Located a stone’s throw away from both the Seattle Space Needle and the EMP (Experience Music Project) is the oldest and unquestionably busiest operating punk rock club in Seattle. The Funhouse hosts live music shows every day of the week, providing exposure to a wealth of regional talent. Bands in every denomination of rock, from
Last night, Wolf Parade ended their North American tour by rocking at the famed Wiltern. Drowning in a sea of plaid button-downs, the Canadian based group hailing from Montreal had indie music lovers flocking to the stage like moths to an undeniably enchanting light, and the upbeat set had the entirety of the historic theater
There are very few times I get amped on an entire lineup- but last night Friday, July 30, 2010- The Viper Room in Los Angeles rocked my world. Dirty Sweet (made up of Ryan, Nathan, Chris, Christian, and Jeremy) and The Stone Foxes (composed of Shannon and Spence Koehler, Aaron Mort, and Avi Vincour) serenaded
The mellow crowd at Portland’s Doug Fir on Friday night came to almost complete silence when folk singer-songwriter J Tillman sang his first words. Despite his relative fame as the drummer with the sweet voice from Fleet Foxes, Tillman has been churning out classic man-and-guitar folk songs for years. Tillman’s songs sound like the Pacific
This past weekend’s Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle featured some of the greatest and most acclaimed independent bands of the Northwest. The main stage gave us a glimpse of the ‘whose who’ in regional music, however neighboring it were the Neumos, Vera, Cha Cha and Havana stages; each of which featured up-and-coming, promising bands.
The sun was out and the atmosphere was pleasant for the 14th annual revelry of the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle this past weekend. The three day festival at first included three stages, which became four stages, which finally evolved into a five-stage event barely a day before beginning. The festival was composed almost
It’s that time of year- the time when the hipster-chic and faux-hemian alike flock to Chicago for Lollapalooza from August 6-8, 2010! If you haven’t had the chance to check out the entire lineup, rest assured this year’s music mayhem will not serve to disappoint- with bands and entertainers to satisfy your hunger no matter what
Let me start by declaring the obvious: SF Weekly’s All Shook Down Music Festival was a great idea. Being a San Diego native, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the time I spent in a haze, wandering down music packed streets and alleys at Street Scene back home. Those were good times, and so
On July 24, the Give Event was hosted at the Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, Ca. Sponsored by TOMS, Active, and Krochet Kids, there were numerous independent artists personalizing shoes with their talent as well as musical acts to supply the entertainment. Pawnshop Kings, Tamarama, Eddie Wall, Fitz and the Tantrums and Timmy Curran all rocked
Pepper managed to turn the entire Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California yesterday into an island-infused land of plenty. The beachy-keen boys rocked a reggae vibe, serenading the crowd with sun-soaked songs, dressed in SPF and not much else. True to the Hawaiian tropic form, I was ushered to a backstage bus-side BBQ complete with