Paper Bird is the best thing in Folk right now, in my humble opinion. See the Denver sextet septet this Saturday at Gasworks Park. Or if you’re going underground this weekend to escape the Seafair roaring-warplane madness, see them at the Fusion Cafe on Monday.
I saw them about 7 weeks ago and they blew my mind. Inventive, sexy and unique, and they hold your attention like streakers at a Polo match.
Jump the shark for tour dates.
Popularity: 12%
Music and Camping Festival
August 8-10, 2008
Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater
This is a bit outside NWMB music style, but looking down the lineup I see that more than half are NW acts. So, from the bowels of the Press Release Monster [my bolds]:
The 8th Annual Flowmotion Summer Meltdown returns August 8 through 10 for its third year at Darrington’s beautiful Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater and Bluegrass Music Park – 65 miles northeast of Seattle.
Popularity: 12%
| September 11, 2008 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
Thursday, September 11, 2008
8:00 p.m.
$47.50 - $57.50 (not including fees)
The Moore Theatre
A contemporary folkie renowned for her expressive, crystalline voice, singer/songwriter Jewel was among the most successful of the many new female performers who dominated the pop charts throughout the 1990s. Born Jewel Kilcher on May 23, 1974, in Payson, UT, she was raised in remote Homer, AK, and began her music career at the age of six, regularly performing alongside her singer/songwriter parents in local Eskimo villages and tourist attractions. After her parents’ divorce, she remained with her father, touring with him for the next seven years.
Popularity: 1%
This weekend (Friday and Saturday) is the Capitol Hill Block Party. Along with the official line-up, there are some added bonuses happening inside the fesival gates.
Half a block from the mainstage, the Cha Cha Lounge will host bands on both days.
Friday July 25th
Fences 5:45 pm
TacocaT 6:45 pm
Yes, Oh Yes 7:45 pm
T.V. Coahran 8:45 pm
Das Llamas 9:45 pm
Saturday July 26th
Kaylee Cole 5:45 pm
See Me River 6:45 pm
Weirdlords 7:45 pm
Triumph of Lethargy 8:45 pm
Wild Orchid Children 9:45
Around the time the main stage and Vera stage shut down, the Comet Tavern will get very loud. Around 11 pm, the Comet will also host bands…
Friday July 25th
COCK BLOCK PARTY EXTRAVAGANZA -W/THE GIRLS , THE VALKYRIES -FREE!!!
Saturday July 26th
COCK BLOCK PARTY W/CHEAP TIME (NASHVILLE), THE UPSIDE DOWN (PDX) FREE!!!
Both venues are 21+ and will have free admission for all Block Party attendees.
Popularity: 13%
Break Mode Recordings is a collective of DJs and MCs that formed in Olympia, Washington last year, throwing house parties and shows around the North West area.
Celestial Sound
I love things like this. A band/collective/musician contacts us with some outstanding material, and we’ve never heard of them. Good work, Olympians.
Popularity: 12%
Lemons & Stallionsdkj
The Curious Mystery
The Glassy Globes
Brad Dunn
Jewelbox Theater @ the Rendezvous
Friday, 7/18 — $5
Popularity: 12%
First NWMB reader to contact us through the Contact page gets a free pair of 2-day passes to the Capitol Hill Block Party! First/Last/Email/Phone please.
Blaine D is our ticket winner! Congratulations, Blaine.
Popularity: 13%
Two weeks ago The Murder City Devils announced a reunion show in Portland as part of Musicfest Northwest. Today they regretfully announced it would not happen, but hope to play a show in Portland later this year. Details come from The Murder City Devils’ myspace page…
“We regret to announce that due to uncontrollable circumstances we will not be able to play the show in Portland on September 6. From MusicFest NW “All individual tickets for this show are refundable at point of purchase. “ Again, we hate that this happened, and are trying to reschedule a show in Portland for later this year.”
Popularity: 11%
