Month: March 2015

Ella Eyre – Together

Since proving herself to be one of the UK’s most enthralling and captivating female singers, Ella Eyre has gone from total unknown singer to prolific songwriter and chart-topper, featuring on Rudimental’s “Waiting All Night” and DJ Fresh’s “Gravity” as well as her own hits “If I Go” and “Comeback.” Ella also co-wrote the huge No.1 …

Chick Quest – Somebody Call a Doctor

Spaghetti Western Rock and Roll Dance Party from Vienna, Austria? Chick Quest’s debut record, Vs. Galore, is the sound of four people playing sweaty, explosive, danceable rock and roll built on creativity and fun— trumpet and all. It’s feeling the floorboards bounce while dancing to Violent Femmes in a crowded house at 3am, not trying …

March to May – Embers

Embers from Norman Tumolva on Vimeo. These Seattle kids do an excellent job on this tune and this video, which was filmed on beautiful Orcas Island… March To May’s Darren Guyaz (guitar, vocals, keyboard) and Beth Wesche (Celtic harp, vocals) first met in December 2012. By March 2013, the folk/indie/Americana duo had co-written their first …

Taxi Taxi – Floating Forever

Meet Taxi Taxi, two great artists from Stockholm who just started their own label, Delicious Demon Records. The two beautiful ladies are twin sisters, Johanna & Miriam Tewolde Berhan. Their new video, for a power ballad called “Floating Forever,” was filmed on a night out by director Simeon Frohm (previously worked for Swedish artists Dante, …

For A Saturday Morning Meeting on Funding For Public Education, It’s Standing Room Only In North Seattle, by Holly Homan

Saturday morning, March 21, 2015, I attended one of seven gatherings around Washington state to address K through eight funding. The event I attended was standing room only at Nathan Hale HS in north Seattle. There had to be at least four thousand educators and parents in attendance who are fed up with lack of …

The Pallid Pilgrim Recommends: FOUR FAB FILMS FROM THE 1980’s GOLDEN ERA OF BASEBALL MOVIES, by Rich Horton

The start of baseball season is still several weeks away. But in the meantime, your own Spring Training should include watching four particular fabulous baseball films from the 1980’s. Frankly, it’s hard to go wrong with a baseball film; every decade has had great ones. But for some reason, the ’80s were a particularly golden …

Japan’s Foremost Christian Heavy Metal Band Tells The World About The Crazy Situation in Japan with their Atomic Live! Album

Japanese rock band Imari Tones has released Atomic Live!, recorded near Fukushima, the site of a destructive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, to send a message about the dangerous situation in Japan. The recording took place in November 2014. The band was touring Japan with an American rapper named Gallery Cat as part of The …

March Came In Like A Lamb, but The Wintergrass Blugrass Festival Went Out Like a Lion, by Holly Homan

Wintergrass is described as a family-friendly Bluegrass music festival, with concerts and dances at 4 different stages. There are also music education programs for kids and adults, workshops, impromptu jams, and a chance to see and hear some great music. One of my favorite folk/bluegrass artists, Sarah Jarosz, was playing several sets, but I was …