Sky Full of Holes
More than a great percentage of people I’ve met, I’m someone who likes things I can count on. This might explain everything from why I’ve…
Good One
Can you believe Tig Notaro has been doing stand up for 14 years? I can believe it. I can totally wrap my head around that…
Smoke Ring For My Halo
{Kurt Vile is going to be playing the Capitol Hill Block Party on Friday, July 22, starting at 5pm on the Main Stage.} Kurt Vile…
White Orange
It's no surprise that Portland, OR band's White Orange is fronted/fully finessed by a hands-on studio owner and full-time acid-axe victim. Adam Pike sits in…
Shimokita Is Dead
Usually when a band gets down to business time it isn't always fun: it can be a release of pent up disappointments and missed chances.…
After Nights Without Sleep
They've played sold out gigs with The Head and the Heart and The Posies, where this five-piece "retro-pop" band snagged frequent raves from bloggers among…
Black Up
Once you do something extraordinary, the universe gets in the way. People almost seem to be willing you to fail by praising your breakthrough effort,…
I Don't Remember Yesterday. Today It Rained.
Newly relocated bohemian bard-of-rhythm now-Seattleite (by way of San Fran, natch), Mushroom bandleader & drummer Pat Thomas records every show his delightfully slinky, glistening jazz-rock…
Demolished Thoughts
If one were to freely associate a few words with Thurston Moore, phrases like “technical,” “experimental,” or “Sweet Lord, did I just listen to 10…
Introducing Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground
{On Sunday, June 12, 2011, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground will be playing a record release show for this album with The Young Evils…