The Round 83: Damien Jurado, Jonathan Russell and friends
I'm almost not quite sure how to begin recounting last night's show at the Fremont Abbey {Round #83, with Damien Jurado, The Head and the…
A Kickstarter worth the kick: Clem Snide's "Songs for Mary"
Well, we were going to tune in this morning amidst the Radiohead photos and oohs-and-ahs from Andrew Bird's performance last night that are clogging our…
Recommended Show: Best Coast at The Neptune {5/22}
You guys! Best Coast is coming to Seattle on May 22 and playing at The Neptune! The Drums and Best Coast in the same month?…
Recommended show + free tickets: We Are Augustines at the Neptune {4/9}
It seems like only yesterday that I was standing at Zilker Park in Austin, finally feeling about four percent relief from the heat post-sunset, losing…
Free ticket Friday: Andrew Bird at the Paramount {4/9}
As we mentioned back in January, here in the imaginary office we are perpetually super-stoked on all things from the Andrew Bird camp, and the…
Recommended Show: The Drums + Craft Spells at Neumos {5/9}
You guys! I honestly cannot think of a better pairing than The Drums and Craft Spells -- and they are playing together! In Seattle! At…
Photo essay: Nada Surf and An Horse
As expected, it was an incredible week and weekend full of shows, up to the brim with the sounds of the Magnetic Fields, Sharon Van…
Don't miss: Plants and Animals {this Thursday at the Crocodile}
My love affair with Plants and Animals is glittery and vast, and spans back to a fateful day at South by Southwest back in 2010.…
Hooray! Smoking Popes to release 2 new songs (+ live EP) May 1st
One of my favorite bands ever (that my awesome friend Carl introduced me to) is Smoking Popes—who, in addition to creating catchy, hyperkentic lovelorn tunes,…
Recommended show + free tickets: Sharon Van Etten at the Neptune {3/25}
As if the upcoming week of shows isn't good enough already -- two nights of Magnetic Fields, Mudhoney at the Tractor, and Nada Surf, just…