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Articles by Todd Hamm
Amid the boarded tenements and half-built condos on the fringes of the
Amid the boarded tenements and half-built condos on...
By Todd Hamm • August 4, 2013 12:03 pm

Amid the boarded tenements and half-built condos on the fringes of the South Lake Union and Eastlake neighborhoods, you’ll find…

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This was a very close race, but the winner is The Highline
This was a very close race, but the...
By Todd Hamm • August 4, 2013 11:54 am

This was a very close race, but the winner is The Highline by a soy nugget. Jokes aside, this 3-year-old…

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Blue Sky Black Death may have its roots in indie/true school hip-hop—and
Blue Sky Black Death may have its roots...
By Todd Hamm • August 4, 2013 11:24 am

Blue Sky Black Death may have its roots in indie/true school hip-hop—and the production credits to prove it (Guru, Jean…

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Jarv Dee snaps off rhymes that roll and stutter like a snare
Jarv Dee snaps off rhymes that roll and...
By Todd Hamm • August 4, 2013 11:22 am

Jarv Dee snaps off rhymes that roll and stutter like a snare line; his sinus-whine raps and wide-eyed projection bounce…

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Dave B: rapping young person; 2013 EMP Sound Off! champion; charismatic galaxy
Dave B: rapping young person; 2013 EMP Sound...
By Todd Hamm • July 24, 2013 2:16 pm

Dave B: rapping young person; 2013 EMP Sound Off! champion; charismatic galaxy defender. B just released a video for the…

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Once when Kate Finn was in high school, she called her local
Once when Kate Finn was in high school,...
By Todd Hamm • July 18, 2013 7:29 am

Once when Kate Finn was in high school, she called her local hip-hop radio station and left a 30-second rap…

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Grimes is playing a free show at the Paramount tonight, which by
Grimes is playing a free show at the...
By Todd Hamm • June 27, 2013 4:26 pm

Grimes is playing a free show at the Paramount tonight, which by itself is fantastic news, but this performance, hosted…

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The princely Staga Roach has returned.
As a most-of-the-time member of late Ballard rap...
By Todd Hamm • June 26, 2013 1:03 pm

As a most-of-the-time member of late Ballard rap crew Bedroom Stompers, Staga Roach radiated heat on tracks, issuing pot-shots from…

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Tonight, the party gods will sacrifice three great bands on the Black
Tonight, the party gods will sacrifice three great...
By Todd Hamm • June 6, 2013 2:20 pm

Tonight, the party gods will sacrifice three great bands on the Black Lodge floor. Portland headliners Hausu are alternately Cure-level…

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Budo behind the decks—and antlers—last night at the Croc.
As the instrumental mastermind behind Seattle’s indie-rap power...
By Todd Hamm • May 31, 2013 4:21 pm

As the instrumental mastermind behind Seattle’s indie-rap power act Grieves & Budo (and Macklemore’s first album, The Language of My…

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Hollis Wong-Wear and The Flavr Blue perform tonight at Neumos.
Multi-faceted, multi-tasking Seattle artist Hollis Wong-Wear is in...
By Todd Hamm • May 30, 2013 1:19 pm

Multi-faceted, multi-tasking Seattle artist Hollis Wong-Wear is in the zone. She produces videos for Macklemore, manages operations for The Blue…

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Sub Verses, the freshly-released sixth studio album by New York-born psych outfit
Sub Verses, the freshly-released sixth studio album by...
By Todd Hamm • May 25, 2013 1:21 pm

Sub Verses, the freshly-released sixth studio album by New York-born psych outfit Akron/Family, begins with “No-Room”’s charging drum line, quickly…

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Gaytheist is (left to right) Tim Hoff, Jason Rivera, and Nick Parks.
Speed and volume are the punch and pie...
By Todd Hamm • May 21, 2013 2:46 pm

Speed and volume are the punch and pie at Gaytheist’s metaphorical audio fiesta. The Portland trio hits its listener in…

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A RNDM show is at least interesting for the names that make
A RNDM show is at least interesting for...
By Todd Hamm • April 30, 2013 3:21 pm

A RNDM show is at least interesting for the names that make up the headlining act. Surely you’re curious to…

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The last time this Toronto trio came through town, they opened for
The last time this Toronto trio came through...
By Todd Hamm • April 30, 2013 3:11 pm

The last time this Toronto trio came through town, they opened for The Men downstairs at Barboza, so they’re, like,…

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Five months ago, before Harley Streten had released an album or set
Five months ago, before Harley Streten had released...
By Todd Hamm • March 29, 2013 8:52 am

Five months ago, before Harley Streten had released an album or set foot on North American soil, New York Times…

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Iceage is a young bunch of punks from Copenhagen. That we already
Iceage is a young bunch of punks from...
By Todd Hamm • March 24, 2013 12:00 am

Iceage is a young bunch of punks from Copenhagen. That we already knew. We also knew that they make brooding,…

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Artist: Sax GAlbum:Tu Me ManquesLabel: Cloud NiceRelease Date: March 12, 2013Tu Me
Artist: Sax GAlbum:Tu Me ManquesLabel: Cloud NiceRelease Date:...
By Todd Hamm • March 17, 2013 12:00 am

Artist: Sax G Album:Tu Me Manques Label: Cloud Nice Release Date: March 12, 2013 Tu Me Manques (in French: “I…

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About a decade ago, I saw New York’s crypto-rap god Aesop Rock
About a decade ago, I saw New York’s...
By Todd Hamm • March 17, 2013 12:00 am

About a decade ago, I saw New York’s crypto-rap god Aesop Rock freestyle on stage at a show in the…

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Akimbo, bro. Their final album, titled Live to Crush, will indeed land
Akimbo, bro. Their final album, titled Live to...
By Todd Hamm • March 1, 2013 12:00 am

Akimbo, bro. Their final album, titled Live to Crush, will indeed land in “record stores” sometime this spring on the…

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The Modern Cave Bros. Quartet.
Pete Quirk has always had a powerful imagination....
By Todd Hamm • February 26, 2013 12:00 am

Pete Quirk has always had a powerful imagination. He’s penned songs about highway towns and trains whistlin’ over blizzards and…

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My cellphoneAfrocopThis is more of a quick eulogy than a formal review,
My cellphoneAfrocopThis is more of a quick eulogy...
By Todd Hamm • February 17, 2013 12:00 am

My cellphoneAfrocopThis is more of a quick eulogy than a formal review, especially since I left early to catch Radiation…

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Radiation CityAfter I left the Stepping Stone, I made the half-mile walk
Radiation CityAfter I left the Stepping Stone, I...
By Todd Hamm • February 17, 2013 12:00 am

Radiation CityAfter I left the Stepping Stone, I made the half-mile walk south to the Tractor, and got there right…

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