After seeing Poorsport on Friday the 20th of July, I headed to West Seattle to The Skylark Club. Seattle’s legendary ska masters, Easy Big Fella had reunited for their twentieth anniversary and were doing a few west coast shows. I arrived just as openers, Seattle’s Natalie Wouldn’t were being introduced. I was familiar with Natalie …
You’ve probably seen more than a few movies in which bail bondsmen are portrayed as unscrupulous, duplicitous, or brutal in their dealings with wayward clients. These days, the actual bail bonds industry is a bit more buttoned-up, but bondsmen still face their share of financial and physical risks each day at work. If you are …
In tough times, the best solution for job seekers is to pick a field where there will always be work. This usually leads to less glamorous careers, but skilled blue collar workers can make as much money as those in the white collar world, and unlike many jobs in the modern age, it is nearly …
When you get on a plane, your goal really should be to stay on it until you reach your destination. There are a surprising number of things that could get you kicked off the plane or keep your flight grounded, however. To avoid ever experiencing that, refer to some basic ground (or is it, flight?) …
Friday afternoon July 20, I headed to the Seattle Center (home of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle) to witness Seattle’s Poorsport perform at The Bite of Seattle festival. The rain had finally stopped after dumping buckets all morning, but the clouds were still ever present and threatened to dump again at any moment. But this is …
I’m sending out a challenge out with this one. Sit totally still while listening to this! Ain’t happening. Foot is gonna be movin’ or you’ll be up outta your seat like me dancing wildly, as if no one is looking – hey, there IS no one watching me! Excellent, I’ll dance even more wildly! – …
I’ve never fully bought into the mythology of Gram Parsons, I prefer to lay my head at the shrine of Gene Clark with LPs like No Other and White Light. Years ago, a friend of mine was working at Neil Young’s ranch and several ’employees’ were discussing the Byrds. Neil walked in, and said “it’s …
Wow. Can’t stop crying. This is so powerful on so many levels. – Marco Collins is currently working at JetCitystream. http://youtu.be/xUD_c9MqtEU
Best-selling author and onetime publisher of legendary Northwest music magazine, The Rocket, Charles R. Cross, is throwing a reunion for all of the writers, artists, phographers, staffers and anyone who ever contributed to the publication. The soiree will take place Sunday, August 5, 2012, from 2:00pm until 7:00pm at the Feedback Lounge in West Seattle. …
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This Sunday, New Jersey’s Bouncing Souls headline a show at Seattle’s Chop Suey on July 22. The Bouncing Souls play a unique brand of punk/pop that now many other bands try to copy, but few pull it off as well as the Bouncing Souls do. Their light-hearted songs transfer onto their stage performance with just …
Sunday July 15th, 2012 was a day I looked so forward to and now it’s gone. I wish it could have lasted forever. July 15th in Portland, OR was Ray Davies Day. The entire city, by decree of the mayor, designated this worthy affair to be so. The first event was at Portland’s historical Hollywood …
Portland, Oregon has done what no other US city has ever done (as far as I know), and that is declare by decree ad signed by the mayor, that July 15, 2012 was to be declared Ray Davies Day. To authenticate this, a ceremony was held at Portland’s historic Hollywood Theater, where the honored man …
Five Car Anti-Theft Devices You Should Invest In Over a million vehicles are stolen every year to use in criminal activities, scrap for parts or re-sell. While the police are able to locate some stolen vehicles, many more are never recovered. Having your vehicle stolen can be a major source of stress, and it’s expensive …
Maybe there really is a culture war going on. Family Guy made a Seventh Day Adventism joke tonight. It wasn’t offensive. Not really funny, either. But jokes about Seventh Day Adventists are pretty rare. I can’t remember any others, really. The Road to Wellville, maybe? The rest of the show was dedicated to belittling Christian …
Just found this – always been one of my favorite Tom Petty songs and this is a cool dedication to Levon Helm. The other member of the Band that he mentions is Richard Manuel who sang back up on the original recording back in 1986. It might be the last recording Manuel ever made… – …
When I learned there was going to be a fabulous ska show on the same night my hero, Ray Davies was playing, I was caught in a real dilemma. Of course I couldn’t NOT see my god, but the ska show was The Pietasters with Georgetown Orbits and Skablins opening. Solution: Pay for a choo …
Lol Coxhill has left earth for the great gig in the sky; the free improvising saxophonist collaborated with many others, including Kevin Ayers, Steve Miller (of Caravan), Mike Oldfield, Morgan Fisher (of Mott the Hoople), Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath, The Dedication Orchestra, Django Bates, The Damned, Hugh Metcalfe, Derek Bailey and street theatre performance …
I’ve discussed the incredible musical and vocal arrangements of “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” to death – and never tire of it. However, so much is said of Brian Wilson’s studio wizardry, the Beach Boys’ lyrics are often overlooked as key components of timelessness. “Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older Then we wouldn’t have …
This may be the only Holy Modal Rounders, or Unholy Modal Rounders, song you know. Check out more of them. The Moray Eels Eat The Holy Modal Rounders is an excellent way to expand your collection. – Dennis R. White http://youtu.be/Iwq55kt8x4g
Look out, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Real McKenzies, you’ve got competition. The Roughneck Riot’s new record, This Is Our Day, starts out with the catchy yet powerful “Ignorance Is Easy,” a song that seems so apropos in these times. This six-piece band hailing from Manchester, UK is one to look out for. The band mixes …
A new protest organization has sprung up in Seattle. They are The Student Debt Noise Brigade. SDNB have organized to rally and march to protest the rising cost of tuition and the staggering debt students must now endure if they want a college education. The #SDNB (Student Debt Noise Brigade) was formed by by Seattle …