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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A Few Photos from McGinn’s Inaugural Music Festival
Posted in Seattle, Uncategorized, tagged Gabriel Teodros, Hey Marseilles, Mayor McGinn, Mayor McGinn's Inaugural Music Festival, Wheedle's Groove on January 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Video: Macklemore-”The Town”
Posted in Seattle, Video, tagged Macklemore, Video, Zia Mohajerjasbi on December 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Directed by rising filmmaker Zia Mohajerjasbi, the newly-released video for Macklemore’s “The Town” (a track from his Unplanned Mixtape) is a gorgeous, cameo-filled, nostalgic anthem about hip hop in the 206.
If you are a Seattleite, it will be nearly impossible for you to watch this video without feeling an extra twinge of pride [...]
