AltWeeklies Wire
Hall & Oates: No Such Thing as Ironic Hipster Kryptonitenew
Ten years after the Yacht Rock incident, the first mashup album is here.
Seattle Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz and Ben Westhoff |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hall & Oates
Dead Moon Rockers Return as Pierced Arrowsnew
Everyone knew Fred and Toody Cole couldn't stay quiet for long.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pierced Arrows
Only Mom Can Stop Vitamin D From Winning Beat Battlesnew
This dude's known Lionel Richie nearly as long as Nicole.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Vitamin D
The Moondoggies Work for Flying Dollar Billsnew
The band's brand of cosmic country rock no doubt reminds folks of a bygone era -- namely, the early '70s, when a handful of bands churned out timeless roots music.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
08-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Moondoggies
You Night Call the Members of Shaky Hands Hippiesnew
Critics have called the band "pre-Animal Collective nature rock," "the Shins pushing Bob Dylan on a swing," and "Blur from Omaha."
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
07-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shaky Hands
From Pink Mountaintops to Black Mountain to Lightning Dustnew
Canadians' self-titled debut seems tailor-made to fit deep inside the cavern of a broken heart.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
06-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lightning Dust
Rocky Votolato's Got Reason to 'Brag & Cuss'new
Songwriter is back in touch with country, still drinks whiskey, and has reality TV to thank for his home.
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
06-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rocky Votolato
Lavender Diamond's Hokey Idealism Almost Seems Possiblenew
"Neo-flower-child missionary" music is exactly as earnest as you expect it to be.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
05-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lavender Diamond
Trail of Bread Crumbs Leads to Arthur & Yunew
Putting together a band can be like swimming against the current in a cold river -- until it gets warm.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
05-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arthur & Yu
!!! Put on an Event, Not Just a Shownew
The Greek god of ecstasy manifests himself in "a modern-day Funkadelic."
Seattle Weekly |
Rachel Shimp |
05-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: !!!
Dog Daysnew
On a beach in Spain, a stray becomes a muse for Sweden's El Perro del Mar.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
03-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: El Perro Del Mar
Knights of the Round Bootynew
Forties, chips, Caddyshack, and Lenny Bruce: a Sunday afternoon with the Saturday Nights, hip-hop hedonists.
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
03-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Saturday Nights
Chemical Creationnew
Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes: inside/out.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
02-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal
The Story of the Ghostsnew
From a haunted basement, the Cave Singers please the spirits with eerie folk songs.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
01-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Cave Singers
Evergreen Timenew
Broken hearts, whiskey bottles, and scrapped deadlines: Relax, and meet the Hands.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
01-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hands
