Colin Meloy and John Roderick Wednesday, January 22 How many floppy-haired, bespectacled, NPR-adored, guitar-playing, indie-folk songwriters can you get onto…
Gem Club, In Roses (out January 28, Hardly Art, iamgemclub.com) Judging by its component parts, In Roses seems pretty simple,…
Folk music isn’t just about perfect harmonies and tranquil finger-picked guitars. Pocket Panda embraces the genre’s gritty, country roots, juxtaposing…
Around the time that Damien Jurado released his eighth full-length album, Caught in the Trees, in 2008, the Seattle songwriter…
Before we begin this week’s Tunesday NW music news roundup, let us wish a hearty Happy Birthday to Dave Grohl,…
Round 104 When talented artists—visual, sound-based, or otherwise—come together to create, they tend to bring out the best in one…
This week closes out the Moe 20/Neumos 10 Anniversary parties, but not before Hey Marseilles takes the stage tonight. (The…
Seeing Brent Amaker and The Rodeo on any night is a party, but couple them with the closing gig of…
Bobbi Rich liked Kurt Cobain best in a banana suit. “When he came out in that costume for Headbanger’s Ball…
Trentalange, Same Illusion (1/28, self-released, trentalangemusic.com) Motherhood, for songwriter Barbara Trentalange, has sharpened her approach to songwriting, and this third…
Friday, Jan. 10 Half Kingdom creates experimental music without the pretentiousness. Mixing a post-rock aesthetic with math-rock guitars over an…
Wednesday, Jan. 15 Benefit for the Philippines With The Redwood Plan From the first note of Green Light Go, The…
Mogwai , Rave Tapes (1/21, Sub Pop, subpop.com) After forming in the mid-’90s in its hometown of Glasgow, Scotland, Mogwai…
Barcelona , The Melodrama EP Collection (1/21, self-released, wearebarcelona.com) This local indie-rock act last made waves in 2008, when the…
He’s bearded, he’s soulful, he’s earnest. He’s Duvall, Washington’s Austin Jenckes, a contestant on the most recent season of The…
Childbirth Successfully Bears It’s a Girl! The city has three happy new mothers—Seattle “supergroup” Childbirth delivered its debut LP today….
It’s appropriate that Tennis’ music has that whimsical, love-is-in-the-air vibe. Why? Because the founding members of the Denver-based act started…
Local volunteer-powered nonprofit Skate Like a Girl (SLAG) is about more than skateboarding and, well, being a girl: It’s also…
When the Expo 86 World’s Fair premiered in Vancouver, B.C., it included a kitschy exhibit called “The Great Hall of…
