Such an imaginary weekend!
Could there be any more good shows happening this weekend? I mean, seriously. Just look at the calendar!I'll be spending my Friday night at Neumo's,…
6th Annual Double Album Christmas Benefit for Musicares: Quadrophenia!
I'm just going to say it. I'm going to say it, and I'm not going to feel bad about it, and you can't stop me.I…
Elliott Brood with Michael Vermillion & Zach Harjo at the Tractor
Elliott Brood made their way down from Canada for another excellent set on Wednesday night at the Tractor, and let me tell you - these…
Quadrophenia at The Tractor – lineup announced!!!
I knew, with enough calendar-scourging, that I'd find it:Sat, Dec. 136th ANNUAL DOUBLE ALBUM CHRISTMAS BENEFIT SHOWfeat. The Who's Quadrophenia in its entirety, in order,…
Cowboymouth and Memphis Radio Kings at the Tractor
Ten years ago, a coworker dragged me to Manhattan to see a band called Cowboymouth. He had been talking about it for weeks. I remember…
Mike McCready? Hendrix Tribute? TRACTOR?
Between the standing Monday square dance and a holiday special, there was this on the Tractor's calendar:Tues, Dec. 9Treehouse for Kids benefit withSHADOW '86 JIMI…
The Minus Five, Band of Annuals at the Tractor
The Best. Gig. Ever. that none of my friends seemed to know about (except for Kristin, who tipped me off to the show). Scott McCaughey,…
New Kindness Kind record (and shows) coming soon
One of the bands to surprise me the most toward the end of last year was the Kindness Kind. I had gone to one of…
Win tickets to see The Acorn and The Shaky Hands Tonight
Tonight there's a really great show at the Tractor. This is what I wrote in my entry for KEXP's blog (at least the unedited draft…
Some Old 97's "Tribute Band" Sell Out the Tractor
I spent the bulk of this long weekend whacked out on Benadryl due to an unfortunate meeting of some rather hungry spiders and my sweet…