Heading to Leavenworth this weekend to close one chapter and start the next. Come see The Staxx Brothers hold court at one of our favorite venues and hangs of all time, der Hinterhof. Since Chris Mcfann and Erin Mikkelsen bought the place they put a lot of love into making the bar a home for local, regional, and even national acts. These …
“Find Someone Who Cares” is the fourth single from the Charlie Hole album Beautiful Decay. Here’s how Charlie describes the genesis of this song: “”I wrote Find Someone Who Cares” for my Dad’s wedding after he asked me if I could sing a song during the ceremony. I was struggling to come up with anything …
I love this dreamy alt-pop tune. It’s definitely worth a listen. Here’s a nice writeup in Atwood Magazine.
More Giraffes was born when musicians Mark Hadley and Keeley Bumford collided over a shared passion for new wave futuristic pop music ideal for the modern attention span. Together, they create songs laced with wit, fresh beats, and undeniable melodies. Mark and Keeley turn to More Giraffes as an artistic playground and the end result …
The new Queen movie did a pretty darn nice job of capturing how bad ass it is to be in a Rock & Roll band in that moment when a song and a band is kicking so much f☆cking ass…and that joy is in a genuine circuit with a willing and participating audience. A living. …
“A call for love and positivity- This song is about zoning out and embracing whatever your happy place is. Life’s more fun when you do what makes your soul feel good right? One love is the vibe!” https://www.facebook.com/MirandaWritesLPD/
Female-fronted, multi-instrumentalist power trio The Accidentals (Sav Buist, Katie Larson, and Michael Dause) have released their newest single, “Heavy Flag.” Produced by Grammy-award winning producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Lana Del Rey, The Decemberists), “Heavy Flag” is a focused combination of edgy indie rock, intelligent arrangement, and deeply compelling lyrics. Buist muses, “I wrote “Heavy …
Chris Mcfann the owner of Der Hinterhof and one of our greatest fans and a true friend, designed this ad and purchased by purchased the back of the local entertainment magazine. Definitely consider taking a road trip to see our last shows before the band goes on hiatus. Seriously, it’s a lot of fun. One of the great …
John Mellencamp has today released a politically charged video to accompany his Delta Blues slide guitar version of “Eyes on the Prize,” a song closely associated with the African American civil rights movement of the 20th Century. Mellencamp’s raspy song delivery and the unsettling black and white images displayed in the video fuse rhetorically, delivering …
This is why The SeaMonster Lounge matters. This was last call. Eric Struthers played here tonight. This is why I am proud to rep this City and why I have to travel the world to do so. I love Seattle and everything this town has given me. I want to bring more greats from around the World and I …
Sordal is a Norwegian band consisting of Stein Roger Sordal, Bjarne L. Severinsen, Tommy Jacksonville, Kenneth Silden and Michael Aadal. The musical genre of the band is pop/rock, country, folk and a hint of Americana. However you describe their music, this is a fantastic pop song and nifty video. Their next album, Center of the …
This video explains why an Everett musician such as Jeremy From-Steel Beans that is way more interesting and innovative, and simply better than people getting way more attention locally, don’t get that automatic cool kid hipster cred. Well they do if they can continue long enough to no longer need it. Because they eventually get the co-sign. …
Have you ever been around me when a song came to me? Do you remember which song. It usually starts weeks or months or years earlier. Someone says something and a seed is planted. For me yesterday, I remember Eric Struthers had told me about some instrumental gospel songs he recorded. I held this old giant Gretsch …
How do I write some novels, and make them truly come to life? I just take my Staxx Brothers albums, which are already sequenced cinematically, and breath life into characters in those songs. The narrative voices are already there. Every song is already a story. The videos are already my little movies – a literary …
With the recent passing of her sister Yvonne and her dear friend Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples is one of our few remaining links to an extraordinary time when the gospel tradition and the fight for social justice were deeply and movingly entwined. “It’s kind of unbelievable to me that I’m still recording,” said the 79 …
Ah, to have Richard’s pile of hair – back then, or on my bald head now. None of my favorite three Furs songs were singles – which should be no surprise, given that their albums were hardly built around one or two hit-hopefuls. I recently discovered a great live performance of one old favorite, an …
Paddy McAloon, the singer of this wonderful tune from my high school years, had a medical condition for many years that almost completely blinded him. He recovered a bit, apparently; for some time now, Paddy’s been photographed with a cane and dark glasses, and has long, flowing white hair and a big, white Colonel Sanders …
I heard this composition on wnur.org @ 89.3fm while driving home after visiting my parents last weekend. There are several passages that I like…always trying to expand my musical horizon! Ciao ciao for now. – Mark Erickson
Last night I went to see The Oracle. I took Eric Struthers to see the Troll, because since he hadn’t, he had to. I sat down with him right before this with hot coffee, and the mists of Autumn about us. He gave me sage advice and approved of one of my ideas that will change the …
Did I say it might take me a while to keep up with a thread? I just wanted to respond to your comment, most excellent Theophilus, that I was really happy to get excited about a new band in this case. Unlike you, I liked the new music coming out in the ’90s, but I’ve …
Willie McCovey, Hall-of-Fame first baseman and left-handed slugger extraordinaire for the San Francisco Giants, passed away yesterday at 80. Rest in peace. – Chuck Strom
Take a long listen to Toronto band Tennisxclub. This song has a great Afro-based beat with fresh and memorable lyrics which burn your ears like the noonday sun, then stay with you through all the hours of the cloudless, peaceful, equatorial night. “Motherland” is first and foremost an ode to the righteous continent of Africa. …
You might want to come see me at The SeaMonster Lounge Saturday. It’s the end of an era. I can honestly say I tried as hard as I could and maybe harder than I should. Things are good. In some ways amazing. But it’s also time to move in a new direction. Trying to something over and …
If you can legalize the sale of military-grade weapons to the public after finally having the sense to ban them, it should be no surprise that a career criminal/TV celebrity/rapist as president is around the corner. I guess we’ll have “The Purge” next, or ban birth control (again) AND abortion (again). Allow the military to …
Johnny Dread aka Juan Carlos Guardiola, basketball player turned reggae ambassador, has delighted his fans for over 30 years and now he has returned to his beloved island of Cuba to realize a vision. “Mi Isla Cuba” was a song on his freshman album Scarecrow (1994), a single which he re-recorded in Cuba in August …
Nine Inch Nails (NIN) has been recording industrial and rock music for nearly 30 years. Its architect, Trent Reznor (53 y/o), has said he left a “little, shitty town, a small-aspiration environment” between Cleveland and Pittsburgh for Chicago when he started working for Chicago-based WaxTrax! Records (Front 242, KMFDM, Revolting Cocks, Mussolini Headkick, among many …
“Could It Be” was a song that I wrote a little over a year ago and then shelved,” says Kane Miller. “I had figured out the verses, but they were really dark and I was stumped on where to go with the chorus. Eventually, I picked “Could It Be” up again and pretty much redid …
Today, GRAMMY® Award-nominated, multi-Platinum artist Halsey released the music video for her new hit single “Without Me.” The track, which was released earlier this month, has 100 million streams worldwide. The video was shot in Los Angeles and was directed by Colin Tilley. Released by Capitol Records, “Without Me” is Halsey’s first new solo material …
Certain people made a deal with the Devil, and the Devil came to Pittsburgh. You see we can all pull up the articles where certain Right Wing conservative business leaders said they didn’t like what Trump was saying, but they like what he is DOING. These of course were very wealthy contributors to his campaign, …
“I’m proud to have finally made a record that I want to listen to,” says San Francisco-based indie alt-rocker Matt Jaffe. “As the songwriter and the singer, I boast the least objective ears. I think it’s a good sign that I keep returning to the music with joy, though.” If Jaffe’s personal playlist stacks anything …