Sasquatch! Music Festival returns to the Gorge May 26th-30th! This year’s lineup includes the Cure. The Cure. The Cure. And other bands. And Flight of the Conchords! Tickets are on sale right now. 2016 Sasquatch! Music Festival Lineup: FLORENCE & THE MACHINE, THE CURE, DISCLOSURE, MAJOR LAZER, ALABAMA SHAKES, A$AP ROCKY, SUFJAN STEVENS, M83, GRIMES, […]
Tribute: David Bowie (1947-2016) ~ Nick Nihil David Bowie – circa 1975 Back in January 2004 I saw David Bowie in Vancouver BC. I’m surprised it was January because I don’t remember it being that cold or wintery. My then-girlfriend had gotten us third row seats. I was 19 at the time. Macy Gray opened, […]
The third semifinals for this year’s EMP Sound Off! brought winner Emma Lee Toyoda just one step closer to winning the entire competition. One Above Below None, Mystery Machines and Righteous Minds made it through as well to the finals. By the way, Mystery Machines have a song called “Vlad Putin,” who has apparently moved […]
One of Seattle’s coolest bands, the Mama Rags, recently did a session at FunkFarm, a Seattle music organization promoting and booking bands right here in the city. We’ve got some debut videos of the performance for you!! The Mama Rags The Mama Rags just released their first album, Hectic Electric, in June; here’s a peek […]
The 2015 Capitol Hill Block Party reveals a boundless final lineup spotlighting Father John Misty’s heartfelt album, I Love You, Honeybear (Sub Pop). What a lovely neighborly offering to slow dance in the sun to while intermingling to the sounds of uptown pop-makers, Ivan and Alyosha, producer Kodak to Graph, and the local seductive beats […]