Doe Bay Festival 2009: Spirit Hike
The Second Annual Doe Bay Festival was a magical experience up on Orcas Island. A music festival like no other, and likely the closest thing…
Amused, Confused and More Bad News
Hailing from Seattle, The Purrs create a fascinating concoction of psychedelic pop. The band is an amalgam of their influences, which range from Echo and…
Imaginary Interview: Radio8Ball
“Synchronicity is the star of Radio8Ball” was what the program’s host, a musician and actor named Andras Jones, declared when I saw his program at…
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: 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…
Wind's Poem
People familiar with Mount Eerie and its creative founder/leader Phil Elverum would hardly be surprised by anything he would try; though coming from Anacortes, the…
Imaginary Interview: Hotels
Over the past few years, Hotels have emerged as one of the most enjoyable bands in Seattle. They have a synth-heavy sound recalling artists such…
I Think This Is
It would be enough for an artist to release a great album from his own group while helping out a huge, still vital band like…
Bumbershoot preview: Portland Cello Project
No false advertising here. The Portland Cello Project is just what it says it is. PCP is a collective of (mostly) classically-trained cello players who…
Imaginary Interview: Anomie Belle
Anomie Belle is the project of multi-instrumentalist musician/composer Toby Campbell, whose music is often combining elements of classical, jazz, rock, pop and down tempo trip…