Bumbershoot check-in and open thread, Day one
I snuck away from Bumbershoot for a bit to run back home to my Belltown apartment for a quick break from the insanity and crowds. Let's…
The Free Yr. Radio/KEXP stage schedule for Bumbershoot
I'm getting ready to head out the door to Bumbershoot but I wanted to through this up first before I left because I'm planning on…
Free sneak preview of Bumbershoot 1 Reel Film Fest tonight
The 1 Reel Film Festival is showing a free sneak preview of Bumbershoot shorts tonight at SIFF Cinema. Just click here to RSVP, then show…
Bumbershoot preview: 1 Reel Film Festival, Monday
12-1pm: Films4Families: My fave of this bunch is the sweet documentary Something To Hold Onto, about kids and their toy companions. They’re all adorable, but…
Bumbershoot preview: Parenthetical Girls
Parenthetical Girls started out as a collaboration between Zac Pennington and Jeremy Cooper in 2002, then known as Swastika Girls, a name lifted from one…
Bumbershoot preview: UH HUH HER
UH HUH HER sounds nothing like the inspiration for the band's name, the Polly Jean Harvey album from 2004. Instead, they would fit more at…
Bumbershoot preview: The Beta Society
The Beta Society’s been getting a ton of press lately, so no doubt you’ve heard of them – they’re the group of friends who rented…
Bumbershoot preview: 1 Reel Film Festival, Sunday
12-1pm: Films4Families: This Youngershoot package includes the must-see cleverly animated short, Western Spaghetti. 1-2pm: Fly Films SIFF 2009: With 4 days to shoot and 5…
Bumbershoot preview: Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears
When I first saw Black Joe Lewis perform, I was underwhelmed. They were opening a sold out show at the Showbox for Spoon in 2007…
Bumbershoot preview: 1 Reel Film Festival, Saturday
I’ve said before that I feel like short films don’t get the love they deserve – and that’s especially true in a big music-filled festival…