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Telekinesis' Belle & Sebastian Cover: Good But Not As Good As Their Justin Bieber Cover

Telekinesis covers Belle & Sebastian At Capitol Hill's Sonic Boom on Record Store Day, Michael Benjamin Lerner fulfilled his promise to me and played his amazing cover of Justin Bieber's "Baby." It was an epic, beautiful moment. Recently, Telekinesis did a bouncy cover of an entirely different sort ... More >>

Telekinesis Gets Big Heads in New Video for "Please Ask for Help"

Telekinesis--who just played a triumphant homecoming show at the Crocodile last weekend--just released the video for "Please Ask for Help," the infectious second single off their second album, 12 Desperate Straight Lines. The clip, helmed by Portland director Spencer Getz, follows a couple of bloc ... More >>

Telekinesis Thrills a Sold-Out Audience Friday Night at the Crocodile

Laura Musselman​Telekinesis Saturday, March 26 Crocodile Telekinesis sold out the Crocodile on Saturday (with a little help from local openers Mal de Mer and the Globes), and from the way he enthused onstage, it was clear that Michael Benjamin Lerner couldn't have been happier to be back in h ... More >>

Still Room in Seattle for Crystal-Clear Pop?

Telekinesis' Michael Benjamin Lerner is trying to find out.

Telekinesis' Michael Benjamin Lerner on Attempting to Write the Next OK Computer (It Didn't Quite Work Out)

Kyle Johnson​Telekinesis is headlining the Crocodile this Saturday evening; it'll be one of Seattle's first chances to hear songs from their newest album, 12 Desperate Straight Lines (which was again produced by close collaborator Chris Walla). I recently chatted with Michael Benjamin Lerner a ... More >>

Chris Walla on How a Misread David Bowie Reference on Wikipedia Became the Title of Telekinesis' New Record

​​ I just got off the phone with Death Cab guitarist Chris Walla--who's currently in Austin enjoying SXSW--after having a chat about the new Telekinesis record, 12 Desperate Straight Lines, which Walla produced. I'd been wondering about the album's interesting title--turns out it came ou ... More >>

Today Reverb Recommends Seeing the Bieb's Movie and Becoming a Proud Fan, Like Michael Benjamin Lerner

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is the greatest movie I have ever seen. OK, no it's not, but it is still an epic concert experience, and if you head over to our sister blog, Voracious, you can read my lengthy thoughts about it, which include how Usher forces Bieber to drink a nasty green health sh ... More >>

First Call: The Rolling Log Is the Original Ghost Bar

Paranormal beer and olives in Old Town Issaquah.

Issaquah's Rolling Log Haunted by Rainier Beer & Olives

Julie poses with her favorite drink, the "Rain- tini." A ghost dented the Rainier can.​The Watering Hole: Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 425-392-2964, Issaquah. The Atmosphere: The Grand Central Hotel, next door to the Rolling Log, was built in 1903; today it's a boarding house which ... More >>

Listen to "You Turned Clear in the Sun," The Best Track Off Telekinesis' Fantastic New 12 Desperate Straight Lines

Kyle Johnson​We at SW received a copy of Telekinesis' second LP 12 Desperate Straight Lines in the mail a couple weeks ago and can therefore attest that it's fantastic. Back in November, Michael Benjamin Lerner premiered a song from the record, an infectiously stuttering pop track called "Car ... More >>

Pony Time

Kyle Johnson​We at SW received a copy of Telekinesis' second LP 12 Desperate Straight Lines in the mail a couple weeks ago and can therefore attest that it's fantastic. Back in November, Michael Benjamin Lerner premiered a song from the record, an infectiously stuttering pop track called "Car ... More >>

Ghostbusters

Kyle Johnson​We at SW received a copy of Telekinesis' second LP 12 Desperate Straight Lines in the mail a couple weeks ago and can therefore attest that it's fantastic. Back in November, Michael Benjamin Lerner premiered a song from the record, an infectiously stuttering pop track called "Car ... More >>

Bob Mould

Kyle Johnson​We at SW received a copy of Telekinesis' second LP 12 Desperate Straight Lines in the mail a couple weeks ago and can therefore attest that it's fantastic. Back in November, Michael Benjamin Lerner premiered a song from the record, an infectiously stuttering pop track called "Car ... More >>

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Kyle Johnson​We at SW received a copy of Telekinesis' second LP 12 Desperate Straight Lines in the mail a couple weeks ago and can therefore attest that it's fantastic. Back in November, Michael Benjamin Lerner premiered a song from the record, an infectiously stuttering pop track called "Car ... More >>

A Song To Get You Through Hump Day: Telekinesis' Brand New "Car Crash"

Jenny Jimenez​SPIN has the premiere of Telekinesis' brand-new song, "Car Crash," off Michael Benjamin Lerner's forthcoming sophomore record, the Chris Walla-produced 12 Desperate Straight Lines. (The album will be released on February 15 on Merge Records). Despite its morbid title, "Car Crash" ... More >>

Carrie

Jenny Jimenez​SPIN has the premiere of Telekinesis' brand-new song, "Car Crash," off Michael Benjamin Lerner's forthcoming sophomore record, the Chris Walla-produced 12 Desperate Straight Lines. (The album will be released on February 15 on Merge Records). Despite its morbid title, "Car Crash" ... More >>

Ghostbusters

Jenny Jimenez​SPIN has the premiere of Telekinesis' brand-new song, "Car Crash," off Michael Benjamin Lerner's forthcoming sophomore record, the Chris Walla-produced 12 Desperate Straight Lines. (The album will be released on February 15 on Merge Records). Despite its morbid title, "Car Crash" ... More >>

Also Tonight: The Family Curse and Telepathic Liberation Army

​There's an awful lot going on tonight, but I plan on splitting my time between the Comet Tavern, where Akimbo and the Family Curse (pictured above) will be rattling ceiling tiles, and the Wild Rose, where Telepathic Liberation Army will debut their fantastic new drummer, Kellie Payne. Read mo ... More >>

REVERB: Telepathic Liberation Army: Rock Clairvoyance

This quartet wants you. To dance.

So Talbot Tagora's Van Broke Down in Utah, Which Means

the band won't be able to make their in-store at Wall of Sound tonight or the Vera Project show after that. It's a real bummer, because the show was a CD release party for their first album on Hardly Art (not their first album period, just their first Hardly Art album) Lessons in the Woods or a City ... More >>

Telepathic Liberation Army Signs to Don't Stop Believin' Records

In additional band signings today, the women of local punk rock band Telepathic Liberation Army have found a home under the nurturing wing of badass DIY label Don't Stop Believin'. The label also hosts to like-minded groups like TacocaT. Telepathic Liberation Army is: vocalist Lisa Orth, bassist Mic ... More >>

Carrie

In additional band signings today, the women of local punk rock band Telepathic Liberation Army have found a home under the nurturing wing of badass DIY label Don't Stop Believin'. The label also hosts to like-minded groups like TacocaT. Telepathic Liberation Army is: vocalist Lisa Orth, bassist Mic ... More >>

Live Music Round Up: Friday, April 17

Firstly, there are all of these KEXP-related events happening on Capitol Hill both during the day and tonight. I personally would like to check out the free shows at Caffe Vita starting at 7:30 a.m.with Beads (Snow, also of the band the Blakes, is pictured.) Night shows include a badass line-up at t ... More >>

Telekinesis, Throw Me The Statue

Friday, April 17

Telepathy and Nostalgia at the Beachcomber

Kinda like that bar in Amsterdam.

Ghostbusters

Kinda like that bar in Amsterdam.

The Gypsy Princess

It ain’t over ‘til the showgirl sings

The Daily Wire: The Full Specter

It ain’t over ‘til the showgirl sings

Auburn Paranormal Research Team

Auburn-based ghostbusters share their finds

Auburn Paranormal Research Team

Auburn-based ghostbusters share their finds

I Can See Clearly Now

Learn to cleanse your aura

Scoop

Opens at Seven Gables and others, Fri., July 28. Rated PG-13. 96 minutes.

The lodger

After Hannibal Lecter, Anthony Hopkins chews on a softer role.

Ghost story

A woman treks to Port Townsend in search of Manresa Castle's living dead.