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Vivian Girls

  • Music

    April 25, 2012

    This Week's Recommended Shows

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    April 25, 2012

    Frankie Rose

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    February 29, 2012

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    June 22, 2011

    Hunx, Punx, and Pride

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    May 9, 2011

    Vivian Girls Expand Their Sound on New Record and Live Show at Vera Project

    Dave Lake​Vivian Girls Friday, May 6 Vera Project The Vivian Girls are damn adorable. They might not be the most proficient musicians in girl punk history, and their live show may be as lo-fi as their records, but they're likeable, that's for sure. Drenched in reverb, and in front of a hundre ... More >>

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    May 4, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends You Visit Vivian Girls at the Vera Project

    ​Brooklyn's beloved all-girl garage band is easy on the eyes (a blonde, a brunette, and a redhead - take your pick!) Even better, their purposefully scrappy music is delightful to the ears, as they will demonstrate at the Vera Project this Friday. The Vivian Girls' style is a throwback to the ... More >>

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    May 4, 2011

    This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Battles and Beach Fossils to Joan of Arc and The Cars.

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    May 4, 2011

    Vivian Girls

    From Battles and Beach Fossils to Joan of Arc and The Cars.

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    March 30, 2011

    Seattle's March to Fuzz

    Amid a sea of pop and folk, some scuzzier sounds in town are having a moment.

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    March 30, 2011

    One Album Wonders: Six Bands We Wish Had Released More

    ​Last week's list of bands who should have called it quits after their first album got us thinking about the opposite--bands who hung it up too soon. These are usually sad stories--tragedy strikes, or personality clashes wreak havoc, or money runs out. It's rare that a band garners major atten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    13 Signs That You're at a "Meaningful Alt Wedding"

    13-Point Program to Destroy Conventional Weddings​(With respect to Hipster Runoff) 1. Tattoos flowering out the back of the wedding dress. 2. Photo wall made of Xeroxed punk/hardcore album covers (Tragedy. Slapshot? Nation of Ulysses!). 3. A member of the Vivian Girls is in attendance. 4. ... More >>

  • Music

    September 29, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    13-Point Program to Destroy Conventional Weddings​(With respect to Hipster Runoff) 1. Tattoos flowering out the back of the wedding dress. 2. Photo wall made of Xeroxed punk/hardcore album covers (Tragedy. Slapshot? Nation of Ulysses!). 3. A member of the Vivian Girls is in attendance. 4. ... More >>

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    September 29, 2010

    La Sera

    13-Point Program to Destroy Conventional Weddings​(With respect to Hipster Runoff) 1. Tattoos flowering out the back of the wedding dress. 2. Photo wall made of Xeroxed punk/hardcore album covers (Tragedy. Slapshot? Nation of Ulysses!). 3. A member of the Vivian Girls is in attendance. 4. ... More >>

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    September 15, 2010

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    August 18, 2010

    Hardly Art Releases A Fuzzy Pair Of Tracks From Their New Signees, Fergus & Geronimo (Oh, Yeah, They Signed La Sera, Too)

    La Sera​The Brooklyn dudes in Fergus & Geronimo have sprinkled a bunch of garage, a bit of fuzz, and a hint of surf into "Never Satisfied" and "Turning Blue", the pair of tracks that make up the 7" release they're putting out via Sub Pop imprint Hardly Art on October 26. A full-length will fol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Album Review: Male Bonding's Choppy But Thoughtful Debut, Nothing Hurts

    ​Artist: Male Bonding Album: Nothing Hurts Label: Sub Pop Release date: May 11 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Buy Download Stream: "Pirate Key" "Year's Not Gone," the first single and opening track off Male Bonding's debut record, Nothing Hurts, is pretty indicative of the London trio's sound ... More >>

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    April 13, 2010

    Tonight: King Khan & the Shrines at Neumos, Male Bonding at Chop Suey

    Renee McMahon​King Khan & The Shrines, with The Fresh & Onlys, Unnatural Helpers. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $15. King Khan--the stage name of Canadian musician Arish A. Khan--is probably more well-known for his stage antics than his music. He wears a variety of accessories-- wa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    Male Bonding

    Renee McMahon​King Khan & The Shrines, with The Fresh & Onlys, Unnatural Helpers. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $15. King Khan--the stage name of Canadian musician Arish A. Khan--is probably more well-known for his stage antics than his music. He wears a variety of accessories-- wa ... More >>

  • Music

    April 7, 2010

    The Short List: The Week’s Recommended Shows

    Renee McMahon​King Khan & The Shrines, with The Fresh & Onlys, Unnatural Helpers. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $15. King Khan--the stage name of Canadian musician Arish A. Khan--is probably more well-known for his stage antics than his music. He wears a variety of accessories-- wa ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2010

    Little Lincolns: Titus Andronicus Will Be Heard

    Patrick Stickles and his merry men ape the Boss and other founding fathers.

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2010

    Tonight: The Round 57, Paul van Dyk, Vivian Girls

    Vivian Girls​Saturday: The Round 57 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages At this Valentine's Day edition of the Round, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band frontman Benjamin Verdoes will perform "A Waltz for Furnace," a five-minute waltz he composed for his wife and bandmate Tracy Eg ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    Vivian Girls​Saturday: The Round 57 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages At this Valentine's Day edition of the Round, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band frontman Benjamin Verdoes will perform "A Waltz for Furnace," a five-minute waltz he composed for his wife and bandmate Tracy Eg ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    Vivian Girls

    Vivian Girls​Saturday: The Round 57 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages At this Valentine's Day edition of the Round, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band frontman Benjamin Verdoes will perform "A Waltz for Furnace," a five-minute waltz he composed for his wife and bandmate Tracy Eg ... More >>

  • Music

    September 2, 2009

    Bumbershoot: Sunday’s Recommended Shows

    Vivian Girls​Saturday: The Round 57 at Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $10, all ages At this Valentine's Day edition of the Round, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band frontman Benjamin Verdoes will perform "A Waltz for Furnace," a five-minute waltz he composed for his wife and bandmate Tracy Eg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Thursday, July 23

    John Pizzarelli starts a four-night stint at the Jazz Alley tonight with Jessica Molaskey. Each show costs $26.50; go here for show times. Like many before him, jazz guitarist/singer and Radio Deluxe podcast host John Pizzarelli is fond of flaunting his status as a native New Jersey-ite. Lucky for ... More >>

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    July 22, 2009

    Pumice

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    July 22, 2009
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    June 15, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Monday, June 15

    Thee Oh Sees, Jay Reatard, Idle Times at the Crocodile, 8 p.m., $12 adv As if there wasn't enough of the Troggs' crushing riffs and junkyard stomp in Thee Oh Sees' new album Help, "Meat Step Lively" features a bout of wavering flute. Yes, just like in "Wild Thing" (however, that song employs the oc ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    The Short List: This Week’s Recommended Shows

    Thee Oh Sees, Jay Reatard, Idle Times at the Crocodile, 8 p.m., $12 adv As if there wasn't enough of the Troggs' crushing riffs and junkyard stomp in Thee Oh Sees' new album Help, "Meat Step Lively" features a bout of wavering flute. Yes, just like in "Wild Thing" (however, that song employs the oc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2009

    Thee Oh Sees

    Monday, June 15

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Just in Case You Missed Metric at the Showbox Last Week...

    Because you were at one of the other awesome shows that was happening that night (also, it sold out very fast), don't despair: the Canadian synth-pop band is now performing at this year's Bumbershoot! Hurray! Not only that, but a whole bunch of other artists have just been added as well, including t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    More Bands Added to Bumbershoot Line-up

    Here are some of the recent additions (complete list of announced bands after the jump): Akron/Family Vivian Girls The Devil Makes Three Elvis Perkins in Dearland Maximo Park Mirah Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears 3 Inches of Blood Otep U.S.E. (pictured) Despite the whole bubblegum pop theme that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Last Night: Vivian Girls @ Neumos

    Brooklyn based garage rock trio The Vivian Girls began their set almost 30 minutes late after experiencing sound difficulties last night. They spent that half an hour tinkering with their equipment and chatting with the modest-sized crowd, most of whom didn't seem to mind the delay if it meant havin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Thursday, April 30

    One of my favorite local pop bands, Hey Marseilles, plays the Crocodile tonight with Palmer Electric Co. and Cataldo; that starts at 8 p.m. and costs $10. There's also a Willie Nelson tribute night at Conor Byrne's around 9 p.m.. For someone like me who's always thought the guy was a better songwri ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2009

    Vivian Girls

    Thursday, April 30

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    April 29, 2009
  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    The Vivian Girls Play Neumos This Thursday

    I'm a sucker for that peppy girl group sound that producer extraordinaire (and murderer) Phil Spector made so popular in the '60s. A rather large crop of bands have emerged to give the genre a contemporary twist in the last couple years, including The Pipettes and Those Dancing Days. But of all the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    An Interview With Damian Abraham of Fucked Up

    This is Fucked Up; Damian is the bald guy grinning in the back Toronto band Fucked Up got its start as a controversial hardcore band whose legendary, occasionally bloody live shows have resulted in everything from bits of glass making their permanent home in Damian Abraham's forehead to the destruc ... More >>

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