If you’ve followed this site over the past couple of years in particular, you’d know that I’ve written about the Seattle, WA-based hip-hop act, Shabazz Palaces on a number of occasions. After all, the group […]
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There are certain specific artists who are immediately synonymous with a particular location. You think of Bruce Springsteen, you immediately think of New Jersey, and of the venerable, Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ; The Ramones, […]
The last few days have been exceptionally busy as I had the opportunity to catch the legendary reggae artist and producer, Lee “Scratch” Perry and Subatomic Sound System at Brooklyn Bowl last night, and I’ve […]
There are certain artists who are immediately synonymous with a particular location. You think of Bruce Springsteen, you immediately think of New Jersey, and of the venerable, Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ; The Ramones, The […]
Released by her new label, Sacred Bones Records earlier this year, July, Marissa Nadler‘s sixth full-length album was recorded in Avast Studios in Seattle. The album marks Nadler’s first time working with producer Randall Dunn (who has worked with the likes of Earth, Sunn O))), Wolves in the […]
Sadly, the majority of Westerners don’t know about music scenes outside of the usual locations – the US, the UK, Australia, France, Germany and the like. However, the Away Days are an Istanbul, Turkey-based quartet […]
Seattle, WA-based singer and songwriter Justin Vallestros writes, records and performs under the moniker of Craft Spells, and the folks at Captured Tracks will be releasing his much-awaited sophomore effort, Nausea, which is the follow up […]
After a successful 9 city tour, which started in their hometown of Seattle, the duo of Ever So Android recently released their latest single “Leash.” The new single cements the band’s burgeoning reputation for effortlessly […]
Consisting of Nathan Quiroga (guitar/vocals) and Benjamin Verdoes (keyboard/drums), the Seattle-based duo, who are better known as Iska Dhaaf spent three years writing the material that would become their anticipated full-length debut, Even the Sun Will […]
Nepenthe, the third full-length release by the Brooklyn-based artist Julianna Bardwick. Upon the album’s release, Bardwick and her album have received critical praise from a number of media outlets including the likes of Pitchfork, the Fader, […]
After the 2011 release of their critically applauded debut, Native Speaker, the Montreal, QC-based band BRAIDS spent the next 18 months touring to support the album. After the departure of a band member and the release of […]
The members of the Seattle, WA-based quartet of Jupe Jupe are veterans of both Seattle’s and Austin’s indie pop and prog rock scenes as members of Pleasurecraft, the Cinematics (U.S.), Maximum Coherence During Flying. Before […]
“Dead City Emily” is the first single off Marissa Nadler’s forthcoming sixth full-length album, July which will see a February 4th Stateside release through her new label Sacred Bones Records. Recorded in Avast Studios in Seattle, the […]
The Seattle, WA-based singer/songwriter Star Anna has received praise from the likes of Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and Guns ‘n’ Roses and Velvet Revolver’s Duff McKagan, and after you hear her voice on “Go to Hell,” the album title track on her […]