Summer really is high time for Breaks and Swells. The Seattle band’s been bringing the breezy grooves since 2013, crafting jazz-tinged, airy soul just made for these dog days. On the face of it, “We Will Not Despair,” the fab title track from the band’s newest full-length, fits neatly into the playful sonic vibe that’s…
If you’re ever lucky enough to catch a set during which Seattle drummer Conrad Real is behind the kit, just watch him for a minute. His arms subtly move as if there are four of them. His fingers spin the drumsticks seemingly between each snare and cymbal strike. And his feet crack the bass drums…
For years, we’ve been great friends with REI, and we’re so excited for a FREE upcoming concert series coming up with some of our favorite bands! Get inspired for weekend adventures with live music, cold drinks, and good people who love the outdoors! Tasty Eats & Drinks from Brave Horse Tavern every Thursday July 26th – August…
It’s summer, and our friends at Hood River Distillers (whose selections feature our favorites Big Gin, Double Mountain Hopped Whiskey, and Trail’s End) put together a few summer cocktails to help you pack for Timber! Outdoor Music Festival. Hop Farm Sour By Jacob Grier 1 ½ oz. Double Mountain Hopped Whiskey 1 oz. lemon juice…
The Seattle powerhouse that is General Mojo’s plays trippy, psychedelic music that floats, sits, examines and is taken by the breeze again. Co-fronted by Heather Thomas, a standout vocalist and one of the city’s best drummers, General Mojo’s have set their sights on a July 6th EP release with Vaudeville Etiquette at the Southgate Roller…
Conventional wisdom states that you shouldn’t write a review about a concert more than a week after you’ve seen it. I respectfully submit a formal proposal to screw that noise. A few weekends ago, I saw two childhood heroes of mine—musicians whose work is practically part of my DNA—play live. Something that significant is worth…
You might not have heard of the Seattle five-piece, Kilcid Band, but you’re likely going to start hearing more and more from the talented group. And today, we’re happy to premiere their new music video the group made for their single, “The Good Get Gone,” an earworm of a track featuring sticky synths and falsetto…
The Yakima Valley-based folk band, Planes on Paper, is releasing a new album May 31st, a 10-track LP called Edge Markings. The album is intricate and dark but also beautiful and buoyant. And we’re happy to premiere the newest single from the record, “All That’s Flesh Is Grass,” a song that wonders how the future…
We were so floored the other day to have been sent this article featuring so many familiar faces, including SMI founder Greg Roth and annual Timber! attendee Ashley Berg and her daughter, Piper. The reason for the article is “a forthcoming documentary film about cycling, cancer, mothers, their children and healing” called #WeRideWhy. So check…
Seattle pop-punk band Wiscon is breaking up. The band’s final show is this Friday at the Lo-Fi performance gallery (tickets available here). At the show, the group will release copies of their new record, The Finish Line, an energetic four-song EP featuring synths, quick rhythms and lyrics about, among other things, The Wizard Of Oz….
Seattle’s lilting-voiced singer Whitney Lyman is ready. On Tuesday, she will release her latest LP, Pleasure/Pain, with a show at the Triple Door (tickets here). The record’s a sweeping, theatrical work traveling from bright joy to quizzical melancholy. Backed by large chamber ensemble, Lyman, who recently played KEXP and Jimmy Kimmel Live with the famed…
The striking Frank Correa cover art for Sense of Us, the new release from Seattle electronica artist Vox Mod, depicts dual images of the musician (born Scot Porter) nude in a yin yang/fetal position, in the center of a tableau that’s somewhere between a coral reef and a psychedelic cellular organism. It’s an apt visual…
