Lee Ritenour Tint/[Black] 25%25Wednesday, August 21—Sunday, August 25 Guitarist Lee Ritenour has become a contemporary jazz institution unto himself. To date…
Friday, August 16 Hornet Leg These Portlanders are musically nomadic; their K Records bio claims they’ve been “a solo acoustic…
Filastine Fans of Bassnectar and Thievery Corporation can find common ground in this Barcelona-raised electronic musician, whose compositions blend dubstep’s…
The Blakes, Junko (out now, We Are OK Records, theblakesband.com): This release won’t dethrone Jack Black as the master of…
Grum Scottish producer Graeme Shepherd’s tracks, which exist at the intersection of deep house and new disco, would make Discovery-era…
Jesca Hoop With a voice that sounds strangely placeless and songs that are slyly inventive in tone and form, this…
Update: The shooting suspect has died, according to Seattle Police. A 67-year-old Metro bus driver has been taken to the…
Friday, August 9 Cloud Cult KEXP’s Concerts at the Mural series continues with two of the city’s most exciting rock…
Cabana This local four-piece incorporates a lot of Northwest rock touchstones from the past 20 or so years—layered, reverb-heavy guitars,…
Ken Stringfellow has worked with bands like R.E.M., the Posies, and Big Star. He’ll be backed by local Americana-peddlers the…
Chris Brokaw played a significant if little-known role in independent rock as a member of the bands Codeine and Come…
Friday, August 2 Daniel Blue Most know Daniel Blue as the charismatic leader of the Seattle soul-glitch band Motopony, for…
Hockey got mildly indie-famous in 2009 when its hooky electro-pop anthem “Too Fake” was featured in a JCPenney commercial. Sophomore…
The Ghost Inside If, while listening to The Ghost Inside’s third album, Get What You Give, you think “Hmm, this…
The Cult The most recent effort from the classic post-punk band is 2012’s confrontational Choice of Weapon. With White Hills….
In case you didn’t notice the traffic road blocks and flocks of neon-clad teenagers, the Capitol Hill Block Party took…
Friday, July 26 Bakelite 78 This five-piece draws from old-timey vaudevillian swing music, led by the theatrical vocals of acoustic…
Bad Rabbits Much of what’s been written about Bad Rabbits inaccurately plays up the group’s R&B tendencies. In reality, the…
Dwele R&B music is understood to be sultry, but the songs from this Detroit singer and producer are steamier than…
Jolie Holland and Mark Olson Jolie Holland first made a name for herself as part of the Vancouver folk trio…
