Klaxons were here in October and caused quite a frenzy at Chop Suey. I was (and remain) a fan of their first CD, Myths of the Near Future, and was excited when I heard they were working on a second CD. I knew it would be excellent. And I am right, Surfing the Void is […]
Glasgow, Scotland’s (and Sub Pop Records’), the Vaselines played to a packed audience at Neumos as a part of Seattle’s annual City Arts Fest. I have been a big fan of The Vaselines and when I heard they were playing City Arts Fest, I had to jump on that. Being this is the band that […]
Blitzen Trapper @ the Showbox, October 22, 2010 Review by Sarah West I’ll admit I’m not one of the cool kids who knew about Blitzen Trapper (ahem). . . ten years ago when they first formed. My husband played them for me after hearing them on a KEXP song of the day podcast last year […]
This past Friday night at the Crocodile had the most explosive show I’ve ever attended there. It was the third of four days of the first ever City Arts Fest and Brent Amaker and the Rodeo‘s CD release show for their third album, Please Stand By. Kicking off the night was local hip-hop artist Ra […]
The Drums. The Drums. The Drums. I will not forget this band. Stylized and elegant in performance and sound, I was pleasantly shocked by their set the other week at Neumos. You would think they were a British band and not from Brooklyn (yes, check their MySpace and see their influences: Orange Juice, the Smiths, […]