Temples, a quartet from Kettering, England, appears at Neumos tomorrow night – that’s Wednesday, April 9th. The self-described psychedelic band’s Seattle date will be just their second show of the tour, and I think they’ll be very welcome in North America. They just released their debut, the very cool Sun Structures, in February. It is […]
Australia’s Jagwar Ma put on one of my very favorite shows last year when they headlined the Neptune. Their album, Howlin’, took over my summer; I think I can nearly dream in that album. I’m currently enjoying their video for “Uncertainty,” with its starry skies and desert landscape. Jagwar Ma The distinctive Maximo Park is […]
This summer saw the release of Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Richard Hawley‘s seventh album and first since 2009’s Truelove’s Gutter. What a welcome return! His video for single number one, “Down in the Woods” features that cool burn out film strip look. Richard Hawley The Fratellis had to cancel their appearance in Seattle recently […]
New York’s Walking Shapes just premiered their video for the brilliant song “Horse” in November. Also brilliant is this video, which includes kids who are part of the New Jersey-based Peanut Blooder & Jelly Studios, a company who makes horror movies. Walking Shapes — Dead Ship Sailing, the excellent Seattle duo made up of Graig […]
Sometimes everything just comes together right with a voice and the songs that voice joins. Exhibit A: Hawaiian singer/songwriter Kimie’, who’s in Seattle tomorrow night to open for the Green (she appeared on their album, The Green). The self-taught guitarist (she grabbed her dad’s guitar) has influences such as Barrington Levy, Amy Winehouse and Bob […]