Stephanie Oster – Insane expectations are reasonable when it comes to Dennis Lyxzén. The performer, known for his work in influential post punk bands The Refused and International Noise Conspiracy, is the lead singer for INVSN, which also features INC’s Sara Almgren on guitar.
Maurice Harnsberry – Big Boi, half of legendary hip-hop group Outkast, performed live at Seattle’s Showbox Theater on Jan. 10, 2018.
Andy Lowe – Austin is a growing city that continually pushed out quality acts and keeps its music venues alive and unsterilized. While Seattle has a great music scene, many venues have shut down or changed for the worst since I started playing the Seattle circuit -I’ve been playing in two Seattle-based bands (Devilwood and The Mighty Dreadful) for the past 8 or 9 years.
Rachel Bennett – I have always liked Spoon. I grew up hearing their music on alternative radio and their song “The Way We Get By” on iconic TV show The O.C. I even saw them live when I was 15 or 16 years old (but, even though Spoon was headlining, my teenage self was really there to see Passion Pit and Phoenix who opened the show).
Eric Tra – Canadian musical conglomerate Broken Social Scene was one of my “gateway bands” into indie rock music back in the early 2000s, a time when most popular rock hits seemed to all be some bizarre amalgamation of nu-metal and scream. Following a couple year hiatus following their last release, Forgiveness Rock Record, the band is back on tour promoting their new album Hug of Thunder.
