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Premiere: Seattle-based duo Armed With Legs's video for "Little Sinner," off their upcoming debut LP. @legswitharmed http://t.co/JFjczD4e6G
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Interview: Tom Van Buskirk of Javelin, on their dance-infused grooves, his bandmate cousin and new LP. @JavelinJamz http://t.co/wUbOtUIohL
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Laura Marling Charms Seattle at The Columbia City Theater 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 RNDM Acts Like Pros in Los Angeles The Last Royals’ Eric James Discusses Festivals, Springsteen and How He’s Become A New Man
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
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
RNDM Acts Like Pros in Los Angeles
There’s something pure about seeing a three-piece band rock like they’re playing in their garage or rehearsal. Yes, many of the big outfits over the years have been quartets, but that doesn’t take away - - - READ MORE
The Last Royals’ Eric James Discusses Festivals, Springsteen and How He’s Become A New Man
Eric James and Mason Ingram define their musical genre as “Urban Walking Music,” on - - - 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: Savages, Silence Yourself

Album Review: Savages, Silence Yourself

21 May 2013

  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...

Features

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...

Featured Artist: Dawes

Featured Artist: Dawes

25 April 2013

When a band is labeled as a throwback, it could be a blessing or a curse. On one hand, it means that you understand the history and foundation of where great music is made and are honoring that tradition. Contrarily, it could mean that you haven’t adapted...

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Live Reviews

RNDM Acts Like Pros in Los Angeles

Written by Monday, 13 May 2013 09:26
There’s something pure about seeing a three-piece band rock like they’re playing in their garage or rehearsal. Yes, many of the big outfits over the years have been quartets, but that doesn’t take away from the stripped down simplicity of a three-piece. Last week at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, RNDM, a trio hailing from all over, but for the sake of this piece are based in Seattle, played their second of three dates of their short tour. They reinforced…
This year has seemed to be dubbed the Year of The Remix. Not many tools have been as effective to get your band’s name blasted into the blogosphere--especially if you connect with the right artist to rework your music--and some groups specialize in remixes, choosing to re-imagine others’ work instead of creating their own. Little Daylight started off as one such project, remixing the likes of Freelance Whales and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, but 2013 sees the Brooklyn-based…
I’m not sure exactly what it is about Montreal that lends itself to producing musicians that really know how to perfect the art of an atmospheric soundscape. Graceful, languishing, nuanced, and layered music with just the right amount of fuzz just seems to pour out of the city, and The Besnard Lakes are one of those bands that pull it off superbly. They just drew their North American tour to a close, and I caught them at Bowery Ballroom when…

Metz Burns Bright at The Troubadour

Written by Friday, 03 May 2013 12:19
Even though Canadian punk band METZ has just one studio album to their name, Wednesday night they tore through the Troubadour in West Hollywood like hardened veterans. Having already rocked through the European and East Coast legs of their 2013 tour, the trio was poised and confident, foregoing a written set list in favor of a performance that felt both raw and intimate at the same time. Opening for METZ were Mrs. Magician and White Lung -- two guitar-driven groups…