Win tickets to see the Swell Season at the Paramount!
This not a test. I repeat: this is not a test. This is an actual ticket giveaway. (It's so good, I almost thought that we…
Strict Joy
I want to sit you down and talk -- I want to pull back the veil and find out what it is I've done wrong,…
Best news of the day: New Nana Grizol album details and {TIG exclusive} free MP3
From an informal poll of recent friends' twitters, it looks like it's been a rough week for a lot of us. Just when I was…
Best news of the day: New Magnetic Fields album out in January
And just when we thought that a sunny day in November was enough to celebrate (and let's face it, it is!), news like this just…
Win tickets to see Darren Hanlon and Rose Melberg in Seattle on Friday, November 13th!
{photo from Darren's press kit} It is my pleasure to announce that Australia's unbelievably talented and charming pinball champion/songsmith Darren Hanlon will be joining us…
Recommended pre-funk: Laura Musselman at Solo Bar this Saturday
What are you doing this Saturday? Really? That sounds awesome. Me too, I love those guys. But listen, before you do that, why don't you…
Regina Spektor at the Paramount tonight
Although I often post here about how much I love Regina Spektor (an awful lot), I don't do it without good reason. Tonight, she'll be…
Imaginary roadtrip: San Francisco photoessay edition
Thanks to a tweet from a fellow I met on the Long Winters messageboard quite some time ago (hello, internets!) I found myself pressed up…
Cave Singers at Neumos
I was absolutely thrilled to get a last minute add to The Cave Singers CD release party for their new album, Welcome Joy, at Neumo's on…
Monsters of Folk: not just another bunch of dudes with beards.
If this is what the kids are calling folk these days, I'll take it. It's been a little bit of a rough go for me,…