Sub Pop 20: Beachwood Sparks
Hippies! Suddenly I was transported to the Oregon Country Fair, right here in Redmond! Beachwood Sparks (actually from LA) were a very cute, very farm-centric…
Sub Pop 20: Comets On Fire
"Have you ever been on a soccer team with Atila the Hun? Please welcome to the stage 'Mr. Comets On Fire'!" At first, I thought…
Sub Pop 20: Red Red Meat
I'm definitely feeling a bit beat down today. Yesterday's lineup and fast pace had me on the go, go, go for hours on end. Today…
Sub Pop 20: Kinski
It's funny, but hearing Kinski start their set was actually a relief. After Grand Archives and Blitzen Trapper, we needed a different sound to knock…
Sub Pop 20: Blitzen Trapper
Honestly, I didn't pay a lot of attention to Blitzen Trapper at first (they were one of the TBA bands), since I hadn't intended on…
Our crazy theory for who is headlining SP20 tonight
Liz and I aren't at SP20 so we have time speculate and we've got a good working theory that there's a magical secret headliner tonight…
Sub Pop 20: Grand Archives
"So, this is our first reunion in 20 years," jokingly quipped Mat Brooke as Grand Archives took the stage and gracefully eased into the carefree…
Sub Pop 20: Pissed Jeans
Holy shit, talk about pant-soiling live shows. Prior to catching these guys earlier in the afternoon, I had heard only good things about this four-piece…
Sub Pop 20: The Vaselines
Immediately following Mudhoney's rollicking set was a more subdued, yet highly anticipated set by Scotland's The Vaselines. Before today, I'd never seen Glasgow's the Vaselines.…
Sub Pop 20: Iron & Wine
Ok y'all, everyone knows how much heather b. loves Iron & Wine, so needless to say this was my most anticipated performance of the day.…