Bumbershoot preview: Katy Perry
A few weeks ago, after Sub Pop made a very generous offer of $10,000 to the Northwest Film Forum during their emergency fundraising campaign, I…
Bumbershoot preview: Eleni Mandell
A profile from six years ago in Slate highlighted LA-based singer/songwriter Eleni Mandell as an example of a great talent who has yet to get a…
Bumbershoot preview: Helio Sequence
Dynamic duos abound in music, reducing the idea of the four piece indie-rock band to a simpler two person endeavor to create resonant art. The…
Bumbershoot preview: Matt and Kim
Hailed as the quintessential party band, Matt and Kim, a Brooklyn-based duo comprised of drums and keyboards, set ‘em up and knock ’em down with…
Bumbershoot preview: Janelle Monae
Although finding her way to Atlanta via Kansas City, Janelle Monàe calls herself the "girl from another planet" on her website and that sets…
Bumbershoot Preview: Hey Marseilles
If you’ve been looking for a band that has grown out of Seattle’s parks in the summer time yet sounds like it traveled over oceans…
Bumbershoot preview: Vivian Girls
What do you get when you put a blonde, a redhead, and a brunette on a stage with three mics, a drum set, a guitar,…
Bumbershoot preview: Exec Producers & Writers of Lost
I was a skeptic of ABC's hugely popular television show "Lost" at first - but all it took was a few episodes to get me hooked,…
Bumbershoot preview: De La Soul
De La Soul's single "Me, Myself and I" was a hit in 1989 and all over MTV at the time. That was a time when…
Bumbershoot preview: Stuff White People Like
It was reported that blogger Christian Lander, behind the popular blog "Stuff White People Like" had gotten a $300,000 advance for his book based on…