Bumbershoot preview: Metric
With their latest album, Fantasies, Canadian rock band Metric doesn't really break any new ground, at least as far as their sound goes. Instead, the…
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…
Moshi Moshi Records 10th anniversary tour in Seattle on August 13
Moshi Moshi Records is the label that has helped bring Architecture in Helsinki, Hot Chip, Lykke Li, Kate Nash, and the Casiokids to the world.…
Bumbershoot preview: Mayer Hawthorne
The story with Mayer Hawthorne is that he recorded a couple of neo-soul songs and the would-be head of his label, Stones Throw, initially assumed…
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…
French Miami do their "God Damn Best" on Sunday at the Sunset
San Francisco band French Miami will be at the Sunset this Sunday (8/9/9) and bringing with them their post-apocolypse Modest Mouse song "God Damn Best"…
Bumbershoot preview: Lenka
On the Bumbershoot schedule this year, Australian-born, LA-based singer/songwriter Lenka is the closest thing to a pop star on the roster. When Lenka is at her…
KEXP's annual BBQ on Saturday
Ideally summertime is all about getting sweaty and silly at free outdoor music shows. And guess who sticks to their ideals? Our provider of independent,…
Bumbershoot preview: Dyme Def
On their Jay-Z sampling single "The Game Needs Me", Dyme Def made one of my very favorite boasts in hip hop: "I'm the future, wondering…
One of the many reasons to head to the Sunset this Friday night: The Nightgowns
I've been sitting on The Nightgowns' Sing Something for at least a couple months now, and I don't know why it's taken me so long…