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The Morning Benders

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    October 12, 2011

    St. Vincent's Seattle-Based Isolation Experiment

    Annie Clark came to town for solitude. She went home with Strange Mercy.

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Cults Gradually Wins Over a Subdued Audience Last Night at the Crocodile

    ​Cults Monday, April 11 Crocodile Cults look a little like a cult. To play in Cults, you have to have dark, long hair that reaches to around your nipples. OK, maybe not, but four out of the six musicians who played as Cults last night fit that description. Kurt Vile could camouflage himself a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Twin Sister's Romantic Dream-Pop Outshines the Morning Benders at Neumos Last Night

    Barry Hott​Twin Sister The Morning Benders Neumos Monday, October 18 Last night marked the Long Island quintet Twin Sister's first-ever visit to Seattle. "It's a lot less gloomy here than they say it is in New York," said guitarist Eric Cardona. Twin Sister is like Beach House with more mem ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Barry Hott​Twin Sister The Morning Benders Neumos Monday, October 18 Last night marked the Long Island quintet Twin Sister's first-ever visit to Seattle. "It's a lot less gloomy here than they say it is in New York," said guitarist Eric Cardona. Twin Sister is like Beach House with more mem ... More >>

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    October 13, 2010

    Twin Sister

    Barry Hott​Twin Sister The Morning Benders Neumos Monday, October 18 Last night marked the Long Island quintet Twin Sister's first-ever visit to Seattle. "It's a lot less gloomy here than they say it is in New York," said guitarist Eric Cardona. Twin Sister is like Beach House with more mem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Record Shopping with Surfer Blood: Fleetwood Mac, the Supremes, Dreamboat Annie, Philip Glass, and the Soundtrack to Cats

    Bargains everywhere!​The occasion: Following a stellar Bumbershoot performance just last month, the much-vaunted -- and recently signed to Warner Bros. records -- Floridian quintet Surfer Blood was back in town yesterday to co-headline Neumos with the Drums. The band has a recently acquired to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Two New Videos From Two of My 2010 Favorites - Delorean and Maps & Atlases

    Delorean put on a kick-ass show at Bumbershoot a couple weeks ago (and they'll be back at Neumos on November 12). Today Vevo premiered the band's latest video for "Real Love," directed by Focus Creeps (they've done videos for Girls and the Morning Benders). This clip disturbs me; it makes me afrai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Tonight: Broken Bells The Morning Benders @ Showbox at the Market

    ​Broken Bells, with The Morning Benders. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. Sold out. One would think that the collaboration between Brian Burton (Danger Mouse), the producer who brought us Gnarls Barkley, and James Mercer, the songwriter who brought us the Shins, would ... More >>

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    May 19, 2010

    Broken Bells

    ​Broken Bells, with The Morning Benders. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. Sold out. One would think that the collaboration between Brian Burton (Danger Mouse), the producer who brought us Gnarls Barkley, and James Mercer, the songwriter who brought us the Shins, would ... More >>

  • Music

    May 19, 2010

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    ​Broken Bells, with The Morning Benders. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. Sold out. One would think that the collaboration between Brian Burton (Danger Mouse), the producer who brought us Gnarls Barkley, and James Mercer, the songwriter who brought us the Shins, would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Minus the Bear Follows 2010's Trend with First Dangerbird Release OMNI

    ​Artist: Minus the Bear Album: OMNI Label: Dangerbird Records Release date: May 4 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Stream Download: "My Time" Closely following Death Cab for Cutie and Blue Scholars, Minus the Bear's Suicide Squeeze debut EP This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic was one of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Watch the Morning Benders' Disturbing New Video For "Promises," Starring Kids Behaving Badly

    "Promises"the morning benders | MySpace Music Videos The Morning Benders' kaleidoscopic new video for "Promises" confirms what many of us already believe: children are evil creatures and are not to be trusted. "Promises" is directed by Focus Creeps (who've also done clips for Girls, Mission of Burm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2010

    Last Friday Night: The Morning Benders Miniature Tigers: A Concert Report Card

    Berkeley's The Morning Benders headlined the Crocodile on Friday night.​On Friday night I made it to the Crocodile just in time to see the Phoenix quartet Miniature Tigers open for the Morning Benders. One of these bands I'd never heard of; one I've been following for a couple weeks now. One o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Tonight: The Morning Benders at the Crocodile Philip Glass in Kirkland

    Weston Walker​The Morning Benders, with Miniature Tiger, BOAT. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $10. The Morning Benders' new record, Big Echo, is garnering praise for its sunny and sparkly-clean sound, a palpable shift from their dinning, jangly 2008 debut, Talking Through Tin Ca ... More >>

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    March 31, 2010

    The Morning Benders

    Weston Walker​The Morning Benders, with Miniature Tiger, BOAT. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $10. The Morning Benders' new record, Big Echo, is garnering praise for its sunny and sparkly-clean sound, a palpable shift from their dinning, jangly 2008 debut, Talking Through Tin Ca ... More >>

  • Music

    March 31, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Weston Walker​The Morning Benders, with Miniature Tiger, BOAT. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $10. The Morning Benders' new record, Big Echo, is garnering praise for its sunny and sparkly-clean sound, a palpable shift from their dinning, jangly 2008 debut, Talking Through Tin Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    See the Year's Most Over-Hyped Record Performed Live: Broken Bells Announce Tour

    ​James Mercer and Brian Burton - aka Danger Mouse - announced dates today for the first-ever Broken Bells tour. The Broken Bells album put me to sleep, but I guess I'm in the minority since it went to #1 on iTunes. Plus critics at US Weekly are likening the live show to "being at a cozy, intim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    A.M. Music News: Wood Gets Warning, Spears Lashes Back, THEESatisfaction Releases X-Mas EP

    The Morning Benders are coming back to Seattle.​It's a slow music news day, as most publications are reveling in their end of year/decade lists. If you had to know, Taylor Swift was voted Entertainer of the Year by the AP. Tina Fey won last year. -- Yahoo: Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    Tonight: Grizzly Bear, Sunny Day Real Estate, Digital Leather

    Digital Leather​Sunny Day Real Estate, the Jealous Sound at the Paramount Theatre, 8 p.m., $15 Any Sunny Day Real Estate fan knows the details already: The Seattle band that launched the '90s emo movement has reunited with its original line-up, 15 years after an acrimonious breakup. There's p ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2009

    Grizzly Bear

    Digital Leather​Sunny Day Real Estate, the Jealous Sound at the Paramount Theatre, 8 p.m., $15 Any Sunny Day Real Estate fan knows the details already: The Seattle band that launched the '90s emo movement has reunited with its original line-up, 15 years after an acrimonious breakup. There's p ... More >>

  • Music

    October 14, 2009

    The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

    Digital Leather​Sunny Day Real Estate, the Jealous Sound at the Paramount Theatre, 8 p.m., $15 Any Sunny Day Real Estate fan knows the details already: The Seattle band that launched the '90s emo movement has reunited with its original line-up, 15 years after an acrimonious breakup. There's p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2008

    Last Night: We Are Scientists (and friends) at Neumo's

    Digital Leather​Sunny Day Real Estate, the Jealous Sound at the Paramount Theatre, 8 p.m., $15 Any Sunny Day Real Estate fan knows the details already: The Seattle band that launched the '90s emo movement has reunited with its original line-up, 15 years after an acrimonious breakup. There's p ... More >>

  • Music

    July 9, 2008

    Cowboy Robots Ride Again

    The Beachwood Sparks reunion is a California dream come true.

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