Seattle’s music scene over the last eight years has, arguably, been resting in a dormant place (apart from the continual assertion that we had nothing to do with Nickelback). The EMP is now old news, the era of grunge has come and gone, and the music media rarely dare to tackle the dreary weather. The
I discovered Post Post thanks to a good friend of mine who happened to recently graduate from Bryn Mawr, an all-women’s liberal arts college just outside of Philadelphia. As at most small schools, everyone seems to know everyone’s business, which has probably only helped launch Post Post into the realm of rising indie music stars.
Former BlueComet.TV Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg will be playing the Hotel Cafe TONIGHT. 8PM on the dot w/ Matt DelVecchio on bass and Chris Lovejoy on drums– and she’ll be playing new songs! Two amazing ladies play after her: Nina Storey (9om) and Jacqueline Becker (10pm), so she encourages everyone to come early and
Tom Silverman, CEO of Tommy Boy Records, is hard at work on this summer’s New Music Seminar, which is coming up in July in New York City. He took a moment this week to talk to BlueComet.TV about the purpose and focus of the Seminar—and to offer our readers discounted registration! BLUECOMET.TV: Tell us a
We’re getting ready to launch our first artist residency with These United States from Washington DC/Lexington, KY. Look for original video content from them here starting next week, and in the meantime, please enjoy this great video for Everything Touches Everything, the title track off their latest album. Everything Touches Everything from These United States
Here’s an easy fix for your Friday night social woes: some guy who you’ve never met’s birthday party! But don’t be weirded out, because The Dance Party will be there playing their relentlessly radio-ready pop rock. Have you not seen them yet? They live here now. All the way from DC. Seriously, if The Dance
In case you missed their recent strip-club show, our darling gents The Dance Party are playing a show at the Viper Room tonight, and there’s a password to get in for the low-low price of free. This gives the event an air of speakeasy, like the club entrance might be hidden between a radiator and
Last night after a shoot on the UC Irvine campus, I was met with the distant promise of blistering guitar licks and the steady pulse of drums echoing across the campus. I pictured college kids jamming in some social center, but as I got back to my car, it was pretty clear where the sound
DC-based These United States are one of the best honest working bands alive, and they’re in California this week. After a gig at the Hemlock Tavern tonight in San Francisco and The Starry Plough tomorrow in Berkeley, they’ll make their way down to Los Angeles on July 9 at the Echoplex. If you haven’t seen