London and Seattle might have an unspoken agreement between the drizzly cities that when natives of the two cities meet, presumptions of shallow and surficial friendliness can be cast aside and everyone will know that they’re all having a good time and enjoying the fact that the other one exists without making any physical or
Another weekend passes and to no shock of mine, I found myself at the Black Lodge yet again. This time it was for Seattle based band, Night Beats, who graced its hometown with what I feel I can now say with some authority, the best show the Black Lodge has put on recently. Not only
When we last checked in with Seattle’s The Young Evils, we were in rainy Wisconsin for PJ20 and they were opening for bands like Pearl Jam, Queens of the Stone Age, The Strokes, Liam Finn, Joseph Arthur and others. At the time they were a relatively new band, at least to the masses, the quintet
The Cave Singers could not have chosen a better venue to host its backwoods-inspired folk than the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood. Astounding history aside, the Los Angeles club’s atmosphere is small and intimate, which is perfect for a band that engages its audience as much as the Seattle-based swamp rockers. Saturday night was not
Seattle has had an illustrious history with producing great bands, especially within the past 25 years. The Young Evils are the next band in line to become one of the bands synonymous with the Emerald City. Through hard work, long-term friendships and great music, the band has slowly built a following that’s expanded outside
Aaron Chapman and John Bowers have been through it all. Upon meeting in middle school, the two have moved together from Idaho to California to Chicago, and finally Portland, traveling with a musical project they call Nurses. Once settling in the City of Roses, the avant-pop outfit recruited a third member, percussionist James Mitchell, and
As discussed here last year, Star Anna is one of the true rising talents in music. The Ellensburg, Washington-based rocker finally released her latest record, Alone In This Together via Local 638 Records. The album features her band, The Laughing Dogs, and oh yeah, Mike McCready from Pearl Jam fame. The album is full of
Mad Rad has declared it’s “out for stardom,” but with a return to the epic Sasquatch! Music Festival and SPIN’s claim that it’s one of Seattle’s best-kept secrets, the band may have already found it. Read on to see what all the freakin’ fuss is about…
We at BestNewBands.com have had our eyes on the Moondoggies for a while: staffer Kelly Montgomery featured the Seattle band in an album review and playlist last fall. I’ll try my best to keep up with them at the Sasquatch! Music Festival this weekend, but I’m starting to realize this band may be pretty hard
Pepper Rabbit’s off to quite a busy 2011 so far: after releasing their debut album, Beauregard, late last year, the duo of Xander Singh and Luc Laurent has played a non-stop string of shows with the likes of Passion Pit, Freelance Whales and Miniature Tigers. I recently had the opportunity to interview Xander Singh –