New Music: Niki & The Dove – ‘The Drummer’
Swedish music makers Niki & The Dove have a new EP coming out this October 17th called The Drummer and I have no doubt that this thing is going to be a.
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Cymbals Eat Guitars @ The Crocodile, Video
Cymbals Eat Guitars played the Crocodile last night to an overwhelmingly small crowd . Or, maybe I should say they played to an overwhelmingly intimate crowd.
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New Roots Manuva – ‘Get the Get’ + ‘Watch Me Dance’ free download
So you really enjoy listening to British rap, do ya? Well have I got just the guy for you. Roots Manuva is his name, music making is his game and I really think you might dig the dude. He’s been on the scene for sometime having several full length LP’s under his belt with his […]14 years ago
Must See Show: Cymbals Eat Guitars @ The Crocodile, chat here…
Cymbals Eat Guitars are from Staten Island, NY and over the last few years have been making some waves in the music world . The band first gained some buzz in 2009 when their self-released debut album Why There Are Mountains was included in Pitchfork Media's 'Best New Music' category and as of this past August 2011 we have the release of their latest LP, Lenses Alien.
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New Mr. Oizo + Justice = Awesome
French electro mastermind Mr. Oizo (who is a part of the most excellent Ed Banger crew) has released a brand new track today called ‘France7’ and if you know what’s good for ya, you’ll listen to it, you’ll enjoy it and you’ll share it with your friends. Then, when his new LP Stade 2 finally […]14 years ago
Decibel Festival 2011: Mux Mool chats with the mixtape
I didn’t make it to the Crocodile in time to catch Mux Mool’s set but I did make it there in time to interview the man. I texted Mux Mool (that’s right, i have his number) letting him know that I was in the vicinity and he got back to me surprisingly quickly telling me […]14 years ago
Decibel Festival 2011 Video: Martyn, Starslinger, Ladytron, Geographer
Decibel Festival 2011 proved to be another great success . Thursday night I headed down to The Showbox Market to catch a bit of Geographer, Depressed Buttons and Ladytron and Friday was the absolute best what with Mux Mool, Starslinger and Martyn performing around Seattle.
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Decibel Festival Friday: Mux Mool, Star Slinger, Beat Connection. Chat with Mux Mool here…
Tonight marks the third night of Decibel Festival and there are a crap ton of some of the best electronic artists hitting the clubs of Seattle that you need to know about.
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Decibel Festival Video: Ghost Feet, Toro y Moi, Zomby
Decibel Festival 2011 is underway and last night the streets of Seattle were crawling with people wanting to get their fix of the best electro/techno/house/chill/drum and bass and every other genre you can come up with from around the world, around the country and from our very own city, which in itself, boasts an impressive lot of artists performing this year.
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Braids @ Sunset Tavern, Video
I’ve known about Montreal based band BRAIDS for several months but I’ve only started listening to their music as of the last few weeks. I’m sure glad I made the decision to listen to the sweetly memorizing tunes that these kids produce because I am now a much happier person. Seriously. My blood pressure has […]14 years ago
New Music: Kindness – ‘Cyan’
There's not too much information about London based producer Kindness aka Adam Bainbridge floating around the internet these days . What is floating around however, is that Kindness has a new single called 'Cyan' due Oct 25th via Terrible Records in the U.
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Decibel Festival 2011: Moby, Amon Tobin, Ladytron, Zomby…
Now in its eighth year, Seattle's Decibel Festival remains one of the biggest and best electronic music festivals in the world . This year the festival runs from Sept.
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BRAIDS: New Music ‘Peach Wedding’ + chat, here
Over the past couple of years BRAIDS has been garnering lots of attention from taste making websites like Pitchfork and Filter and people around the globe have been taking notice and absolutely loving them.
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More brand new Justice: ‘Helix’
Last week I brought you the latest and greatest from Justice called Audio, Video, Disco which will be appearing on their forthcoming LP of the same name due this October 25th via Ed Banger Records.
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New Music: Justice – ‘Audio, Video, Disco’
album art for Audio, Video, Disco It's getting closer . This October 25th is the one date that you need to mark on your calendars because that is when Justice will be releasing their second full length Audio, Video, Disco via Ed Banger Records.
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Must See Show Friday Night: Emiko Blalock, Jeremy Burk, Jonah Baker, Unbunny
photo: jason tang Local music maker Jeremy Burk dropped by the mixtape recently to chat a bit about his upcoming show at The Fremont Abbey, Kermit the Frog, what it's like to have another Jeremy Burk lurking the internet who happens to be a worship leader at Freedom Church in Colorado Springs, plus other things you want to know about.
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Video/Interviews from Bumbershoot 2011
Motopony photo: alyssa k (mynorthwest.com) I just got back from Bumbershoot and it was fun times all three days. If you were following my phlog then you know that I saw tons of amazing bands (Quadron, Motopony, Phantogram, The Lonely Forest, Red Fang, Toro Y Moi), met lots of tens and chatted with a handful […]14 years ago
VIDEO: Little Dragon and Red Fang perform at Bumbershoot
MyNorthwest.com’s Alyssa Klevin and Sean Detore of The Mixtape blog are at Bumbershoot all weekend long. You can check out their live Bumbershoot phlog here. Below are video clips of Little Dragon and Red Fang performing at Bumbershoot Saturday night. Enjoy! – Little Dragon: “Ritual Union” 聽 聽 -Red Fang: “Malverde”14 years ago
Bumbershoot this weekend!
At first glance I was not impressed with the Bumbershoot line-up whatsoever . Sure, big name headliners like Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs, The Presidents of the United States of America, Wiz Khalifa, Broken Social Scene, Big Boi and the always amazing Hall & Oates will be around for my entertainment which is all fine and good, but I wasn't completely blown away.
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New Spankrock: ‘Nasty’ + Check Yo Ponytail Tour
Spankrock is releasing Everything is Boring and Everyone is a F*cking Liar this September 27th which is the follow-up to his 2006 debut YoYoYoYoYo. Go here to learn more about Spankrock and listen to ‘Energy’, the first single from the new record. However, if you want to check an even newer song from Spankrock, you […]14 years ago
St. Vincent – ‘Cruel’
St. Vincent has a brand new record to be released this September 13th called Strange Mercy; it’s her third full length after Marry Me and Actor, which have been met with much critical acclaim. I’m super stoked that St. Vincent will be visiting Seattle this October and playing The Neptune as when she was here […]14 years ago
New Stereo Mcs – Emperor’s Nightingale
Stereo MCs are an English electronic dance group that formed in 1985 and are probably best known around the world for their super catchy single, ‘Connected’. I absolutely loved that song back in the day. I purchased the album hoping that every song would be as great as ‘Connected’ and I remember being slightly disappointed […]14 years ago
Dovekins play Funny Button tonight! Live music/Chat here.
Wanna see a really great show tonight? You do? Great . Then what you're going to need to do is head to Funny Button and check out this band called Dovekins.