Bart Cameron – These days, I’ve been singing along to the refrain “America. America, you give me nightmares.” It’s the latest mantra for getting through the day provided to me by Ian Felice, from the track of the new The Felice Brothers album, Life in the Dark.
Sam Chapman – Formed in 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson as an avenue to promote and release the music and spoken-word recordings of prominent Olympia bands, the label’s first release, the self-titled compilation Kill Rock Stars, features appearances by a host of Northwest musical luminaries: Nirvana, Bratmobile, Bikini Kill, Courtney Love, Unwound, The Melvins and Seven Year Bitch, among others.
Seattle band Sleeping Lessons will release their highly-anticipated debut LP Red Sprites on October 14 at Chop Suey as part of DJ Marco Collins’ Slumber Party (also ft. Chris Cheveyo, Soft Sleep, and Dreamcatchr.) In anticipation of the show, here’s Gary Horn’s recap of a Sleeping Lessons live show this summer at Barboza.
Oct. 21-23 at Substation, NadaMucho.com will play host to more than 25 fantastic emerging Seattle area bands, including Wild Powwers, Donormaal, Wiscon, and Snuff Redux, for a musical event called #NadaFest. Tickets are $10 at the door.
The lovely and mesmerizing L.A. band Warpaint returned to Seattle, this time at the Showbox, to share their immaculately-crafted brand of swirling, dreamy pop. Newbie Eric Tra was there.
