Shoegaze and new wave often run parallel to each other, admiring each one another from afar. Weekend is the bold…
Animals as Leaders serve instrumental progressive-metal shredding, aided by leader Tosin Abasi’s fondness for eight-string guitars (let’s see your average…
On January’s Restoring Force, California metalcore quintet Of Mice & Men has found a middle ground, both lyrically and musically,…
Friday, March 21 Portland’s Blackwitch Pudding comprises three wizards (Space Wizard, Lizard Wizard, Wizard Wizard), who dress in sparkly robes…
This Will Destroy You has turned instrumental rock into an art form. Whether gradually inducing euphoria with layered guitars (“The…
Thursday, March 27 Salt Horse Usually at NWFF you’re tucked into a cozy seat in one of the screening rooms,…
Friday, March 14 Last year, Seattle Weekly named Mo-Wave the best festival in Seattle, and with good reason. Not only…
Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project Looking to explore field recordings and pay homage to folklorist and field recording pioneer Alan Lomax,…
Seems that Tacoma is rife with belters who can wow television audiences. Stephanie Anne Johnson is the latest, her soulful…
Jupe Jupe, El Corazon. Read our review of the band’s new album Crooked Kisses here. Good grief, is Lake Street…
Friday, March 7 Angel Olsen may not yet be a household name, but for fans it’s clear that the Missouri-born,…
Hobosexual manages to make the most of little things. The lo-fi, no-holds-barred guitar/drum duo channels the best and worst of…
Festivals often provide a weekend escape, a time to forget the world and live a brief rock fantasy. With Magma…
Wednesday, March 12 House of Thee UnHoly The Swedish Housewife (aka burlesque artist Paula Sjunneson) is taking everyone back to…
Pat Metheny Unity Group Few jazz guitarists can match Metheny in sheer talent and ability; fewer still in influence. With…
For decades, the Beale Street Boy has ably served as the tireless de facto ambassador of the blues, maintaining a…
Friday, Feb. 28 After overcoming a childhood speech impairment that prevented him from communicating verbally, Tim Perry, lead singer of…
The current incarnation of En Vogue, one of the most successful R&B groups of the ’90s, contains just half of…
The kings of melodic death metal, Children of Bodom are one of the biggest bands in their native Finland, and…
Wednesday, March 5 Jenifer Ringer We’re living in a very first-person world right now—from the blog to the selfie, it’s…
