John Regan – I recently caught the band Shellac, the Chicago-based three piece and math rock aficionados, for a pair of intimate sets—on October 6 and 7, respectively—at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle. I had never seen the same band (or any band for that matter) on consecutive nights before and after this amazing experience, I may never be the same.
Eric Tra – Indie rockers Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker are set to take the stage this weekend at Seattle’s historic Moore Theatre in a co-headlining performance.
Sean Jewell – There is a cadence to The Luna Moth’s new album, a determination that their previous records did not have. The Luna Moth has always been a system of clangorous, instrumental, noise built around steady drone; experiments and improvisations, grinding up against conventional meters, with drums, bass and guitar, but this record is a cut above anything they’ve done in terms of style and fidelity.
Andrew Lowe – Are you ready to … kick out the jams, brothers and sisters!?! These words were my first introduction to a group of righteous miscreants called the MC5. If you’re not familiar: shame.
Stephanie Oster – Iceland, as everyone knows by now, is awesome. The country’s sparse landscape is unarguably atmospheric and has become the perfect backdrop to create dreamy, moody, unique music. When you listen to artists from Iceland, you hear the environment; you hear the place that defines these artists.
