It was a sultry night last Saturday, as the temps climbed into the upper 90s, unusual for those of us here in Portland, Oregon--but unbeknownst to the passersby, the Doug... Continue Reading →
LIVE SHOW REVIEW: PICKWICK in PORTLAND!
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with PICKWICK
I’ll never forget when I first heard “Hacienda Motel,” the breakout hit from Can’t Talk Medicine, the debut album from Seattle-based Pickwick back in 2013; frontman Galen Disston’s soulful vocals... Continue Reading →
Chris Cornell: July 20, 1964-May 17, 2017
The moment you become enthralled with someone’s music and relegate yourself to fandom is a moment that is hard to forget—like a jolt of emotional lightning that surges through your... Continue Reading →
ALBUM REVIEW: “STONE” EP by WHITNEY MONGÉ
There’s definitely something in the water around Seattle; whatever your musical persuasion, there has been a steady stream of outstanding artists from the area for decades. Sometimes, those musically fertile grounds... Continue Reading →
“INVISIBLE” – NEW MUSIC from MINUS THE BEAR
Veteran alt-rockers Minus the Bear are planning to release their sixth full-length album and their first in half a decade, VOIDS, on March 3rd via Suicide Squeeze Records, a bastion of the Emerald City’s vaunted... Continue Reading →
PREMIERE: “ALLEYWAYS AND ANIMALS EP” by RAVENNA WOODS
"I had always wanted to work with him; in high school I remember seeing his name in the liner notes of all these hardcore and post-punk records I listened to... Continue Reading →
LIVE SHOW REVIEW: PHASES
If I thought I was escaping the dog days of summer in the South by taking East of 8th on the road to Seattle, I was sadly mistaken—I clearly brought... Continue Reading →
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with MASZER
Being a child of the 90s, I came of age wearing combat boots and flannel while wielding a 5-disc CD changer brimming with Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, and Dinosaur, Jr.;... Continue Reading →
“EYES ON YOU” – NEW VIDEO from HEY MARSEILLES
Seattle indie rock septet Hey Marseilles have unleashed their music video for “Eyes On You”, the third track from their self-titled third studio LP set for release on February 5th! Directed... Continue Reading →
RECAP: IVAN & ALYOSHA with KRIS ORLOWSKI at THE HIGH WATT
Seattle's Ivan & Alyosha (and no, there is no one in the band named Ivan OR Alyosha) delighted and dazzled at The High Watt recently, with fellow Seattle-er/Seattle-ite (you get... Continue Reading →
