Rockstar New Wave Karaoke Countdown: Kithkin
{Photo by Matthew Gilbertson} I've been a huge Kithkin fan ever since they blew me away as the opening band for Los Campesinos a few…
TIG's 10th Anniversary Fun: 22 rockstars singing new wave karaoke songs can't be wrong!
As you may have heard, 2012 marks Three Imaginary Girls' 10th anniversary of being Seattle's sparkly indie-pop press and we can't think of a more…
It takes a village: DOORS {Seattle Theater Group} and People Eating and Giving {826 Seattle} raise over $600K!
There's been an incredible current underfoot in our fair city these past few weeks, as two noteworthy nonprofits -- the Seattle Theater Group and 826…
Fear Fun
How does a Seattle boy deal with a debilitating dose of depression and then some newfound creative sparks in Los Angeles? (J./Joshua) Tillman {formerly of…
Plucked from my inbox: Power-Pop Love for Sweet Diss and the Comebacks
This has actually been lingering in my inbox for awhile (sorry guys!) but I finally had time to take a proper listen, and am ready…
Recommended show + free tickets: Hotels CD release at Columbia City Theater this Friday {4/27}
Seattle post-punk(ish) new wave band Hotels just released their latest EP Cinemascope I, the first of a series of three EPs that the band plan…
Recommended Show: Prom Queen CD Release at The Can Can {4/24}
Prom Queen, the newest solo project by my pretty friend Leeni, has a lush 60s-esque sound that started as covers and has now evolved into…
The Round 83: Damien Jurado, Jonathan Russell and friends
I'm almost not quite sure how to begin recounting last night's show at the Fremont Abbey {Round #83, with Damien Jurado, The Head and the…
Put Your Back N 2 It
This album, Perfume Genius's second, sounds like a still-moment widescreen car-crash at first -- a horrifying accident beautifully caught by gleaming, descending keys and soft…
Photo Essay: Blue Skies for Black Hearts
Remember how I told y'all to be at The High Dive on Friday to see the most excellent PDX band Blue Skies for Black Hearts…