Late to the party: The I Don’t Cares is my new favorite collab
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around for awhile, you could miss it." ( ... including some amazing music releases) You…
Viva Viva Viva KEXP and Robyn Hitchcock
"I don't think you can quit music writing," quipped Mr Hitchcock. "It's like alcohol. You never quit; you're just in recovery." I beamed. I'd just…
Don't miss: Temples at Neumos {tonight!}
We'll keep this short and sweet: if you know what's good for you, Seattle, you'll get your butt down to Neumos tonight to see Temples.…
An evening with Eef Barzelay {Friday, May 9th}
Mark your calendars, sweet imaginary friends, because this is a good one: your pal and ours, the one and only Eef Barzelay {of Clem Snide…
Is it summer yet? Pickathon 2014 lineup announced {8/1-3}
Hoo-wee, friends! Adding Pickathon to our summer festival circuit schedule two years ago might have been the best, sunniest, dusty-boots-est move we've ever made, having…
Don't miss: Tom Brosseau at the Fremont Abbey {2/26}
No surprises here: I've been looking forward to this show since it hit my radar almost two months ago, when I was making my best-of-2013…
Don't miss: Damien Jurado at the Neptune {1/17}
Rejoice, fans of the Saint Bartlett > Maraqopa trajectory: I have heard the new Damien Jurado album, and it is good. As we reported back…
2013: a mostly-local year in the rearview mirror {pt. II}
{This is part two of my 2013 year in review -- check out part one here, and the accompanying Spotify playlist here. Don't forget, if…
2013: a mostly-local year in the rearview mirror {pt. I}
RSD2013 release, and quite possibly one of the best things I heard all year, AKA Shearon van Ettenwater. In years past, I've looked forward to…
Don't miss: Quasi at the Tractor {Friday}
Okay. Seriously, can we talk about this for a minute, imaginary friends? Quasi are playing The Tractor on Friday. QUASI. TRACTOR. FRIDAY. FUCK. Janet Weiss…