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The Dandy Warhols Present Logan Lynn + The Gentry ON TOUR

Author et2kah   Filed under Music, Northwest Labels, Upcoming Shows, music news   July 1, 2010  

Logan Lynn + The Gentry, The Hugs, and Little Black Bats

Logan Lynn is touring in support of his recently released and critically acclaimed CD, From Pillar to Post, on The Dandy Warhol’s indie Beat The World Records. His three CDs have generated an extraordinary amount of buzz, particularly in the Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, and New York LGBT communities. Additionally, his videos have been well received on MTV, VH1, and LOGO channels. Comparisons ranging from The Postal Service to M83, Lykke Li to Cut Copy, and even Ladytron, Goldfrapp, and indie rockers Metric, are often applied to Logan’s music.

The Gentry, a separate entity providing Rock & Roll to Logan’s emo-tronic sound, also have a new record recently released entitled ‘Sex by the Unit’, which sports an awesome condom-like package which is well worth the $10 I paid for mine. You even have to tear it like a condom package.

Recent shows in the Pacific Northwest have been raucous parties, featuring lines stretching around the block, and satisfied partied-out party-goers filtering out into the early morning. The Oregon Music News recently profiled Logan’s growing impact on the Portland live music scene.

This past Sunday, June 27, marked the launch of Logan’s West Coast tour, starting in Seattle at The Cuff’s Gay Pride Block Party and playing to an estimated crowd of 6,000.

Dates are below – try and catch one if you can.

+TOUR DATES
6.27 – Seattle, WA – The Cuff Pride Street Party
7.13 – San Francisco, CA – Rockit Room with Special Guests The Hugs (Portland, OR) & Little Black Bats (Sacramento, CA) $8
7.14 – Sacramento, CA – Blue Lamp with Special Guests The Hugs (Portland, OR) & Little Black Bats (Sacramento, CA) $8
8.6 – Salem, OR – Flipside Nightclub $10 (tickets here) / $15 at the door
8.20 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios

 
 

Mary Gauthier & Peter Bradley Adams @ Tractor Tavern!

Author Sarathan Records   Filed under Music   June 28, 2010  

7/21/2010    8 PM    Tractor Tavern     5213 Ballard Avenue NW   Seattle    WA    98107    http://www.tractortavern.com

MARY GAUTHIER
Listen: http://marygauthier.com/jukebox.php

“With a voice like a grazed hawk, she sings bluesy Southern Gothic tales…Whatever you are doing I guarantee you’ll stop and listen to every word.” – 4 Stars MOJO Magazine

“With ‘The Foundling’, Mary Gauthier has created her first masterpiece. Not for the easily frightened, it is the most raw, brave and ultimately satisfying album I’ve heard in a very long time. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. ” – No Depression Magazine

PETER BRADLEY ADAMS
Free song download: http://www.peterbradleyadams.com/free/betterway/

“This the kind of music that can stop you in your tracks and force you to listen. Peter Bradley Adams is the real deal and seems only to be getting better with each consecutive album. Don’t miss this exceptional display of genuine musical ability.”
- Music For My Peers
Ages 21+
Tickets: $20

 
 

Stealing Seattle Away…

Author FancyBandit   Filed under Music, Music Press Release Roundup, Upcoming, Upcoming Shows, music news   January 17, 2010  
Saturday January 23rd, the all female creep-pop trio Fancy Bandits from Eugene, Oregon will return to Seattle. With influences like Rasputina, The Eurythmics, Brazilian Girls, and Mazzy Star, Fancy Bandits’ original music has been described as a Tim Burton Circus, a broken down gypsy caravan, and a derelict amusement-pier.  Music reviews of the trio (comprised of bass, drums, and keyboards, with two vocalists) focus on the band’s ethereal harmonies, eerie keyboard-stylings, and the refreshing absence of guitar. They released their debut album, Stealing Away, in Summer 2009.
 
Fancy Bandits will play at Skylark Cafe, 3803 Delridge Way SW. They take the stage at 9pm sharing the bill with Seattle’s own Nine N Out and Sugarsmacks.
 
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These women push pop music’s boundaries with vocals that lean heavily on ethereal harmonies, which are accompanied by eerie, klezmer-influenced keyboard stylings. It’s like going to a Gothic circus. And in an unusual, refreshing twist, this band contains NO guitarist...”
- Sara Brickner, Eugene Weekly (Nov 26, 2008)
“…influenced by that Victorian steampunk trio. Dainty parasols and lacy tops complete the visual image, but it’s the haunting melodies that really give color to the picture. And if Rasputina is commonly known as “cello rock,” you might just tag these girls with “keyboard rock.”
- Vanessa Salvia, Eugene Weekly (Aug 20, 2009)
Sounds like….A broken down gypsy circus. Or, as one fan described it:  “Fancy Bandits makes one think of a black and white photograph of a derelict amusement- pier, a circus performed behind a blood red camera lens, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weil’s “The Three-penny Opera”, Berlin in the early 1930’s, a special screening of “Rebel Without A Cause” in Hell, unheard music from “Eraserhead”, and the highly succesful soundtrack to some long lost, deeply missed, experimental musical drama.

   
     
 
 

I Love Jen! releases Stimulus Package

Author octatone   Filed under Music   December 29, 2009  

Stimulus Package

Seattle pop band I Love Jen! released their 10-track synthy pop/rock album Stimulus Package on December 25, 2009 as a free download.

You Are Where I Want To Be

Be My Naughty CEO

Strong And Sturdy

Download: http://music.welovejen.com/album/stimulus-package

 
 

Norman Baker “The Art of Not Knowing” Album Release, w/ Grand Hallway’s Shenandoah Davis & The Thoughts

Author K.C.P.   Filed under Music   November 23, 2009  
"The Art of Not Knowing"

Norman Baker - "The Art of Not Knowing"

Wednesday, 11.25.09 @ 10:00 PM
Norman Baker (Album Release) w/ Shenandoah Davis (of Grand Hallway) & The Thoughts
Rendezvous JewelBox Theater
2322 Second Avenue Seattle

 
 

SEA/PDX/TAC/OLY Turkey Week Notable Shows

Author et2kah   Filed under Music   November 22, 2009  

Olympia: Tuesday, 11.24.2009
The Drug Purse w/ The Strange Boys + Jetty Cats

8:30 PM @ The Northern – 321 4th Avenue, Olympia, Washington 98501
All Ages

Seattle: Wednesday, 11.25.09
Cunnilynguists, Grieves, Looptroop Rockers, Tunji

Wednesday, 8PM @ Neumo’s
All Ages
$13.50 Tickets Here

Tacoma: Friday, 11.27.09
The Fun Police, Ghostwriter, Brotherhood of the Black Squirrel

(TRYPTOPHAN RECOVERY DAY) Black Friday 9PM @ The New Frontier
21+

Portland: Sunday, 11.29.09
1776, Go Fever, The Whole Wide World

8:00 PM @ Rontoms
600 E Burnside, Portland, Oregon 97212
21+

 
 

Neumo’s (SEA) & Wonder Ballroom (PDX): The Dandy Warhols’ Xmas shows December 11th-13th, 2009

Author et2kah   Filed under Music, Northwest Labels, Upcoming, Upcoming Shows   November 6, 2009  

Rockin' on the Moon

Rockin' on the Moon

The Dandy Warhols have announced a mini-series of Pacific Northwest shows (one in Seattle and two in Portland) starting on the 11th of December. The Dandy’s have billed this as a revival Christmas show, or homage Christmas show to the Italian Christmas.

From http://www.dandywarhols.com:

As Dandy Warhols, we like to take a different approach to Christmas: a little more Old World and a lot more jaunty. Take Italy. Their holiday season is comparable in length to the common American holiday season, but with its baked eel and lumps of coal and mash-ups with what we think of as Halloween traditions – La Befana the Epiphany witch, children in costumes going from door to door for treats – it seems a hell of a lot more festive than a fat man whipping flying deer to bring you an iPhone, doesn’t it? We are on a mission to convince Christendom that Italy does it best. But these things take time; Rome wasn’t bilked in a day. Easing into the task we commence this year with our annual Christmas shows with the introduction of a sliver of sunny Italy to the Northwest’s dreary environs. Just a taste, a Fellini twist on the usual Dandys holiday performance, with shows on December 11th at Nuemos in Seattle and December 12th and 13th at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom.

Regardless of how you dress or act for this show, being Fellini inspired, or Italian Christmas inspired, it will likely be one for the memory banks with the promise of their “Little Drummer Boy” cover, as well as the rest of their catalog of great music.

All tickets go on sale Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 10 AM PST.
Tickets to Seattle Show here
Tickets to PDX Shows (12-12-09 21+, 12-13-09 All Ages) here

The Dandy Warhol’s Website

The Dandy’s record label

 
 

Funeral: A Tribute the Arcade Fire

Author exohxo   Filed under Music   October 24, 2009  

On November 17th the Seattle Rock Orchestra presents Funeral: A tribute the the Arcade Fire. Arcade Fire’s iconic first album will be performed in it’s entirety, featuring 50 piece orchestra, backing band and guest vocalists including Matt Bishop (Hey Marseilles), Ian Bell (Black Swedes), Jima (the Purrs), Alessandra Rose (The Kindness Kind), Jasen Samford & Danny Oleson (Exohxo), Matt Shaw (With Friends Like These) & Shenandoah Davis. Exohxo opens with a set of fully orchestrated indie-pop tunes.

This is an ALL AGES show!

For tickets visit http://fremontabbey.org/?p=541 and click on the link. Tickets are $12 general, $10 student/senior (presale) & $15 at the door. Order tickets early, this will sell out!

http://www.myspace.com/seattlerockorchestra

http://www.myspace.com/exohxomusic

 
 

Tonight at Mars Bar:

Author exohxo   Filed under Music   October 2, 2009  

Decateur Buff, Exohxo, and Velveteen Lotharios. 9 pm. $6.

http://www.myspace.com/decateurbuff

http://www.myspace.com/exohxomusic

http://www.myspace.com/velveteenlotharios

609 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle 98109

 
 

Cave Singers CD Release Party!

Author Sarathan Records   Filed under Music   September 16, 2009  

10/17/2009    8 PM

Neumos, 925 East Pike St., Seattle    WA    98122    http://www.neumos.com/

Cave Singers  -  http://www.myspace.com/thecavesingers

Feral Children – http://www.myspace.com/feralchildrenseattle

Shane Tutmarc  -  http://www.myspace.com/shanetutmarc

Ages 21+

Tickets $14. Advance tickets on sale now at: www.ticketswest.com, Moe Bar, select QFCs, Rudy’s Barbershops

 
 

Just Announced! The Flaming Lips 8/21 & Gaslight Anthem 9/23

Author SeattleSkillz   Filed under Upcoming Shows   June 15, 2009  

STG Presents (Seattle Theatre Group) has announced two news shows that go on sale this weekend:

The Flaming Lips
Special Guest: Stardeath and White Stars
Friday, August 21st, 2009 – 7:00pm
Marymoor Park
$37.50
On Sale: SAT, June 20 @ 10am at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information visit www.STGPresents.org

Gaslight Anthem
Special Guests: Murder by Death, The Loved Ones & Frank Turner
September 23, 2009 – 8:00pm
Showbox at the Market
$18.00 ADV, $20.00 DOS
On Sale: SAT, June 20 @ 10am at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone 800-745-3000, Showbox box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information please visit www.STGPresents.org

 
 

The Jesus Lizard to Play the Capitol Hill Block Party

Author Scissorhands   Filed under Music, Upcoming Shows   April 12, 2009  

Just like that Jesus in the bible, The Jesus Lizard have returned and are hitting the road.  They will be in Seattle on July 24th and will be headlining the main stage of the Capitol Hill Block Party.  It’s an Easter miracle.  Start rubbin’ your nub.  (personally, I’d rather see them at the Showbox, but I’m stoked I will see them at all.  The Scratch Acid reunion show in 2006 was epic.)

The Jesus Lizard

The Jesus Lizard

UPDATE:  Does this mean the ban has been lifted?

 
 

Lifesavas, Grayskul, Rudy & The Rhetoric, Mic Crenshaw-Sat Apr 4,2009

Author esafatima   Filed under NW Show Critic, Northwest Labels, Upcoming Shows   April 3, 2009  

Lifesavas and Grayskul at the Nectar…this is gonna be a great show. For those of you unfamiliar with Grayskul-they could be described as minimalist gothic hip-hop, which is better than it sounds. They’re on the Rhymesayers, which is a pretty good indication of a high-quality live show, and hail from Seattle. Lifesavas is a lovely complement to Grayskul’s witty gloom n’ doom…Portland-based, positive, upbeat, funky hiphop. Rudy & the Rhetoric are a UW hiphop duo. They’re all on the bill, as well as Mic Crenshaw, a Portland-based social worker by day, hiphop artist by night who’s an anti-racism activist and slam poet. Sounds promising.

Don’t forget…Nectar Lounge has a great happy hour from 4-7!

Lifesavas, Grayskul, Rudy & The Rhetoric, Mic Crenshaw

Sat, Apr 4, 2009, 9pm doors, $12

Nectar Lounge, 412 N 36th St (in Fremont)

206.6322020

 
 

The Upsidedown and Spindrift blow the doors off Tacoma, prepare for Seattle (3/8, The Comet Tavern @ 4:00pm)

Author et2kah   Filed under Interviews, Music, NW Show Critic, Northwest Labels, Upcoming Shows   March 8, 2009  

Jsun Atoms of The Upsidedown has a smile that charms for miles, and it’s widely visable as he strides into the room to greet me. A handshake and man-hug later, we find ourselves on a cozy couch backstage at the Roseland Lounge. Upstairs, The Rebel Drones are cranking out their trademark sound, and Sleepy Sun is rallying in the next room as they take the stage next.

 
 

Yard Dogs Roadshow March 11 at Showbox Sodo

Author esafatima   Filed under Music, Upcoming Shows   March 7, 2009  

Alright, so this show is actually headlined by Les Claypool (ex of Primus) and Saul Williams (one of the bigger deals in the slam poetry world) and they both are worth checking out at any time. That being said, if you’ve got 30 extra bucks to burn head on down to the Showbox Sodo on March 11th at 7pm to see the lovelies of Yard Dogs Road Show. Started by nouveau-hobo Eddy Joe Cotton in 1998 as a 3-piece jug band, the group has expanded to include 13 members including the seriously deliciously Black and Blue Burlesque girls (I’m tres picky about my burlesque and they definitely bring it), an absolutely gorgeous singer/trombonist, Lily Rose Love (the only thing better than a hot lady trombonist is a hot lady playing the accordion, imho), and one of my favorite bellydancers on the face of this planet, Zoe Jakes. YDRS’s hobo cabaret/vaudeville/traveling circus/sideshow mouth-watering fabulosity will put butterflies in your bucket, sho ’nuff!

yarddogsroadshow.com

http://www.showboxonline.com/sodo/

 
 

The Flatlanders @ The Triple Door

Author Charles   Filed under Upcoming   February 16, 2009  

May 19, 2009
7:00pm & 10:00pm | All Ages
| Reserved Seating
Triple Door

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents The Flatlander for two shows on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 7:00pm & 10:00pm at the Triple Door.


Tickets: $35.00 not including applicable fees. Tickets are on sale Friday, January 23 at 10am at the Triple Door box office, online at www.thetripledoor.net, or by calling 206-838-4333. For more information, please visit www.stgpresents.org.

 
 

The Mackrosoft – Shirts and Skins

Author et2kah   Filed under Album Review, Music, Northwest Labels   February 13, 2009  
I think they should play wierd heads v. normal heads

I think they should play wierd heads v. normal heads

Perhaps none of you know of Aja West, Cheeba, or the Mackrosoft. Allow me to bring you up to speed. Aja West and Cheeba are Funk Masters Extraordinaire, band leaders in the extreme, bringing an eclectic blend of Jazz, Funk, Fusion, and even some steel drums to the mix. Aja and Cheeba, real life brothers, maintain a hectic schedule of recording and releasing their well thought blends on to CD.

 
 

Sleepy Sun @ The Sunset

Author et2kah   Filed under Music, NW Show Critic, Upcoming, Upcoming Shows   January 31, 2009  

Do you enjoy quality rock? Do you think the spirit of Jim Morrison has inhabited another, younger singer? Is it possible for someone to channel Robert Plant while he is still alive?

I saw these guys (and energetic girl) two nights ago in PDX at the Roseland Lounge while gathering material for an article and I was immediately blown away. If there is a must see show of January, it is Sleepy Sun at the Sunset Tavern this evening, 10pm. Also playing are The Pica Beats and X-Ray Press. Don’t forget to yell the bands’ battle cry ‘Let’s get Wierd’.

http://www.myspace.com/sleepysun