I recently stumbled across this awesome gigapan (panoramic image made up of hundreds of individual pictures) of the Inaugural Address.
The link, courtesy of Rolling Stone allows you to zoom in or out to get a closer look of the festivities.
Straight from a particularly Kafka-esque chapter in the Long, Sad Saga of Music Copyright comes news that Death Cab for Cutie’s own videos are unavailable on their site. Reason? Warner Music’s takedown notice caused YouTube to remove the videos.
The result is that DCfC’s site now has no DCfC videos because it depended on YouTube to host and stream them. Now that they’re gone from YouTube, no vids.
Warner Music has been keeping itself very busy as of late by sending YouTube takedown notices for videos it believes are unauthorized, and its zeal has now caused a bit of embarrassment for one of its own artists. The band Death Cab for Cutie had posted several of its videos–found via YouTube–to its official website, but fans found over the weekend that they couldn’t watch them… due to a copyright claim from Death Cab for Cutie’s own record label, Warner Music. The blooper left the band red-faced (it has since removed the embeds from the site)–and it highlights how crazy the DMCA takedown game has become.
Thanks to Ars for notice of this story.
Omar Torrez’s show at the Triple Door this past Saturday Jan 24th was fun and exciting. He played for a packed house, a crowd that loves him and has been following him for a while. Although Omar lives in LA, he is from Seattle.
The show started with him solo, playing some traditional flamenco and Latin tunes, featuring his great guitar playing. Then the band joined in, and slowly, or not so slowly, we were at a rock and roll concert 
Omar’s style incorporates Classical Flamenco and Hendrix inspired solos. He goes back and forth between the acoustic and electric guitar. His original tunes have a Latin Rock Pop feel, like one of my favorites, “Senhorita”.
A funny, and impressive moment in the show was when Omar started singing Opera style like a Soprano. He has a great voice as well. Another cool surprise was, towards the end of the show, Omar invited the talented guitar player Mario Butković to join in the fun and play with them. Mario is originally from Bosnia and plays with the Seattle/Euro band Kultur Shock. Besides Torrez, the band featured Tige Decoster on acoustic bass, Byron Vannoy on drums (although I’m not totally sure if it was him), and Johny Congas on percussion – Johny is the host of the Latin Jazz show “Al Lado Latino”, which airs on KBCS 91.3fm every Saturday at 6pm.
Last year Omar was invited by Tom Waits to tour as his guitar player. As a result, he’s been writing some Tom Waits type tunes as well
Omar Torrez is heading to a Mexico tour at the end of March. He performs in Seattle regularly. For more information please visit the links below!
paz!
paula maya
http://www.myspace.com/omartorrez
http://www.thetripledoor.net
http://www.kbcs.fm
http://www.myspace.com/paulamayaband
Seattle electronic – art pop band. Fuses electronica, caribbean, pop, house and Jazz. Fronted by the sultry eclectic singer Lydia Nor.
Members:
Lydia Nor (vocals),
Shane Peck (song writing, programmer, drums, keyboards, vocals)
Noah Wilson (bass)
Markus Von Prause (keyboards, live computer operation)
Tost
513 N 36th St
Seattle, WA 98103
Saturday, January 31st
Black Label Society just announced a Seattle tour date on March 14th, 2009 at The Showbox Sodo with special guests Dope and Archer. BLS promises a night of ferocious metal and scorching energy.
Doors @ 8pm, tickets $32, all ages.
Special Guest: Moorea Malatt
21 & Over.
$18.50 Advance.
$20.00 Day Of Show.
Tickets available from TicketMaster
Price: $12 if bought ahead of time. $14 if bought the day of performance.
Here’s to hoping that No Doubt doesn’t disappoint. Here’s to hoping for more Return Of Saturn and Less Rock Steady, less babies and celebrity and more old school No Doubt Stylee.
No Doubt will bringing along Paramore, The Sounds, and Bedouin Soundclash on select dates.
Dates and ticket prices are still TBA. NWMB will keep you posted.
http://www.myspace.com/polandmusic
Band Members: Mark Bombara (guitar)
Mark Romanowski (guitar, voice)
Shane Peck (drums, voice)
Noah Wilson (bass)
Lydia Nor (voice)
Janet Utterback-Peck (violin)
Karen Halliburton (violin)
Brianna Atwell (viola).
They have just released a new cd on Series Two Records, “Most of them are Clockwork”.
The cd release party is at the Rendezvous, Jewelbox Theater on Saturday, February 7th at 7pm..
Special Guests, Alligators will open the show.
Doors at 6:30pm
Price: $5.00
Rendezvous,
2322 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Singer/songwriter Josh Hoge will be performing songs from his newest CD, Everything She Was. He will meet fans and sign copies of his CD after the performance. On the 21st go to Borders, where you can meet Josh and enjoy a free live performance followed by a CD signing.
If you like the acoustic guitar and a guy with a voice, then you won’t want to miss this.
The performance will be at the Tigard, Oregon Borders Books.
The event will begin at 7pm.
The phone number of the Borders where Josh will be performing:
503.968.7576
The address:
7227 SW Bridgeport Road
Tigard, OR 97224
Enjoy!
We’d love to feature Seattle’s finest here on NWMB, so let us know whats been making noise in the Seattle Scene Lately.
She’s put out easily one of the best albums of the year, “19″. Her powerful and soulful voice can give just about anyone chills. I predict a very long future for this British cutie.
Adele will be in Seattle on the 26th @ Neumos. Doors @ 7pm, more info here.
At The Tractor Tavern. Doors @ 8pm, tickets $8adv/$10dos
