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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Lemons & Stallionsdkj
The Curious Mystery
The Glassy Globes
Brad Dunn
Jewelbox Theater @ the Rendezvous
Friday, 7/18 — $5
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.
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.”
Arriving late to the party as usual, we were amused to find Seth Green’s twin brother – smarmy look and gleaming white flat-brimmed baseball cap and all – at the door to wave us in. Perhaps the guest list policy is looser down in the Cascade ‘hood compared to places on Pike/Pine or Madison, because Mister Disaffected Son of Dr. Evil barely looked up from his Blackberry to let us in to El Corazon on a quiet Wednesday night.
The women of Girl in a Coma were already a few songs into their set, and were settling into their groove at 10:30. The crowd? Possibly plucked at random from a group of shoppers at nearby REI: lots of late-teens, an rocker couple in the mid-30s, some parents (chaperones, surely) and even some pre-teens bopping to the rock of this San Antonio trio. Nearly all the kids were jumping, twitching, shaking their thang in approximate time while lead singer Nina maintained command of the room onstage. (It was more than just the Red Bull energizing them, I am certain.) I was taken immediately by her poise: all at once asserting control with her microphone and guitar but also anxiously taking in the room, her eyes wide and darting from left to right behind stringy, sweaty locks.
“How does someone seemingly so young sing so passionately about… well.. anything?” I thought. Get the album and you’ll find that her voice and poetry belies her age. I don’t want to get hung up on the age thing, but instead flip it into a compliment. Though much younger than me, these three women have confident command of their artistry and it bodes well for fans like me who are late to the game. They aren’t going to disappear into the pop music ether. With their second LP planned for release in the next year, and a spot on Tegan and Sara’s fall tour, I expect GIAC to return to our city with many more fans anticipating their arrival. I don’t wanna blather on about her vocal style or they way she carries her guitar what kind of bass Jenn plays, so check out their videos at the Blackheart Records’ Youtube site.
If you’ve rocked the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hammerbox, Joan Jett or even Social D, they will be a fresh update to your collection. They don’t ape the sounds of these comparative rock elders, but jump off from it and stamp it as their own with a distinct Texas flavor. The LP “Both Before I’m Gone” is available at all your favorite online music retailers. Amazon and iTunes have the download for $6.
Drummer Phanie has a series of video blogs up on her site on the YouTubes. Episode 4 even features a cameo from Oasis. The excellent video for “Say”, which has been rattling around my head all week, is here.
The rumored secret Wolf Parade show is revealed. Opening is the very angular Foals and self-described Indie / Afro-beat / Folk The Listening Party.
Tickets are $23 after various service fees and “convenience” charges. 21+.
This just in: Free show tonight at Neumos starring Les Thugs. Supporting: Death Vessel and Strong Killings.
I heard a KEXP in-studio with Les Thugs yesterday and they were excellent.
Doors at 8pm. 21+.
Would-be stalkers of L.A. fuzz-rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club take note: a couple band members are coming to Seattle to see their buddies in Spindrift (members of the Warlocks & Brian Jonestown Massacre) play the Mars Bar on Friday night. They are even rumored to be sitting in on a few songs.
Stargazing aside, Spindrift are excellent. They are travelling with a band called Go Fever. Also on the bill is Kerry from Das Llamas new band, See Me River.
If that wasn’t enough, the lovely and talented Ms. Momma Casserole will DJ.
Friday, July 11 – Mars Bar
8:30 p.m. $7. 21+
SPINDRIFT (Warlocks, BJM) (http://www.myspace.com/thewest)
Go Fever (http://www.myspace.com/gofever)
See Me River (Kerry from Das Llamas) (http://www.myspace.com/seemeriver)
DJ Momma Casserole
The 520 floating bridge is closed for inspections this weekend. Find another way over Lake Washington. Thanks to KEXP for this news.
NWMB has a pair of 2-day passes to give away. We’re going to unload these beauties on a lucky reader next week, but not before Monday. Stay tuned.
Jump the break for the lineup.
I had heard quite a bit of hype about The Dodos before I went to check them out at Neumos a couple weeks ago. After the show I went home and looked up some info on the band to get a better taste of what I had seen, and grasp of the buzz that I’d heard. And in the end I had noticed several things about the entire experience that lead me to my final conclusion about The Dodos show. First the opening band Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death was way more intriguing. Second The Dodos are very good musicians, and third the place was packed with 99% white people for a Wednesday night in Seattle, the other 1% were asian. What does that have to do with anything?
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I’ve never seen them, but their music (below) sounds great. They’re from San Antonio, Texas, and are on Joan Jett’s label.
@ El Corazon (Seattle) July 9
@ Tonic Lounge (Portland) July 10
http://www.shorefire.com/media/Say_20071204_90531.mp3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYXnPiY7c2U
http://www.myspace.com/girlsinacoma
If you’re going to see RATATAT tonite at Chop Suey, don’t, go to Neumos instead.
