Bumbershoot preview: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
If you are looking to dance on Fischer Green during Bumbershoot, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head will deliver the beat to get you moving your feet.…
Tonight at the Crocodile: Mad Rad's beardless era begins
Yesterday, I wrote about what I was sure would be an epic event: The Beard/Off at the Funhouse between Sir Thomas Gray of Champagne Champagne…
Bumbershoot preview: Romance
Romance doesn't so much borrow from the great, goth-rock bands of the 1980s as they pay them proper tribute. When I listen to Romance, I…
Bumbershoot preview: Dyno Jamz
Dyno Jamz most likely were the first band to be named to perform at Bumbershoot this year, as their set was part of their prize…
Exclusive: Hey Marseilles signs to Fuzed Music
Between the Block Party, the Doe Bay Music Festival, Bumbershoot, and some gigs here & there around town, you'd be hard-pressed to get away from…
Killingsworth
The Minus 5 are releasing Killingsworth at the same time leader Scott McCaughey is putting out Young Fresh Fellows' I Think This Is, both on…
Bumbershoot preview: Point Juncture, WA
On Point Juncture, WA's website, they helpfully point out that "it's a band, not a place." It's actually quite a relief that I don't have…
Bumbershoot preview: Past Lives
In the past lives of Past Lives, the geneology includes four former members of the notable post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers. What Past Lives does…
Rocky Votolato to play Triple Door benefit on August 15
{Photo courtesy of Robin Laananen, redhedpictures} When it comes to Rocky Votolato, Spin Magazine puts it best: "Votolato possesses the kind of voice that never-been-kissed…
Bumbershoot preview: Wallpaper
When I heard Wallpaper for the first time, I immediately thought of a cross between The Kinks and Weezer (at least Weezer before Rivers Cuomo's…