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Alan Bishop

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Sun City Girls, Seattle Grunge Boys

    ​The early 1980s was a time of intense musical exploration. There was so much music to discover, and the fun part was that it was all current. They called it "punk rock," but the sounds were way more diverse than sped-up distorted guitars, crashing drums, and aggressive vocals. Bands like Butt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Tonight's Show Suggestions. And Some Clarity On Alan Bishop.

    SAETA. Photo courtesy of M. MacioceSAETA (ex-Ms. Led) has their CD release party tonight at Cafe Venus. That's Matt Menovick and Lesli Wood's project, with cello support from Bob Smolenski. It's a quiet, whispery affair with pretty, soft instrumentals, although you may find Menovick's wispy voice to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2009

    Alan Bishop

    Friday, January 30

  • Music

    May 14, 2008

    Remembering a Monster

    The brothers Bishop pay tribute to the late Charles Gocher Jr., and the legendary Sun City Girls.

  • Music

    August 1, 2007

    August and Everything After

    When it rains, it pours for a well-seasoned L.A. expatriate

  • Music

    November 16, 2005

    Broadcast

    Also: Radio Pyongyang and John Peel: A Tribute.

  • Music

    June 15, 2005

    June 15-21, 2005

    Also: Radio Pyongyang and John Peel: A Tribute.

  • Music

    April 14, 2004

    Hiding in Plain Sight

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Music

    January 21, 2004

    The Unheard Music

    Atlanta's Dust-to-Digital and Seattle's Sublime Frequencies labels mine lost archives of glorious sound.

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