Artist: Miniature AirlinesAlbum: And Everything CollapsedLabel: Pleasure Boat RecordsReleased: February 8, 2013Creating compelling art within relatively narrow parameters is in…
Television: still a thingSo, I recently resubscribed to cable television. It had been a year or so, and I didn’t…
Danny BrownDanny Brown floated on stage Saturday night in one of those extra long shirts girls wear that could be…
Lights: HELLA brightBellingham power trio Dog Shredder has somewhat of a cult following (including a few national voices), which usually…
What I heard, loved, and rediscovered over the past 12 months.
Artist: Nice NateAlbum: i hate you moshe.Label: Paxico RecordsI meant to blog about Nice Nate’s newest thang a few weeks…
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (center-left) with Bosnian RainbowsOmar Rodriguez-Lopez served as the primary guitarist, producer, and musical navigator for godly prog rock…
Ryan Lewis, Macklemore We couldn’t begin to speak of the week in local rap without speaking first of Macklemore and…
Contraband Alanis photoSo there I was: 20 rows back along the left aisle of the classic Moore Theatre in Belltown….
You may recall that Chimurenga Renaissance is the moniker Shabazz Palaces percussionist Tendai Maraire has been operating under as of…
Like 1/100 of OldominionThe Oldominion collective comprises somewhere between twenty and thirty members of the Seattle and Portland (and sometimes…
specswizard.bandcamp.comReleased back in 2006 on Sun City Girls’ Abduction imprint, OSN catches the Wizard, Specsone, at the top of his…
Released this weekend, Eight4 Fly’s new project, Colors (stream here), puts some top-notch brag/punchline/hash-tag rap on display, and features well-chosen…
Zach Luellen PhotographyHat tip to Reverb all-star Julia Mullen Gordon for the lead on this one. As of yesterday, local…
I didn’t go to Doe Bay Fest this year. I’M SORRY. I had stuff to do. But if there’s one…
Talk about some washed-up musicians! Sorry to sound like a broken record, but surf rock is back. Now, before you…
The Cloud Nice hip hop collective (Nacho Picasso, B.A.Y.B., Helladope, etc.) has yielded yet another promising group in Kingdom Crumbs….
Suzi PrattJarv Dee, Nacho PicassoIt was during the tail end of his killer closing set at the mid-sized outdoor Vera…
El-P (center right)El-P, Killer Mike, Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire, DespotSunday, July 1NeumosEl-P is it for many. The pinnacle of alternative, genre-pushing…
ScreensLocal electro-funk outfit Velella Velella is putting on a show at the Crocodile tonight, but they are far from the…
