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December 21, 2011
Kill Rock Stars' Next 20 Years
The Northwest label that brought us the Decemberists, Elliott Smith, and Bratmobile Is repositioning for its digital future.
Blogs
December 21, 2011
"Record Labels and Record Stores Are Obsolete In the Internet Age!" Bullshit
Kill Rock Stars' Elliott Smith. We'll get to KRS in a second.Fact: Bands don't need a record label to record (see GarageBand) and distribute (see BandCamp, Facebook) music. Fact: The vast majority of bands still see value in the infrastructure that a label provides, and have discovered that ... More >>
Blogs
July 18, 2011
Milagres Releases New Song, "Here to Stay," In Anticipation of September 13 Kill Rock Stars Debut
I got intrigued by Brooklyn-based, Kill Rock Stars-signed Milagres earlier this spring after hearing their breathtaking song "Glowing Mouth." That was five months ago, and during that time, "Glowing Mouth" has remained the only new Milagres song available for listen. Thankfully that's now cha ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
Kill Rock Stars Is Having a Sweet Summer Sale, With Markdowns on Elliott Smith, Sleater-Kinney, the Thermals, Grass Widow, More
Happy summer! To kick off the season right, the beautiful people of Kill Rock Stars are having a pretty sweet summer sale right now via their website. KRS has marked down an assortment of CDs, LPs, and T-shirts representing some of their finest signees, past and present: every CD Elliott Sm ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
Something Else To Work Up Your Record Store Day Frenzy: Kill Rock Stars Re-Issue of 1991 Compilation
Kill Rock Stars is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year--and in their own honor, they're putting out a very special re-issue on April 16 for Record Store Day. The label's very first release, a 1991 compilation including tracks from Nirvana, Courtney Love, Bratmobile, and Bikini Kill, ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Milagres
Kill Rock Stars is celebrating their 20th anniversary this year--and in their own honor, they're putting out a very special re-issue on April 16 for Record Store Day. The label's very first release, a 1991 compilation including tracks from Nirvana, Courtney Love, Bratmobile, and Bikini Kill, ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2011
Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before: 4 Local Bands That Share a Name With a National Act
French Press FilmsWallpaper. Not the Tacoma variety. We know, we know, it's 2011, and in this post-apocalyptic time, all band names have been taken, yadda yadda yadda. OF COURSE you're going to have the Beach Boys and Beach House and Beach Fossils. And Wolf everything, and especially Black ev ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2011
Kill Rock Stars Adds Brooklyn Indie-Pop Favorites Milagres to Their Stable
Josh GolemanKill Rock Stars has just announced their latest signing--the New York quintet Milagres, already a popular favorite in their native Brooklyn. Milagres--Kyle Wilson, Eric Schwortz, Steve Leventhal, Fraser McCulloch, and Chris Brazee--make fluent indie-pop music, as heard on their 20 ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2010
Q&A: Marnie Stern on Free Shoes, Making Herself Vulnerable, and Girls on the Guitar
Marnie Stern will play the Vera Project with Witch Gardens on Saturday, November 6. I just got off the phone with Marnie Stern, Kill Rock Stars' girl-guitarist goddess, who last week released her third record, which I found to be an extraordinary piece of work. Marnie was at her NYC home in t ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2010
Album Review: Grass Widow's Past Time Puts Them in Sleater-Kinney League
Artist: Grass Widow Album: Past Time Label: Kill Rock Stars Release date: August 24 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Buy Download: "Fried Egg" Local show: Healthy Times Fun Club on September 17 with Coasting and Broken Water "Uncertain Memory," the first track on the San Francisco girl-punk tr ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2010
Two Great Musicians Make Great Music Together: Mirah and Thao to Release Album
File this under "Album Ideas That Make Perfect Sense": Kill Rock Stars announced today that labelmates Thao Nguyen and Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn--both are better known by their respective first names only--will record an album together in spring 2011. This new project is the outgrowth of what KRS ca ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
GodheadSilo Meets Logan's Run
GodheadSilo were a briefly lived, ton-of-bricks duo from Fargo, North Dakota that were highly influential on Northwest bands (they would later go on to work with Murder City Devil leader Spencer Moody, among other collaborators). Logan's Run is a dystopia-driven, sci-fi classic film from the '70s, a ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2010
The Thermals' Hutch Harris On Leaving Sub Pop, Hummer, Optimism, and His Personal Life
The Thermals -- featuring frontman Hutch Harris -- plays Bumbershoot on Sept. 6, the day before their new album, Personal Life, hits shelves via Kill Rock Stars.A few weeks ago I interviewed Hutch Harris of The Thermals -- the Portland trio who famously turned down Hummer's $50,000 offer to l ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2010
Listen to The Thermals' New Single, "I Don't Believe You," From the Upcoming Personal Life
Portland's favorite punk rockers The Thermals are releasing their fifth album, Personal Life, on September 7 on Kill Rock Stars -- I can't wait to hear it. In the meantime, KRS will be releasing the record's peppery first single, "I Don't Believe You," on August 10 as a 7" -- but you can hear ... More >>
Blogs
April 28, 2010
Horse Feathers' Cute Stop-Motion Music Video for "Belly of June"
Portland's Horse Feathers just played a show at the Tractor a couple weeks ago, and now the folk-rock outfit have released an adorable music video for "Belly of June," a track off their most recent record on Kill Rock Stars, Thistled Spring. "Belly of June" is an elegant song - I love the the swee ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2010
Tonight: Horse Feathers, Zubatto Syndicate, Florence The Machine
Tarina WestlundHorse Feathers, with Megafaun, Breathe Owl Breathe. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $10. While the music landscape might be saturated with folk acts, not many play music as delicately beautiful as Justin Ringle and his Portland-based band. The charm and ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2010
It's Official: Kill Rock Stars to Release Corin Tucker's Solo Album this October
Pretty much every Sleater-Kinney fan knows this by now, but Kill Rock Stars announced today that they'll release Corin Tucker's solo album in October. This--along with Quasi's American Gong in February--marks S-K's roundabout return to the label: the band released their last album, 2005's The Wood ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2010
Remastered Reissue of Elliott Smith's Roman Candle Available For Streaming
On April 6, Kill Rock Stars will release a remastered version of Elliott Smith's Roman Candle , his stunning first solo record, originally released on Portland's Cavity Search Records in 1994. KRS will also, for the first time in the U.S., release Roman Candle on vinyl, something I'm very exc ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2010
A.M. Music News: Kings of Leon at the Gorge, Deerhoof at Vera, and Wayne Coyne on Extreme Makeover
Chris KornelisKings of Leon at The Paramount on May 2, 2007.-- LiveDaily: Kings of Leon play the Gorge on July 17. I never thought they'd headline past the Paramount. Consider me still shocked. -- Kill Rock Stars: Deerhoof plays Vera Project on July 5. -- Pitchfork: Wayne Coyne volunteers o ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2010
Thank You, Kill Rock Stars: Quasi's American Gong Free for Streaming
Sasquatch season is upon us and, just in time, Portland's Quasi is releasing their brand new full-length, American Gong. It's their first record in four years, and their debut on Kill Rock Stars. Tuesday, February 23 is the official release date, but there's no need to wait--KRS has made the ... More >>
Blogs
July 24, 2009
Interview: Hutch Harris of The Thermals
The Thermals will be opening for Gossip and Sonic Youth on Saturday night at Capitol Hill Block Party, and according to lead vocalist and guitarist Hutch Harris (pictured at right), they couldn't be more excited. Touring in support of their latest project, Now We Can See. Their lo-fi, high ene ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2009
Quasi Signs to Kill Rock Stars
Portland trio Quasi just signed to venerated Northwest label Kill Rock Stars, and the label will release the band's first album in three years on October 27 (it succeeds 2006's When the Going Gets Dark. Quasi, in case you didn't know, is comprised of Sam Coomes, Sleater-Kinney vet Janet Weiss and Jo ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2009
Kill Rock Stars artist found dead in St. Paul home
One of Kill Rock Stars' longtime artists died this weekend. Jeff Hanson, known for his ladylike voice and gentle songs, was found dead in his St. Paul, Minn., home on Friday night. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune is reporting that Hanson likely died from a fall or other accident at his concrete-floo ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2009
The Thermals Stop by Neumos on Their Spring Tour
The Thermals Portland rock superstars the Thermals will be touring the entire US this spring, and they will be stopping in Seattle for a show on April 11 at Neumos. And if you go to the Thermals' page on Kill Rock Stars, you can download the first single from their upcoming album, "Now We Can See. ... More >>
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September 26, 2007
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August 29, 2007
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February 8, 2006
Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores
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October 26, 2005
Dava Sobel, Decemberists, and Purgatorio
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December 22, 2004
Cheap Gifts!
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September 22, 2004
Sept. 22-28, 2004
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May 12, 2004
CD Reviews
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January 1, 2003
Critical Mass 2002, Part 1
Seattle Weekly's music writers sift through a year's worth of highs and lows to come up their annual top-10 lists.
Music
November 13, 2002
Karma-Covered Apple
The Weekly's intrepid correspondent gets a N.Y.C.- sized dose of weird Halloween vibes and music industry hoo-ha at CMJ 2002.
Music
October 16, 2002
Countdown
Top-selling records at local independent record stores
Music
October 2, 2002
Countdown
Top-selling records at local independent record stores
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September 25, 2002
Countdown
Top-selling records at local independent record stores
Music
September 11, 2002
Countdown
Top-selling records at local independent record stores
Music
August 21, 2002
Sampler Platters
Punk rock compiled for your listening pleasure.
Music
December 26, 2001
9. Shuffling the deck
Jittery record labels drop stars, purge creatives.
Music
November 14, 2001
Days of our nights
Jittery record labels drop stars, purge creatives.
Music
August 8, 2001
The day the music didn't die
The independent music world came to Olympia 10 years ago for a pivotal event.
Music
August 8, 2001
Countdown
Top-selling Northwest albums at local independent record stores
Music
May 16, 2001
Countdown
TOP ROCK RECORDS SALES
Music
May 2, 2001
Record roundup
TOP ROCK RECORDS SALES
Music
April 18, 2001
CD Reviews
TOP ROCK RECORDS SALES
Music
February 28, 2001
Big surprise
Kill Rock Stars reissues Liliput's long-lost punk epic.
Music
August 16, 2000
Whadchagit?
Kill Rock Stars reissues Liliput's long-lost punk epic.
Music
July 19, 2000
Citizen John
Kill Rock Stars reissues Liliput's long-lost punk epic.
Music
March 15, 2000
Sittin' on the big Throne
Olympia's soft-spoken loud music master discusses going deaf for his art and shares secrets of the stage.
Music
July 28, 1999
Way to go, Yoyo
Olympia's occasional indie-rock festival is quite an occasion.
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