Ticket Giveaway & Show Preview: Noah And The Whale @ the Neptune, Fri. 9/27

This Friday, September 27th, the Neptune Theatre has Brits Noah And The Whale headlining its stage. The quintet released album number four, Heart of Nowhere in May 2013 – this is the Heart of Nowhere tour – and it’s an album that’s working swimmingly with earlier Noah And The Whale material. If you like earlier […]

Interview & Show Preview: New Politics @ the End’s Summer Camp, Sat. 8/10

Interview & Show Preview w/ New Politics New Politics Appears on August 10th at the End’s Summer Camp by Dagmar The song “Tonight You’re Perfect” starts off New Politics’ second album, A Bad Girl in Harlem, and it’s apt for this band to talk about perfection. The trio, Danes David Boyd and Søren Hansen plus […]

Giveaway: Dropkick Murphys CD, Patch & T-Shirt!

Dropkick Murphys are on the road right now, having released new album Signed and Sealed in Blood. They’ll be in the Northwest for a date with Sasquatch! on May 26th – although all are welcome to enter this contest, I’m betting a local reader will grab up this giveaway, which includes an autographed copy of […]

Show Preview & Interview: Ben Howard @ the Moore, Th. 4/18

Not all musicians can be credible acoustic guitarists and electric guitar players. Some will excel at acoustic rock, but then just fall flat when trying to go electric. Some electric guitarists can sound silly and dull when they go acoustic. But take English singer-songwriter Ben Howard as an example of a musician who does both […]

Show Preview & Interview: Charli XCX Releases Debut Album, True Romance & Plays Showbox SoDo 5/2

British musician Charli XCX, though steadily increasing her visibility over the last six years, may be an entirely new artist to American audiences. Born Charlotte Aitchison, Charli XCX is a 20-year-old singer and songwriter of lovely electronic dance songs which just scream to be deserved hits. With one EP behind her, debut album, the tremendous […]