Dead Ship Sailing brings their raw Suicide meets Jesus and Mary Chain rock to the Crocodile May 17th for an all ages show with the Grizzled Mighty and Bellingham’s Sugar Sugar Sugar. This is an early show starting at 8pm. Dead ship sailing plays middle at 9pm. Dead Ship Sailing’s upcoming album is a mixture …
Month: May 2012
“Heavy In Your Arms” – Florence + The Machine. Just the right balance of daring + drama. A voice that joyfully cuts diamonds. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
On the evening of May fifth, the night of Cinco de Mayo and the night of the big moon, I headed to The Vera Project at the foot of Seattle’s Queen Anne Neighborhood. There three acts played with San Antonio’s Girl In A Coma headlining. Sara Radle, also from San Antonio, started things off with …
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Their new album is due out May 8 – reneeandjeremy.com
“Every Time We Say Goodbye” – Cole Porter. Matchless melody and charm. He loved singers. Best version done by Annie Lennox. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qizn3YnAC0k
As I have posted many times, I usually don’t “get” Coldplay. I find their music pretty boring, and they just don’t do it for me, but I will stand here now and say that they earned respect today from me. This is just one of the most beautiful songs and so well done, chilling and …
Check out Ayron Jones and the Way, Seattle’s only all-black, neo-blues, power-rock trio. They began with some potent Jimi Hendrix/Stevie Ray Vaughan influences and have crafted a sound all their own. They recently won the Seattle leg of the global Hard Rock Rising competition and last year won the “Best in Show” award at the …
Emerging Swedish indie pop act Soso takes DIY to a whole new level– she wrote, recorded, and self-produced each track on her new album in the bedroom of her Stockholm apartment. The result is a record that is lyrically raw, yet undeniably pop. Released May 1st, Soso’s debut album, That Time I Dug So Deep …
The Spring Standards’ yellow//gold, released May 1st on Parachute Shooter Records, is a double-disc record flush with rolling piano, wistful strings, and booming percussion. The two emotionally-charged EPs tell intertwining stories of growing up and leaving home to embark on a new adventure. yellow evokes a sense of nostalgia for the trio’s shared childhoods—they started …
Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Wintersleep makes music that MTV Hive has called “a pulsing dose of indie rock, with bright pops of guitar and a glistening synth line.” Having won a Juno Award in 2008 and performed on The Late Show With David Letterman for their 2010 release, Wintersleep’s new album, Hello Hum, delivers …
England’s Zulu Winter is fervently preparing to energetically release a stunning debut album that has the immediate appeal of 1980s pop, while remaining tightly packed with 21st Century emotional insight. The band recently raised a Britstorm in the US when they toured with Polica. Sung with heartfelt sentiment and powered by endlessly syncopated dance beats, …
“In Your Room” – The Bangles. Can’t clean my apartment without it! Makes me grab a mop and dance. They’re still going strong, btw. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLzrRAs8fdc
“Downton Abbey” – John Lunn. Why are you hooked on DA? The soul-stirring music. Passion, longing, grief + love won’t let go. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJ3_vEJE6g
“I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo.” For all of his politics, Billy Bragg’s gift for relating the pinnacles and pitfalls of human relationships has always been quite remarkable. I know my friends in East Portland can dig it. – Steve Stav
This week NATION editor Katrina vanden Heuvel brings attention to an unlikely political cause celebre involving a Russian punk rock collective called Pussy Riot. Some remarkable YouTube video footage accompanies her piece: http://www.thenation.com/blog/167647/free-pussy-riot?rel=emailNation And their Wikipedia entry makes clear that PR is a remarkable project all the way around: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy_Riot This …
“Whatta Man” – Salt ‘N’ Pepa ft. En Vogue. Dedicated to all the good and great ones I know who are actively fighting against the War on Women. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days Salt'n Pepa & En Vogue – Whatta Man by christelle_v
This’ll put some fuzz on yer chewing gum! Whoo! – Jennifer Austin
Thanks to Steve Stav, who adds “not just because it happened in [East] Portland, but because of the kind of music the DJ plays. Great, weird story.” Jonathan Toubin, a Brooklyn D.J., is back spinning records, less than five months after a bizarre accident left him close to death in Portland, Ore. – Go here.
Hi Tom – Below is a story that appeared last week in the Great Falls Tribune. The Hi-Line may be getting even more attention via cinema (hopefully Winter in the Blood will see the screens sometime soon). However, this movie looks to be pure Hollywood with the "A-list" actors probably only looking to pad bank accounts rather than …
“True Believers” – The Black Angels. Gnarly psych-rock with a scorpion sting. Iron my hair and find me my leather pants! – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
It’s official: real-life superhero Phoenix Jones now has his very own song, comic-book and comic motion music video! All courtesy of Seattle pop-punk band Quickie. After Quickie penned an anthem about the Emerald City crime-fighter, they commissioned talented local cartoonist Travis Bundy to illustrate a “motion-comic” featuring band-members Lou Trez (bass/vocals), Joe Wolf (guitar), and …
[Your comments are appreciated, what are some other great moments from Nick Lowe’s career? Please join in below.] For my money, “Bring the Family” by John Hiatt (1987) is Nick Lowe’s production highlight. Lowe’s production of this record (like most of his productions) perfectly suits Hiatt’s songs and arrangements. Only the barest production tricks and …
This clip is an hour long, so get some popcorn beforehand. I feel sorry for Muddy for several reasons here. One because he looks so tired– this was taped in the late 70s, near the end of his life– and two, because WTTW (the Chicago Public Television station which presented “Soundstage”) felt that they had …
“May This Be Love”- Me’Shell Ndegeocello. Heartbreak can be healed by repeated listenings of this epic + magical Jimi Hendrix cover. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
Sage reminds me of my centenarian spinster great aunt who was one of the first women rural mail carriers and traveled the world. She was not a striking beauty, but she was incredibly interesting and did not wilt when times got tough. There are many salvia/sages all with interesting stories, but my favorite is the …