Tennis Pro, Masters of their Own Destiny
Seattle band Tennis Pro has flown just below the national radar for more than a decade, consistently churning out smart, catchy pop/punk records and performing high energy live shows to…
Seattle band Tennis Pro has flown just below the national radar for more than a decade, consistently churning out smart, catchy pop/punk records and performing high energy live shows to…
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.
Eagulls, a post-punk band from Leeds, England, reminded me the other day that sometimes “making it big” is all about passion, dedication, and hard work—or, as their lead singer and main songwriter George Mitchell put it, “having a record.”