Bumbershoot Preview: Roky Erickson and the Explosives
For many, myself included, this promises to be the triumphant highlight of the festival. Roky Erickson was always a Lovecraftian character to me, a Syd Barrett-style wizard recluse who fell…
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Bumbershoot Preview: Tokyo Police Club
I have long thought of the great New Wave revival of ’03-’04 as a dark stain on the history of modern music, but after a few spins of Tokyo Police…
Negative Space: How NOT to Cover Northwest Music Fest
Editor’s note: Each September, a heaping helping of truly gifted musical artisans convene in Portland, Oregon to rock Musicfest Northwest (MFNW), a three-day, multi-venue festival that celebrates some of the…
Antibalas: Music by the people, for the people
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Live @ Neumos June 2007 There is a small, but not insignificant, chance that if Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra performed on a slow night, there’d be more people…
10-4 Good Buddies: The Story of the Trucks
The Trucks’ story is one about a sort of accidental success that’s positively goddamn heartwarming, supposing things like fun, friendship and complete lack of pretension warm your heart. Even if…
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