Bumbershoot 2008: Day 3
Bumbershoot on Labor Day was full of great performances, both from local bands and national acts. Check out some great words and photos from the…
Bumbershoot 2008: Day 2
Sometimes a picture says a 1,000 words. If that's the case, then we've got a whole lot to say about the rock and roll goodness…
Bumbershoot 2008:The Old 97s
Rhett Miller (lead vocals, swinging hips around a strangled acoustic guitar), Murray Hammond (spectacles and long arms loving a long-necked bass in McCartney position, an…
Bumbershoot 2008: John Vanderslice
Monday afternoon at the KEXP Music Lounge during the Bumbershoot 2008 festival was THE place to be for awe-inspiring, intelligent, emotionally resonant modern rock music.…
Bumbershoot 2008: Two Gallants
I missed the first couple of songs of Two Gallants' set at the KEXP Music Lounge, which started at 1:15 PM sharp in the dark…
Bumbershoot 2008: Saul Williams
"This is the future," I thought to myself as a silver suited guitarist, part Vampire-part Blade keyboardist, and a yellow and red warrior whose weapons…
Saul Williams freaks the fuck out
I didn't get to see his whole set, but was fortunate enough to catch the last part of of Saul Williams' spoken word extravaganza on…
A few notes (and a setlist) on Death Cab's Bumbershoot set
Much to my surprise, I had a positively lovely time at the Death Cab for Cutie show last night. I'm usually not a DCFC fan…
Overheard at Bumbershoot: What's in a name?
While awaiting Feral Children to wrap up their sound check, two men behind me were discussing their choice to be there…"Who are these guys again?…
If you just tuned in at 6pm sharp for the Best Ambient show on Mondays on KEXP…
...and were expecting the best ambient music, you probably just got the living shit scared out of you by this band: Black Eyes and Neckties just played…