TIG recommends: Noise for the Needy 2011 {starts tonight!}
{John Vanderslice at the Tractor, Noise for the Needy 2010} It's that time of year again, where the fine folks over at Noise for the…
Indie-pop abounds at the Rendezvous tonight! {6/3}
One final reminder about the big indie-pop extravaganza TONIGHT at the Rendezvous! The evening has morphed into a mini-popfest featuring the finest soft-core indie-pop flow:…
Recommended show: The Art of Saint Bartlett at Ghost Gallery {6/3}
When an album exists independently as a great piece of art -- in this case, we're referring to Damien Jurado's 2010 release, Saint Bartlett --…
Recommended show: Sloan at the Tractor this Saturday {June 4}
Sloan is a bands' band - one of those bands that really smart people like and quote... and not just because they had that really…
Recommended show: 14 Iced Bears and Seapony {album release} at Vera Tonight!
I'll be honest: I had never heard of 14 Iced Bears until I fell in love with the Tullycraft song "Twee" and it's lyric "she…
Take-your-pick Thursday: Sallie Ford at the Tractor, Doe Bay announcement at Columbia City Theater
You can get with this, or you can get with that -- but whatever you pick, you've got a heck of a time ahead of…
Happy hour: yesterday's live David Bazan webcast = win
Thanks to an invite from the lovely folks over at Tiny Human / Barsuk, we spent about forty-five minutes after work yesterday swooning in-person to…
Win a pair tickets to see Stornoway at the Triple Door {Tuesday 5/31}
Last year one of my favorite albums of the year was Stornoway's Beachcombers Windowsill. The aptly named album has a magical soothing effect, conjuring Maxwell…
Seattle's very own one-night popfest: The Smittens, Math & Physics Club, The Special Places, Monnone Alone {ex-Lucksmiths}
The best thing about the San Francisco PopFest, besides the fabulous line-up gathered in one city over five consecutive days for the massive delight of…
Sneak peek: our picks for mind-melters at Sasquatch 2011
It's high time we started scouring the schedule and getting that backlog of laundry done -- because this year's Sasquatch festival up at the Gorge…