Interview & Show Preview: The Bellydance Superstars Presents Bombay Bellywood @ the Showbox Market, Sat. 2/12

The Bellydance Superstars are coming to Seattle on Saturday, February 12th. The dance troupe, which began in 2002, will perform as part of their latest show, Bombay Bellywood. The show includes classical Indian dance, Bollywood themes, and of course bellydancing! On tour with the troupe is dancer Petite Jamila, whom I spoke with last weekend, […]

News & Photos: 2011 Sasquatch! Music Festival Lineup Announced @ Showbox Market

The lineup for 2011 Sasquatch! Music Festival was announced last night at the Showbox Market. Big headliners for this year include Foo Fighters, Death Cab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, Wilco, the Flaming Lips, the Decemberists, Bright Eyes, Iron & Wine, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Bassnectar, and Robyn. Other bands I’d particularly look forward to are Chromeo, […]

Interview: K.Flay

The brilliant San Francisco artist K.Flay returns to Seattle’s Neumos on Monday, January 31st with Wallpaper and The Dance Party. I saw her open for Das Racist last year and was wowed by her exciting performance. She’s a wonderful singer, entertainer, and her lyrics and compositions are absolutely clever. I can’t wait to hear and […]

Interview & Show Preview: The Chapin Sisters @ the Vera Project, Sat. 12/4

The Chapin Sisters are a Los Angeles-based duo of sisters Abigail and Lily Chapin. The band was formerly a trio, including their sister Jessica Craven, who has taken some time away from performing music for motherhood. The CD Two is their latest release, which came out in 2010 on their label Lake Bottom Records, and […]