While record labels and most musicians are busy bemoaning the ease with which it's possible to download pretty much whatever you want for free on… Continue reading
Good news from the Cave Singers camp: new record No Witch comes out next February 22 on a record label that some of my favorite… Continue reading
Hey, garage rock and psychedelic music fans! I know you like free stuff. And rum. Probably weed more than rum, but let's assume you also… Continue reading
From Reagan to Mamma Casserole.
Zoe MuthI personally always thought Zoe Muth would be a great fit for Bloodshot Records -- the label partially responsible for releasing Neko Case's best… Continue reading
Last year, Teresa Butz was raped and stabbed to death in her South Park home -- an attack that might have killed her partner as… Continue reading
I was pretty bummed out about the Keeper breaking up. But there's a silver lining: Andrew Chapman is in a new metal band now called… Continue reading
Tacoma band The Drug PurseOkay, so psychedelic rock is probably the second-most compelling reason for marijuana legalization, but the first is a no-brainer. As in,… Continue reading
Brian VuWeekend plays the Vera Project on Friday.I used to think there would have to be an army of snowmen guarding the gates of hell… Continue reading
Chantal AndersonThe Decemberists performing at Marymoor Park in 2009Artist: The DecemberistsAlbum: The King is Dead, out January 18Song: "Down By the Water"Skip, Stream or Buy:Download… Continue reading
Halloween almost didn't happen for me this year. For weeks, I was convinced I had come down with the costuming equivalent of writer's block: I… Continue reading
... might just have to be the Blood Red Dancers' "Fur Skin Coat." Happy Halloween, Seattle:… Continue reading
A couple of weeks before Tom Waits announced that he would be releasing a limited edition 78 of Mardi Gras Indian chants (thanks, Atlantic), I… Continue reading
A small sampling of what Leary Records will have on offerThe prognostications for record stores may be dire, but Seattle's probably the place to open… Continue reading
The Night Beats - "Shadows in the Night"The following is as much a review as it is an explanation of my motives to all of… Continue reading
Artist: PickwickAlbum:Myths, Vol. 1Release date: October 23 (Tomorrow) on vinyl and mp3Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Stream it firstLocal show: October 23 at the Sunset… Continue reading
Even though I didn't actually do any of the work, watching Hobosexual's Ben Harwood shred like an axe-wielding Cousin It made me hungry -- both… Continue reading