I want to be able to say that Waxahatchee played a supreme show at Porchlight Coffee and Records this past Saturday. I want to be able to say that because Waxahatchee, the solo project of the former P.S. Eliot’s Katie Cruthfield, is a cut example of lo-fi “girl-power” rock, which makes it oh-so-lovable. I
Apparently before Palma Violets’ debut album 180 was released, the London band received a lot of hype in its homeland. They won NME’s Best New Band award and were nominated for the BBC’s Sound of 2013 award. Now that the album is out, there’s this big (okay, big might be a slight exaggeration) debate over
It’s been a very long time since I’ve been to a concert. Sure, I go to plenty of gigs and shows, but going to Django Django’s concert at Seattle’s Neptune Theater on March 20 definitely felt like unfamiliar, or at least not recently familiar, territory. Harping on the “show vs. concert” distinction could seem trivial,
For all of the anticipation, it’s hard to believe that Can’t Talk Medicine is Pickwick’s first full-length album. Before it was released on March 12, the band had already received some serious praise for its new set of songs from KEXP, SXSW and other acronymic fans. Praise is a new thing for Pickwick. In
March is an exciting time in Seattle. Not only do the rainy days lessen (if only slightly) and we get more frequent reminders of the that fact that we’re surrounded by some pretty great mountains, but local community radio station Hollow Earth Radio is host to Magma Fest – a month long showcase of
I was very young in the ‘90s and wholly unattuned to the musical happenings of the decade in live time. This definitely bums me out from time to time (because, as it happens, I adore the that decade), but I’ve come to terms with enjoying the recordings of ‘90s classics and for the most
Seattle’s Hey Marseille released sophomore album Lines We Trace (released by Onto Entertainment – Thirty Tigers) on March 5 and all I can say is Hey Marseilles — pull at my heartstrings a little more, won’t you? Okay, that’s not all I can say but it’s probably the most succinct thing I can say
Grave Babies’ name does not exactly scream “listen to me now!” and the album art of the band’s new album, Crusher, does not exactly scream “buy me now!” So instead here I am screaming – buy this album now! Crusher was released on Hardly Art Records on February 26 and for those who make
In the past year, LA based (but Oregon raised) ZZ Ward released a mix tape, an EP and a full-length album. 2012 was a pretty busy year for her and it’s already paid off; she’s been lauded as quite the new sensation with her soulful hip-hop fusion. With the latest installment in Ward’s prolific
Minimalism is so cool. When I write that out, it sounds pretty facetious but I’m actually being very earnest – I love minimalism. It can be a simplicity that gnaws at the very core of our deepest punk desires and when done right, what it lacks in tricks, high production and flourishes, it brings in