Champagne Champagne & Thee Satisfaction’s “Magnetic Blackness” was arguably Seattle’s favorite hip hop track of ‘09. Both groups gained a lot of momentum last year, and a performance of “Magnetic Blackness” was featured in Lynn Shelton’s $5 Cover Seattle series for MTV. The song is catchy and dancey, giving it a wide appeal, and quickly [...]
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Magnetic Blackness 7″ release show TONIGHT
Posted in News, Releases, Seattle, tagged Champagne Champagne, Dev, DJ Darwin, Magnetic Blackness, Magnetic Blackness Single, Swervewon, Thee Satisfaction on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Lonely Forest signed to Chris Walla’s New Label
Posted in News, Seattle, tagged The Lonely Forest, Chris Walla, Trans, Death Cab For Cutie, Atlantic Records on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was announced yesterday that Ancacortes all-stars The Lonely Forest have been signed to Trans, Chris Walla’s newest label (an imprint on Atlantic Records).
The signing is not the first time Walla–of Death Cab for Cutie fame–has shown interest in The Lonely Forest. Last May, he mentioned the band in an interview with CNN:
There’s a band [...]
Sasquatch Lineup
Posted in News, Seattle, tagged A-Trak, Atlas Sound, Avi Buffalo, Band of Horses, Booka Shade, Boys Noize, Brother Ali, BSS, Camera Obscura, Caribou, City & Colour, Craig Robinson, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dam Funk, DEADMAU5, Dirty Projectors, Dr. Dog, Drive By Truckers, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Fool's Gold, Freelance Whales, Fresh Espresso, Fruit Bats, Garfunkel & Oates, Girls, Hudson Mohawke, Japandroids, Jets Overhead, Kid Cudi, Laura Marling, LCD soudsystem, Local Natives, Luke Burbank, Massive Attack, Mayor Hawthorne, MGMT, Midlake, Miike Snow, Minus the Bear, Morning Teleportation, Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Nada Surf, Neon Indian, New Pornographers, No Age, Nurses, OK Go, Passion Pit, Past Lives, Patrick Watson, Pavement, Phantogram, Portugal. The Man, Public Enemy, Quasi, Rob Riggle, sasquatch 2010, Sasquatch 2010 lineup, Sasquatch!, Shabazz Palaces, She & Him, Simian Mobile Disco, Surfer Blood, Tegan & Sara, Telekinesis, The Hold Steady, The Lonely Forest, The Long Winters, The Low Anthem, The Middle East, The Mountain Goats, The National, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Temper Trap, The Very Best, The XX, tUnE YarDs, Vampire weekend, Vetiver, Wale, Ween, Why?, YACHT, Yes Giantess, Z-Trip on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m here blogging live from the Sasquatch launch party at the croc, where they’re announcing the lineup one day early. We’ve all been treated to great sets by Fresh Espresso, Atlas Sound and Surfer Blood and some have one various rad prizes from xbox and other sponsors.
Anywayyyy without further ado, I’m happy to announce that [...]
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy to headline Pickathon 2010
Posted in News, Portland, tagged Sallie Ford, The Cave Singers, Pickathon, Pickathon 2010, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bonnie Prince Billy & The Cairo Gang, Heartless Bastards, Billy Joe Shaver, Langhorne Slim, Frazey Ford, T-Model Ford, Black Prairie, These United States, Megafaun, Richmond Fontaine, Michael Hurley, Roadside Graves, Elliott Brood, Stone River Boys, Red Stick Ramblers, Chatham County Line, Cotton Jones, Breathe Owl Breathe, The Deep Dark Woods, Black Lillies, Casey MacGill's Blue 4 Trio, Foghorn Stringband, Captain Bogg & Salty, Martha Scanlan, Seth Bernard and May Erlewine, Jill Andrews, Weinland, Frank Fairfield, Water Tower Bucket Boys, Town Mountain, Woody Pines on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today, Pickathon announced their initial lineup, including headliner Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.
The Oregon-based ‘indie roots’ festival–held at Pendarvis Farm just outside Portland–features six stages, with various artists playing multiple times over the course of the three-day event.
This is the first I’ve heard of this festival. I’m surprised by how sorely underpublished Pickathon is in the Seattle [...]
Bikini Kill looking for stories, footage for fan archive
Posted in News, Seattle, tagged Bikini Kill, Bikini Kill Archive, Kill Rock Stars on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Legendary Olympia riot grrrl band Bikini Kill has set up an archive that will feature stories, photos and video footage from fans.
A message from the band:
We are collecting stories of how people got into the band/shows they saw/memories/testimonials etc.
It would be awesome if you wanted to contribute. It doesn’t have to be fancy or well-worded, [...]
Sasquatch! lineup to be announced at launch party
Posted in News, Seattle, tagged Atlas Sound, Fresh Espresso, Miike Snow, Morning Teleportation, Neon Indian, Pavement, Sasquatch!, Surfer Blood, Vetiver, Wale, Why? on February 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Though the lineup for the 2010 Sasquatch! music festival won’t be ‘officially’ announced until a week from today, 500 lucky Seattleites will be privy to the entire roster one day early.
Next Monday, Esurance will be hosting a Sasquatch! launch party at the Crocodile featuring performances from Surfer Blood, Atlas Sound and Fresh Espresso. The show [...]
Thermals plan Record Store Day release with The Cribs
Posted in News, Portland, Releases, tagged Past Lives, Record Store Day, Thao With The Get Down Stay Down, The Cribs, The Thermals on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
April 17th is Record Store Day, a day that brings great in-store performances and special releases to record stores across the nation.
This year, Record Store Day means a special release from Portland punk rockers The Thermals, who are dropping a split 7″ single with former tourmates The Cribs.
The single will feature a new song from [...]
The Maldives Top Torrent Site Rankings
Posted in News, Seattle, tagged The Maldives, Torrent on January 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I recently received an anonymous tip regarding the status of Seattle band The Maldives on a large private torrent site.
At some point, one of the admins on this sight designated the Maldives’ 2009 album Listen to the Thunder as a “staff pick”. This led to a flurry of downloading, making the Listen to the Thunder the [...]
These Arms Are Snakes Part Ways
Posted in News, Seattle, tagged These Arms Are Snakes on January 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m sad to say that, as of yesterday, one of my favorite post-hardcore bands is officially no more.
from the TAAS blog:
“It’s with a heavy heart we tell you that These Arms Are Snakes is no more. It’s been a great run and we’d like to send out a very hearty “Thank You” to everyone that [...]
Hey Marseilles to be Featured on Starbucks Compilation
Posted in News, Seattle, tagged Elvis Perkins, Hey Marseilles, Jose Gonzalez, Mates of State, Spoon, The Long Winters, Yo La Tengo on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Seattle folkestra Hey Marseilles has had a lot of local success in the last year. They’ve headlined some great shows and played resoundingly successful sets at Bumbershoot and the Capitol Hill Block Party. But things are about to blow up for this local band-on-the-rise.
The world’s biggest coffee chain is giving this melodious crew their first [...]
