Graham Isaac – When describing music, the “post” prefix tends to imply a certain seriousness– music that takes the elements of whatever genre and re-arranges them structurally or aesthetically to remove the more boorish or obvious bits.
Graham Isaac – Establishing a solo voice can be a challenge for an artist. Eleanor Friedberger, long best known for her work with idiosyncratic indie pop act The Fiery Furnaces, has been developing hers over the course of three solo releases, culminating in this year’s exceptionally solid “New View.” If her fans were expecting Fiery Furnaces songs, it didn’t show during her set at Barboza earlier this year.
Stephanie Dore – Here at NadaMucho, we’re all about the local music love, so it’s with pleasure we bring you the exclusive release of “Pseudosupervillain,” the new video from local garage-surf-punk band Actionesse.
Promote This is a long-running NadaMucho.com feature wherein we write about songs and videos by emerging and unsigned bands. This installment includes Alex Pinto, NVRS LVRS, and Wolf Prize.
Frida Ray – July 9 at the Crocodile started a bit earlier than I prefer, with doors at 8 p.m. and Seattle new-wavers Jupe Jupe on stage at a very prompt 9 p.m. I was barely to the bar when this band of wonderful bald rockers, led by My Young (who boasts the only full pate) filled the room with his silky, nostalgic voice. I drank my beer as quickly as if it were Kool-Aid and settled in for their set.
