Yppah @ Chop Suey + new music ‘Blue Schwinn’, ‘Film Burn’
It’s been quite chilly in Seattle as of late, so if you’ve been bundling up, shielding yourselves from the exceptionally cool days and nights and pining for some heat, I have an answer. The answer, my friends, is Yppah (pronounced Yippah) who is Joe Corrales Jr.. Yppah is playing the Chop Suey tonight and I’m […]13 years ago
Plants and Animals @ The Crocodile; Chat + Free Tickets Here
Plants and Animals are guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woody Woodley, an indie-rock band from Montreal who write songs that you should listen to and love.
13 years ago
New music from Miike Snow + aliens, blood and classical era-twins…
I’ve been following Miike Snow for quite sometime and I am happy to report that the band is finally releasing a follow-up to their 2009 eponymous debut and it’s called Happy to You. It’s out very soon and you can go here to learn more. Until the release, please enjoy some tunes from the record. […]13 years ago
Must See Show: Bachelorette with Magnetic Fields @ Neptune, Chat Here
Tuesday, March 20th is the one day this year that you need to mark on your calendar . Why, you ask? Oh, you didn't ask? I swear I heard someone in the back of the room ask me why they should mark Tuesday, March 20th on their calendar.
13 years ago
Music Video: The Shoes, ‘Time to Dance’ + Jake Gyllenhaal kills hipsters
Here are some things that I know about French band The Shoes. 1. The Shoes are Guillaume Briere and Benjamin Lebeau. 2. The duo have produced a ton of remixes over the last several years for the likes of Ladyhawke, Late of the Pier and Wiley to name just a few. 3. Their song ‘Time […]13 years ago
Suttikeeree and WD4D: After School EP 2 + Free Download
Friend and fellow podcaster Aaron Mason (the grapes of rad) was born some several odd years ago and I am so very happy that he was.
13 years ago
Tractor Tavern presents Miniature Tigers, The Chain Gang of 1974…
Brooklyn indie rock/pop band Miniature Tigers are kicking off their 2012 spring tour in Seattle tonight at the Tractor Tavern in support of their latest and greatest record, Mia Pharaoh due March 6th. This is the band’s third record behind Tell it to the Volcano and Fortress and from what I’ve heard of the album, […]13 years ago
New Music: Sebastian Tellier, ‘Pepito Bleu’
French electronic music master Sebastian Tellier is about to release a follow up to his Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo produced third album Sexuality called My God is Blue, and you can listen to the first single from the record below.
13 years ago
Neutral Uke Hotel @ Sunset Tavern. Chat, pics, video
Neutral Milk Hotel were a band formed in the early '90's by a man named Jeff Mangum . Within the span of about 9 years Neutral Milk Hotel produced two full length albums - On Avery Island and In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
13 years ago
Barboza, new music venue underneath Neumos
Seattle is soon to be home to another nightclub come this April 18th. It’s called Barboza and will be directly underneath already exsisting venue, Neumos. To start, Barboza will host the bands Horse Feathers, My Goodness and Tanlines to name just a few and will also host regular DJ nights like Choose Disco and Night […]13 years ago
Must See: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour @ Neumos
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour is a Danish pop band consisting of vocalist Mette Lindberg and producer Lars Iversen who expand to a six piece soul and jazz infused tour de force when on the road.
13 years ago
DJ Kicks: The Exclusives
Once called ‘the most important DJ-mix series ever’ by British electronic music magazine Mixmag, DJ Kicks is about to release DJ Kicks: The Exclusives, the latest in a string of massively successful mix albums for independent record label !K7 Records. Past mixes have included such names as DJ Cam, Annie, Four Tet, Chromeo, The Juan […]13 years ago
Win tickets to see Viper Creek Club this Thursday + Hot Lights EP, chat here
Viper Creek Club is the continuously evolving project of Mat Wisner and the rotating cast of characters he’s recruited over the years to contribute to his records. Since 2010 and the release of VCC’s debut record Letters, Mat’s unveiled his much buzzed about hip hop remix album, Viperlust which features remixes of some of Seattle’s […]13 years ago
New Music: Knowa Knowone, ‘Champagne and Kittens’
Knowa Knowone is a Bay Area turntablist and producer, co-owner of the record label Street Ritual and I did not know of Knowa until I ran across a blog called Waxhole. Thank you Waxhole for knowing from good music. Knowa Knowone creates tracks that are super glitchy, have more crunch than the crispiest Braeburn apple […]13 years ago
New Music: Platinum Unicorn Collection
Before starting her own label, Mal Harper was a snowboarder by day and party promoter for the Bay area kids by night . Now two years on and 25 releases deep, Mal has every reason to celebrate MalLabel, the brand she has been able to procure and expand in just a small amount of time which now boasts some of the most original and diverse underground bass music artists from around the globe.
13 years ago
New Music: The Darcys cover Steely Dan’s Aja
The Darcys are an art rock band from Toronto whom I’ve just discovered thanks to a message from someone on Twitter mentioning that the band had just covered Steely Dan’s 1977 masterpiece, Aja. Now armed with some new and important knowledge, my first thought was that this album was going to be a sh*t show […]13 years ago
Gimme Shelter Concert Event featuring The Dusty 45’s, The Maldives and more…
Bindle: a term used to describe the bag, sack, or carrying device stereotypically used by the commonly American sub-culture of hobos . The person carrying a bindle was called a bindlestiff, combining bindle with the Average Joe sense of stiff.
13 years ago
Doomtree rocked Crocodile; video here
As I was driving to the Crocodile this past Friday night I couldn’t help but wonder if I was actually going to be on the ‘list’. Having the job that I have I get certain perks and privileges that completely rule. One of those perks is getting into shows for free and then being able […]14 years ago
More new Miike Snow + 2012 Tour Dates
Swedish pop trio Miike Snow are releasing their second LP, Happy To You this upcoming March and I absolutely cannot wait for this thing . The guys have been steadily releasing singles from the new record over the past few months and now a brand new song called 'Black Tin Box' feat.
14 years ago
New Music: Elephant and Castle – En Memoria Feat. tUnE-yArDs
Elephant & Castle is David Reep, a man who has the ability to create music that is hazy and atmospheric and will make you sink into your lazy chair never to be heard from again. And that’s a good thing. Transitions, Elephant & Castles’s new LP to be released via Plug Research this March 13th, […]14 years ago
Boys Noize and Mr. Oizo join forces, minds are blown
German born and bred Boys Noize and Parisian born Mr . Oizo, two of the most important electro/house masterminds making music today have recently joined forces, are calling themselves Handbraekes and have created some of the coolest sounds you want to have bouncing around your brain.
14 years ago
New Music: Jazzanova – Upside Down
Formed in 1995, Jazzanova is a German Berlin-based DJ/producer collective consisting of Alexander Barck, Claas Brieler, J眉rgen von Knoblauch, Roskow Kretschmann, Stefan Leisering, and Axel Reinemer.