Recommended for Friday: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at the Vera Project
It's been over a year since the sparkly/fuzzy/jangly imaginary favorite Pains of Being Pure at Heart came through town, and we're just as smitten with…
My Heart is a Drummer – making cuteness with Allo Darlin' and cardboard
In classic form, I find the perfect Halloween costume the days after the big dress up for the holiday-weekend. Next year expect to find me…
Tonight is Allo Darlin' night at the Rendezvous
It's no secret that 2010 is the year of Allo Darlin'. Since the moment I, {like all my fellow indie-pop heartsters in town} heard the…
Recommended show: Hey Marseilles at Columbia City Theater {Saturday 10/30}
We've said it before, we're saying it now, and we'll keep on sayin' it until the cows come home: we loves us some Hey Marseilles.…
Mergefest NW 2010: Superchunk, Teenage Fanclub, and Telekinesis
Any night that has Telekinesis opening, and has Teenage Fanclub not even headlining is bound to be epic, and thus was what I've dubbed Mergefest…
Imaginary Watch This: iPhone-created Music on the Subway
I know this is not a Pacific NW band, but I came across this video today from Brooklyn-based Atomic Tom, and even if you don't…
This weekend's picks for City Arts Fest, version 1.0
Now that summer's officially 86'd, it's time for the inaugural (hereafter annual?) City Arts Fest, which takes over our fair city this upcoming Wednesday -…
The Doe Bay Sessions: reliving summer with Sound on the Sound
Missing on summer? We feel you. So do our friends over at Sound on the Sound, who have been posting a series of exclusive videos…
Win tickets to see Apples in Stereo at the Croc plus a signed copy of their new album on vinyl
It's been over three years since Apples In Stereo were last in town, touring their fabulous 2006 masterpiece New Magnetic Wonder. Now they're back with…
The weekend in photos: John Roderick, Eric Corson, and Kurt B. Reighley
There was plenty to do this past weekend in our beloved, still sort-of sunny Seattle: The Black Keys at the Paramount. Youth Rescue Mission, Kimo…