This week we encouraged readers to share stories and witty anecdotes to win tickets for the Fucked Up show at Neumos on Saturday, August 18. Our winner Matt Empson did one better: he drew a CARTOON of the band’s lead singer, Damien Abraham, scaling the space needle King-Kong style. Bravo, Matt!
In June, Toronto hardcore band Fucked Up released Glass Boys, their follow up to 2011’s critically acclaimed David Comes To Life, on Matador Records and have been out touring the US and Europe with their epic live show.
Promote This is a long-running NadaMucho.com feature wherein we write about songs and videos by emerging and unsigned bands. Send submissions to @nadamucho with hash tag #PromoteThis. This installment includes Pity Kiss, Suburban Dirts and Tacoma’s Kye Alfred Hillig, who’s new record The Buddhist will be officially released with a show at Barboza on Friday, August 15.
Dan Lurie – Like Christopher Columbus in his prime, MusicfestNW has found land and is ready to colonize the banks of the mighty Willamette River for two days of fun in the sun. The move to the waterfront has its pros and cons, but for those with a decent quilt, it’s nice to know you can catch all the action from the seat of your short shorts.
I’m not sure where Humboldt County’s Dr. Foxmeat studied medicine, but he certainly operates on a unique musical level. His first EP, subtly titled The Hand of Doctor Foxmeat Paints a Monochromatic Rainbow, can be described as something between techno and industrial, rife with drum machines, danceable electronic beats, and audio clips.
