The Ramblin’ Years Sparkle For Record Release
The Ramblin’ Years w/ Duke Evers, The Swearengens, and Stefan Paul George and the Vices Neumos, Seattle, WA 01.23.16 Despite the freezing weather, Neumos brought out the stops for a hot night of local bands in honor of The Ramblin’ Years’ Halfway Somewhere record...
Nathaniel Rateliff: Modern Hootenanny
Nathaniel Rateliff Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA 01.22.16 When I first heard of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, I only knew two things: 1) They stole the show at this year's Deck The Hall Ball and 2) Nathaniel looked like a cross between Crocodile Dundee and a...
Album Review: Eliot Sumner – Information
Eliot Sumner Album Review: Information After a slow tinkling of keys, the atmospheric brooding of album opener "Dead Arms and Dead Legs" from Eliot Sumner’s full length Information sweeps like a dire warning. "All my fears become alive" she sings, the refrain setting...
Venom Takes Over Neumos
Venom Inc. w/ Necrophagia, Lesbian, and Wounded Giant Neumos, Seattle, WA 01.17.16 Through the various twists and turns of Seattle’s Capitol Hill, beneath a gentle drizzle of rain, you can hear the tribal kick of the drums and the primal growl of the demons. A...
Shredding, Skating, and Sugar At The Vera Project
Girls That Shred: 3rd Annual Benefit for Skate Like A Girl Featuring: Dude York, Ever-So-Android, Mommy Long Legs, and Gutless Vera Project, Seattle, WA 01.15.16 There’s a lobby full of skater-girls. And boys. And donuts. Kids and adults alike are roaming The Vera...
EP Review: The Spider Ferns – Safety
The Spider Ferns EP Review: Safety There’s a lot of love in my ears right now. On the heels of their 25th wedding anniversary, local duo Alton and Kelly Fleek of The Spider Ferns are releasing Safety, a five-song EP follow up to 2015’s full length Soon Enough. Having...