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Album Review: Brooklyn trio @TheLoneBellow with "heartfelt storytelling" borne from personal adversity. A treat. http://t.co/FgKx3Uw3AV
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Festival: LA kicks off summer with the Jubilee Music and Arts Fest June 7-8. @jubileemusic http://t.co/0EhxiM9YJ0
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Album Review: Silence Yourself, the "raw, powerful" debut from London's all-girl punk group Savages. @Savagesband http://t.co/CG4z2Xy9vd
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Album Review: The Lone Bellow Laura Marling Charms Seattle at The Columbia City Theater Album Review: Savages, Silence Yourself Premiere: Armed With Legs - “Little Sinner” (Video) Tom Van Buskirk of Javelin Talks Boom Boxes, Hi Beams and Familial Telepathy Hangout-Y’all: A Recap of Alabama’s Beach Festival Hangout Festival Album Review: The Weeks - Dear Bo Jackson Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Showcases New Material at The El Rey Fol Chen on Their New Album, Musical Inventions, and Making a Whole New Kind of Sense Album Review: Small Black, Limits of Desire The Laurels Liven Up Seattle at Sunset Tavern Featured Artist: The Neighbourhood
Album Review: The Lone Bellow
When an album of incredibly dizzying heights, regardless of textbook genre definitions, is ignored by the populous and somehow taps into the euphoric balance of heartfelt storytelling, melodic - - - READ MORE
Laura Marling Charms Seattle at The Columbia City Theater
Laura Marling is simply too charming. Marling played the Columbia City Theater in Seattle’s Columbia City last week. The old Baroque-style theater housed a quiet night of female singer-songwriters who - - - READ MORE
Album Review: Savages, Silence Yourself
When it comes to Savages’ debut album Silence Yourself only one thing is certain: this is a confrontational piece of music. It’s a smack of spittle to the face; the recoil of a revolver blast; the hang time of - - - READ MORE
Premiere: Armed With Legs - “Little Sinner” (Video)
Jim Vermillion and Nick Krivchenia have been making music together for several years, and on June 11, the duo is releasing its debut, self-titled album, Armed With Legs. To celebrate its release, - - - READ MORE
Tom Van Buskirk of Javelin Talks Boom Boxes, Hi Beams and Familial Telepathy
Javelin is Tom Van Buskirk and George Langford, two cousins from Providence, RI who began playing music together in 2004. But unlike many of the mash-up artists of the mid-2000s of which they are - - - READ MORE
Hangout-Y’all: A Recap of Alabama’s Beach Festival Hangout Festival
Hangout Festival is a festival for everyone – the kind of music celebration that takes relaxation to the next level of intimacy. Located on the stunning beaches of Gulf Shores, Ala., the three-day festival - - - READ MORE
Album Review: The Weeks - Dear Bo Jackson
The Weeks are a band to watch for. There is much to say about this raucous group of four and their extremely talented surrogate keyboardist Alex Collier who has taken a full forward position on their - - - READ MORE
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Showcases New Material at The El Rey
Whenever a band uses extensive synths and heavy, yet interesting productions in their sound, there will always be a challenge in trying to get that music to translate well in a live setting. This is one of - - - READ MORE
Fol Chen on Their New Album, Musical Inventions, and Making a Whole New Kind of Sense
I’ve always kind of imagined the members of Fol Chen writing songs the way scientists would conduct experiments in a laboratory, with beakers and Petri dishes and controlled explosions - - - READ MORE
Album Review: Small Black, Limits of Desire
Small Black proves that they know how to place themselves perfectly amidst their fellow, reputable acts of the “chillwave” (a label the band eschews) persuasion, while breaking free of such genre ties - - - READ MORE
The Laurels Liven Up Seattle at Sunset Tavern
After long or short trips to and from (and perhaps at) Austin Psych Fest, many of the attendees and bands have found themselves safely, and maybe a bit post-festival sickly, at home and in bed. - - - READ MORE
Featured Artist: The Neighbourhood
In a time when the Internet is a kingmaker, it’s hard for a band to come from literally nowhere to land on the airwaves across the globe. But when you’re a band from the farthest stretches of Los Angeles - - - READ MORE
Laura Marling Charms Seattle at The Columbia City Theater

Laura Marling Charms Seattle at The Columbia City Theater

21 May 2013

Laura Marling is simply too charming. Marling played the Columbia City Theater in Seattle’s Columbia City last week. The old Baroque-style theater housed a...

Tom Van Buskirk of Javelin Talks Boom Boxes, Hi Beams and Familial Telepathy

Tom Van Buskirk of Javelin Talks Boom Boxes, Hi Beams...

20 May 2013

Javelin is Tom Van Buskirk and George Langford, two cousins from Providence, RI who began playing music together in 2004. But unlike many of...

Album Review: The Lone Bellow

Album Review: The Lone Bellow

21 May 2013

  Why yes, I am a mainstream Country enthusiast. I do enjoy a nicely crafted Country-pop collection that barely scratches the surface somewhere between folk,...

Features

Los Angeles Kicks Off Summer With The Jubilee Music And Arts Festival

Los Angeles Kicks Off Summer With The Jubilee Music And Arts Festival

21 May 2013

  Nothing says summer like outdoor music festivals, and though there are plenty of heavy hitters spanning the country and beyond in the next few months, Los Angeles is celebrating early with the Jubilee Music and Arts Festival - a two-day all-ages event that includes indoor and outdoor...

Premiere: Armed With Legs - “Little Sinner” (Video)

Premiere: Armed With Legs - “Little Sinner” (Video)

19 May 2013

Jim Vermillion and Nick Krivchenia have been making music together for several years, and on June 11, the duo is releasing its debut, self-titled album, Armed With Legs. To celebrate its release, we’re proud to premiere the Seattle-based two-piece’s first official music video for “Little Sinner”. The video documents the evening of...

Featured Artist: The Neighbourhood

Featured Artist: The Neighbourhood

15 May 2013

In a time when the Internet is a kingmaker, it’s hard for a band to come from literally nowhere to land on the airwaves across the globe. But when you’re a band from the farthest stretches of Los Angeles county and have only been together for 18...

Mixtape 22: Warpaint, Pyyramids And More

Mixtape 22: Warpaint, Pyyramids And More

14 May 2013

This week we're revisiting our coverage of the Austin Psych Fest. The first day of the festival Kristen immediately took to some awesome bands between hitting up $1 Lonestars and salt lick BBQ, including the brilliant ladies of Warpaint. Kristen also reviewed Pyyramids’ (the duo of Tim...

Featured artist: Born Ruffians

Featured artist: Born Ruffians

08 May 2013

The varying equation of determining what is a best new band, a rising band or a potential star is often a complex one. But above anything else, the one prerequisite that’s more important than anything else is that band needs to be great and have its brighter...

Of Monsters And Men, Vampire Weekend, Kanye To Close SNL Season

Of Monsters And Men, Vampire Weekend, Kanye To Close SNL Season

03 May 2013

Season 38 of NBC standby Saturday Night Live will finish with a musical flourish after a three-week hiatus.  This Saturday (4), guest host Zach Galifianakis will be joined by Of Monsters and Men.  A week later (11), SNL alum Kristen Wiig hosts musical guests Vampire Weekend.  And...

Featured Artist - Fitz And The Tantrums

Featured Artist - Fitz And The Tantrums

02 May 2013

One of the freshest sounding new bands to emerge from Los Angeles in the past handful of years is Fitz and The Tantrums. Though they’ve been pigeonholed as a neo-soul ensemble, there’s much more to them than this. For starters, they’re dynamic entertainers with an incredible, high-energy...

Mixtape 21: Savages, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds And Many More

Mixtape 21: Savages, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds And Many More

29 April 2013

Last week took a walk on the darker side, in a good way. The first half of this mix exemplifies that feeling of dancing in the shadows, starting off with a track from Savages (https://www.facebook.com/savagestheband), who Brigit saw live at Neumos in Seattle. Then we get lighter...

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Live Reviews

Seattle's Decibel Festival, Animated by Beats Antique

Written by Saturday, 25 September 2010 16:00
One of the most highly anticipated shows of this year’s Decibel festival in Seattle awed a packed, sold-out crowd at the Motor Tavern last night. Beats Antique (performing for only the second time since their most recent release Blind Threshold) headlined the ‘Art of Rhythm’ showcase featuring an ensemble of experimental West Coast electronic music. Phutureprimitive set the scene with his brand of melodious transient techno to a quickly filling venue. His persistent tempos were more laced with melodies than…

Gamble House's Visionary Song Writing

Written by Saturday, 25 September 2010 12:00
Ben Becker's project Gamble House has blossomed from a one-man-show to a full throttle indie rock band. While I cringe at the blithely tossed around term 'indie', Gamble House is the absolute definition of independent or perhaps that other seemingly amorphous word 'alternative'. They frequently dabble in ambient rock, pop, noise, surf without giving away hints as to their main genre. They seem to be going for more than what's out there, their vision spanning the distance from The Beach…

Cas Haley: Making a Connection at The Roxy

Written by Friday, 24 September 2010 14:00
Since moving to L.A., I've wondered about the lack of movement and social interaction in the audience at live shows. It seems that everyone comes as a couple or in a small group and sticks to themselves. Last night at The Roxy was an exception; last night felt like I was back home in Denton, Texas. Perhaps it's because reggae/soul singer Cas Haley is from Texas himself, as is his band. I'd heard Cas' debut album Connection and I'd seen…

Neumos, A Vibrant Highlight of Seattle Music Clubs

Written by Thursday, 23 September 2010 16:00
Lying in the nexus of Capitol Hill’s most vibrant area is Neumos, a diverse club that hosts bands of both renown and obscurity. The Seattle club, Moe’s Mo Roc’n Café, was formed in 1992 and enjoyed eleven prosperous years until 2003 when it was re-launched as Neumos (get it ‘New Moes’). Since then it has moved from a notable figure on the landscape to a sought after venue for local musicians. Events such as the Summer Kickoff Party firmly cement…