Recommended Show: The Sounds at Neumos {3/19}
You guys! One of my favorite Swedish Bands, The Sounds, are coming to Seattle soon!!! This fun indie rock band has had my attention since…
Don’t miss: Tractor Tavern’s 20th anniversary celebration, featuring The Maldives {this weekend!}
If Ballard had a soundtrack, The Maldives would surely be it. Our favorite good old boys have played SeafoodFest, KEXP’s Ballard Hood to Hood party,…
Don't miss: Damien Jurado at the Neptune {1/17}
Rejoice, fans of the Saint Bartlett > Maraqopa trajectory: I have heard the new Damien Jurado album, and it is good. As we reported back…
Recommended Shows: A very imaginary holiday weekend at the Volterra Drawing Room {12/20 and 12/21}
The holidays are in full swing, and what better way to get into the spirit than to spend the evening in a cozy venue with…
Recommended Show: The Redwood Plan, Black Swedes and The West at The Sunset {11/30}
You guys! I found the perfect thing to shake you out of your Turkey/Tofurkey coma on Saturday night: a trifecta of awesomeness at The Sunset!…
Don't miss: Quasi at the Tractor {Friday}
Okay. Seriously, can we talk about this for a minute, imaginary friends? Quasi are playing The Tractor on Friday. QUASI. TRACTOR. FRIDAY. FUCK. Janet Weiss…
XVIII Eyes releases new album, plays Chop Suey TONIGHT
I've had the newest release from XVIII Eyes {fka Eighteen Individual Eyes} on repeat since the end of last month, trying to find a way…
Don't miss: Wavves and King Tuff at the Neptune Theater {Saturday, 10/19}
Wavves was formed in 2008 as the project of San Diego's Nathan Williams, after he quit his record store job. He recorded his first two…
Don't miss: Laura Veirs at the Tractor {tonight!}
Okay, so, there's seriously at least a dozen places to go tonight in town tonight. Fiona Apple is at Benaroya, Mark Pickerel and his Praying…
Recommended Show: A benefit for The Glamour and the Squalor at EMP with Sean Nelson, The Young Evils & more {10/11}
The Glamour and the Squalor is a project I've been excited about from the beginning: a kick-ass documentary about a kick-ass guy, Marco Collins, covering…