Get your holiday burlesque on at Land of the Sweets
Have you ever seen a live production of the Nutcracker and thought to yourself, "This is cool and all, but I'd really rather be watching…
Saturday's recommended {benefit} show: SubPopFest with Mudhoney, Fruit Bats, Shabazz Palaces, and more {12/4}
It's far from hyperbolic to say that *the* place to be this Saturday is the Showbox. SubPop has put together an amazing line-up for an…
Peter Hook from Joy Division to play all of post-punk masterpiece 'Unknown Pleasures' at the Market/Showbox on Dec 7
It's the album cover that has inspired possibly the coolest t-shirt in rock music history. Peter Hook is taking Unknown Pleasures out on the road…
Cut FootLaos {with bands, booze, and a lot of dancing} for a good cause {Wednesday 12/1}
Last year, Rachel Flotard {Visqueen, Cobirds Unite}visited southern Laos's Ban Na Mouang Village where Rachel's friend, Justin Nonthaveth, has family. While there, she and her…
Barbara Manning brings twang and dazzle to the Sunset this Friday, December 3
[video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez6g-wrtDHs] {Barbara Manning, Can You Imagine?, and headliners Midday Veil play The Sunset this Friday, December 3rd, 2010.} Barbara Manning currently lives in Chico,…
Friday's recommended show: Dandy Warhols playing the hits at the Showbox {12/3}
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FidZlbZLCc]Given my love of all things Pacific Northwest and Britpop, it's no surprise that I have a soft spot for The Dandy Warhols. The band…
Tickets to the Imaginary Holiday Office Party now available {supplies limited!}
At 10am today {an icy November 24th}, the tickets to the Imaginary Holiday Office Party went on sale! Tickets are limited, so race on over…
Stornoway, Zorbing, and a ticket giveaway
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B8OAj9F7hI]One of my favorite albums of the year comes from the Oxford-based band Stornoway. It's an understatement to say they craft sumptuously understated melodies that…
Ring in the holidays at the Imaginary Office Party with amazing bands and Indie Rock Santa John Vanderslice
It's the time of year that calls for flasks by the punchbowl, pine-scented candles, and bejeweled reindeer sweaters. What a better way to ring in…
Another recommended show tonight: Tennis at the Crocodile {11/17}
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMq1LYQL8t0] If you're out walking in the cold November rain tonight (it never ceases to be funny, sorry), consider dropping anchor at the Crocodile to…