Sera Cahoone
After years of supporting others behind a veil of cymbals and snares, Sera Cahoone (Carissa’s Wierd, Band of Horses) has thrown aside her sticks and…
Free To Stay
"Indie-pop" seems to be the word these days, with bands like Rilo Kiley and Death Cab for Cutie signing to major labels and being featured…
Beat Romantic
If you're like me, you probably spend a lot of time wondering about hybrids. Not the cars, but something like, "What would happen if I…
Garden Ruin
Calexico is a tough act to define. On one hand, these seem to be in the hard Alt-country clan such as the Old 97's or…
Isolation
In the press release for his self-titled album, Imaad Wasif writes, "Can you hear the soft blows of my record?" I don't know if he…
Enemies Like This
Being the Pacific Northwest, I'm sure many of our loyal readers here at Three Imaginary Girls are fans or, or at least consumers of, tofu.…
The Lottery
Two words: Maura Davis. A name, actually. Davis and her brother Keely launched Denali, a morose and tangled band with Maura — the archangel-voiced female…
Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
I miss Rainer Maria. I wish they would come back. I used to love them, I used to love Look Now, Look Again. The dueling…
Parallels
One of my favorite shows on TV for the longest time was VH1's I Love the 80's. Sadly, I could waste an entire ten-hour stretch…
Élan Vital
There's one thing that always pops into my mind when I hear Pretty Girls Make Graves. Farm equipment. Yes, farm equipment. Makes perfect sense! Let…