One of this year’s SXSW buzz bands, The Wytches, caught my attention with theirmix of influences. They seem kind of like a Nuggets-era surf band that lived long enough to hear Nirvana and McLusky, which puts them squarely at the center of my musical wheelhouse. In preparation of the British band’s first visit to Seattle, I chatted with singer and guitarist Kristian Bell online.
Self-described as a “Super Epic Action Adventure Rock Circus Extravaganza from the Sirius 9 Star System programming directly to your brain for total mind-blowing immersive entertainment that engages and triggers all tactile senses bending time and space with a head full of confetti and skip to your step,” Seattle’s metal circus sideshow Super Geek League have been steadily expanded their following over the last decade.
Poverty Bay earned their way in to our “14 Bands to Watch in 2014” by consistently putting on some great rock shows at tiny clubs last year. On Wednesday, May 21 they move up to the big time when they’ll celebrate the release of their first EP at Chop Suey.
Seminal Seattle label Sub Pop Records yesterday celebrated the opening of its new retail store at the Sea-Tac airport. The event featured a full on ribbon-cutting ceremony and a performance from Chad VanGaalen, whose fifth album Shrink Dust just came out on Sub Pop this week. Jim Toohey was there to capture the action in photograph.
Golden Gardens are a Seattle duo that make lush, textured dream pop. In anticipation of their performance at our NadaMucho.com Presents show at Barboza on Friday, March 14, we chatted…
