Overcoats coming to SoDo Showbox Oct. 31
Hana and JJ, of The Overcoats, really found each other in college at Wesleyan University. When I say that they found themselves, I mean that…
Say Hi doesn't want to talk about your mom at Bumbershoot
Say Hi has shortened more than their band name over time. The band’s lineup itself has also mutated to the point where their latest release…
Imaginary Interview: Matt and Kim
Matt and Kim are an adorable dance-rock duo from Brooklyn who weave together banging drum beats and amped up keyboards with chant a long lyrics.…
Favorite Bumbershoot photos by Erik Clineschmidt
Earlier we posted the five favorite shots at Bumbershoot from the fantastic photographer Jason Tang. His also brilliant colleague Erik Clineschmidt offered his five favorite…
McSweeney's New Fiction at Bumbershoot
This panel was of great interest to me since getting fiction published through McSweeney’s would be a dream come true, so even just hearing this…
Slightly cloudy with a chance of falling eyeballs: Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Bumbershoot
Sunshowers and bleachers. Red and blue Samsung balloons were being kept in the air by palms attached to distracted bodies. The attention of the crowd…
Flickr Photos of the day: Bumbershoot (of course)
TIG was lucky to have to incredibly talented photographers covering Bumbershoot this year: Erik Clineschmidt and Jason Tang. I've really loved looking through their photos…
My Bumber-day #1 featuring Telekinesis, Eugene Mirman, the Old 97s, and the Long Winters
{photo of DJ Spooky by Jeremiah D. Johnson} Arriving later than I wanted to, I swiftly ran from the press gate across the Center to…
Bumbershoot day 2: check-in and open thread
Update: I took down my crappy cell phone photo of Raphael Saadiq because superstar photographer Jason Tang just uploaded an awesome one. So... How's Bumbershoot…
Bumbershoot: one day down. What's next for you?
{Hotels photo by Jason Tang} The above photo from TIG's awesome photographer Jason Tang makes me wish I caught Hotels set (which is one I…