen during a…
Brent Amaker & the Rodeo
I have to admit that this is one of those burning questions which has bothered me since I moved to Seattle: Where are all the…
Zombie Terrorist
Let's talk about this five-point-five rating for a second. On one hand, a 5.5 rating could mean average, middle of the road. If an 11…
Myth Takes
Sometimes it helps to gain perspective. For instance, !!! seems to have sat back and realized “Hey, why are all our songs so darn long?”…
Scotch Hog
Scotch Hog, the new record by Seattle band Your Favorite Book, might not turn heads for its production prowess or snazzy social networking skills, but…
Hello Zero
Hello Zero, the self-released album from the Seattle-based trio Pufferfish, spans from contemporary indie-rock to old-time, barstool country western and touches on everything in-between. Traditional…
I Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On
Some albums put a choke hold on you from the first note (see Sleeping in the Aviary). Others pronounce themselves irredeemable quite quickly (see The…