Finally, a BellaMaine full-length
We got pretty excited about BellaMaine’s debut EP, Anxious Mind, last year. Five songs of their sweet-tart pop was a good start, but this week’s…
Noise for the Needy 2014: the last goodbye
If you haven’t heard the news already, we hate to be the ones to break it to you. But here it goes – Noise for the…
Bumbershoot 2014: the Saturday of your life
“It's never too late to have a happy childhood.” ― Tom Robbins Play. I am looking at the Bumbershoot 2014 schedule for the first time…
The Catch to reunite {for just one show} and make some of our imaginary dreams come true
You know those bands that capture your heart and whose songs auto-trigger some of your happiest memories? The Catch is that band for many on…
SIFF Take: How to Train Your Dragon 2
It feels a bit unseemly to trumpet such a mainstream movie during this Festival of the Wonderfully Obscure, but How to Train Your Dragon 2…
SIFF 2014: Closing Weekend Highlights
The end of this year’s cinema mega-thon is nigh, and if you've slacked on your SIFFage there's still time to do something about it. Here…
Rigor Mortis (Geung si)
{Rigor Mortis opens in Seattle on Friday, 6/6, and is screening at AMC Pacific Place} I was pretty psyched to watch Rigor Mortis (especially since…
SIFF Take: God Help the Girl
Prior to seeing God Help the Girl, I’d only been a somewhat-interested fan of Stuart Murdoch and Belle & Sebastian—hearing their most popular songs in…
SIFF Take: Turning Tide (En Solitaire)
Sailing is the kind of activity that seems utterly opaque to those who don’t partake. Like horse-back riding, for example. “How hard can it be…
Sasquatch 2014, Day 3
I have to admit, I kind of like the new Sasquatch schedule of Friday-Sunday instead of the old late Friday-Monday. It’s a little less tiring,…