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02.16.10Sasquatch! 2010 Lineup! Announced!...And now, ladies and gentlemen, what you've been waiting for! The Nationwide craze of music festivals keeps rolling with the announcement of the 2010 Sasquatch lineup. It's one of the first festivals of the festival season and happens May 29th-31st at The Gorge in Quincy, Washington. Sasquatch supports the up and comers of the Seattle music scene, which these days is surprisingly hip hop heavy; Shabazz Palaces and Fresh Espresso should expect to make a lot of new friends at the festival. There are no jaw-dropping/mega rock star headliners; Interpol and Soundgarden were some of the rumored names being thrown around in ...
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02.03.10Noise Pop Photography Show: Outside The Crowd"Outside The Crowd" is a photo exhibition sponsored by The 2010 Noise Pop Art and Music Festival. The opening reception is Thursday February 4th from 7-10pm. Continue Reading...
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01.13.10Song of the Day: Back to the Sea by The SandwitchesThe Sandwitches, hailing from our very own San Francisco, released their eclectic and fun debut album, "How To Make Ambient Sadcake" late last year. They rapidly got the attention blogs all around. Their shining mix of 60s pop bands, folk, and shimmering melodies give the sense that their material could have been published anytime in the last 50 years. Back to the Sea is their first 7" single. Rumor has it the single was sold out even on pre-release, but you might want to try Rough Trade or Juno. The Sandwitches will be playing at Noisepop 2010 next month. You ...
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12.09.09Leaked: Noise Pop 2010 initial lineupThe initial lineup for the 2010 Noise Pop Festival is out, thanks to Pitchfork. So far the following acts are confirmed: The Magnetic Fields, Atlas Sound, Rogue Wave, Four Tet, the Soundtrack of Our Lives, Mark Kozelek, John Vanderslice, Foreign Born, Zee Avi, the Limousines, and We Were Promised Jetpacks. I'm slated to shoot the Noise Pop Festival for the festival organizer, Noise Pop Industries, and also for Ice Cream Man, and I'm really excited about the bands so far. The 2010 festival will take place February 23rd – March 1st across a bevy of San Francisco music venues, including long-time favorites such ...
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12.07.09Show Me Your TIFFS: Jenny Jimenez photography exhibitHey all you Seattleites! This is your last week to see local music photographer Jenny Jimenez 's photography exhibit at Skylark Cafe. The Seattle Times had a nice interview, and The Seattle Weekly has a slideshow showcasing ten images from the exhibit, along with Jenny's notes and background on each one. Support your local artists, people!
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11.22.09Objectified US television premiere on PBSAs we reported back in May, Gary Hustwit, Director of Helvetica, the documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual culture, has a new project, Objectified. Objectified explores industrial design and the manufactured objects we surround ourselves with on a daily basis. Objectified will have its US television debut (a shortened version, 53 minutes versus the original 75) this Tuesday, November 24th on PBS, as part of the Emmy Award-winning series Independent Lens. Check your local listings for exact show time/date in your city. PBS has launched an Objectified mini-site and come up with yet another cute game (remember What Font ...
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09.16.09Review: Sea Wolf sets sail on epic sophomore journey with wicked bloodIt's that time of year again. The kids headed back to school yesterday, and I've got a bushel of extra hours to myself. I tend to fill my days obsessively processing pictures, searching out new mp3's and generally soaking up all manner of music-related ephemera. This intense focus has come to rest on Sea Wolf as of late. Timing is everything, they say. I got the advanced copy of Sea Wolf's sophomore album, White Water White Bloom last week, Sea Wolf's show at Bibmos is this Friday, and the album hits shelves on Tuesday. I've decided to hold off on ...
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09.13.09An Open Letter To The Pet Shop Boys or How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?Dear Neil and Chris, The ticket I purchased to your upcoming performance in Seattle has just arrived! It’s been forever since I’ve seen a Pet Shop Boys show; in fact it was on the stunning “Performance” tour. The stage direction, the costumes, the amazing cast of dancers and back up singers was something I have not seen before or since in a live pop music performance. It was, and still is the best live show I’ve ever seen. Needless to say, I was excited to be a VIP for your new Pandemonium tour -albeit I had to pay to be a VIP which is something I’m ...
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09.08.09Listen to ‘Meet Me On the Equinox’ by Death Cab For CutieAs we reported back in August, Death Cab for Cutie has been tapped to provide the first single from the New Moon Soundtrack. 'Meet Me On the Equinox’ will officially premiere with a live performance by DCFC September 13th on the MTV Music awards. Tonight they provided fans with a sneak peak. If you click over to the DCFC myspace page you'll find a 40 second snippet. The full song will be posted on www.mtv.com Sunday during the Video Music Awards. If you want to be one of the very first people to download the song, you can pre-order the soundtrack ...
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08.05.09Underworld’s show at The Fox to be Broadcast Live to IphoneThis Friday Underworld and Apple are kicking-off on three exciting new projects. Underworld's show at The Fox will be the worlds first live audio-visual broadcast to the iPhone. This technology wonder will be brought to you direct from the Fox Theatre in Oakland and accessible through Underworldlive.com. I'll be there shooting the event. It's the first time I will have seen the bands legendary show featuring some of the biggest dance hits of the last 15 years. Continue Reading...
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07.20.09Get Schooled with The CouncilPhil will be spinning this Wednesday, July 22nd at a new monthly night called The Council at Seattle's Bus Stop. The Council is the kind of night that's been missing from Seattle for a while now - three DJ's sharing their love of good old fashioned Brit-Pop! Erik Blood, Coulter Leslie and myself will be your hosts - you can bet that between the three of us you'll get an earful of new, forgotten and unheard tracks from the entire history of British pop music This week I will be up first @9:00 P.M. so get there early! I have some rarities ...
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07.12.09LEAKED: Official Treasure Island 2009 LineupI won't say how or where I found out, but here's The Treasure Island 2009 Lineup, a day early. Saturday: MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Brazilian Girls, The Streets, Passion Pit, LTJ< Bukeum Feat Mc Conrad, DJ Krush, Murs, Federico Aubelle, Dan Deacon, Crown City Rockers, The Limousines. Sunday: The Flaming Lips, The Decemberists, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, Yo La Tengo, The Walkmen, Bob Mould, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Vetiver, Spiral Stairs, Sleepy Sun, Tommy Guerrero, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes.
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06.09.09Les Pattinson picks up bass for Wild SwansLes Pattinson, the retired bassist for Echo and the Bunnymen, has been coaxed out of retirement to play two live shows for his mates, The Wild Swans. According to the Wild Swans website, "After a 21-year absence, The Wild Swans will play two exclusive gigs at Static Gallery, Roscoe Lane in Liverpool on the 23rd & 24th July. Static is a small, intimate venue. Only 200 tickets are available for each night. The band will showcase songs from their forthcoming album The Coldest Winter for a Hundred Years as well as classics from their repertoire." Tickets available via The Wild Swans website. ...
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05.30.09Greater Good: NIN’s Reznor Raises Over $645k for Fan in Need[We often like to highlight charitable and compassionate activities in the indie music community. Our site now has a new subsection, "Greater Good" where we can showcase charitable stories like these. - Paige] I'm not a huge Nine in Nails fan, but Trent Reznor and Perry Farrell just earned a lot of respect in my book. via Paste Magazine: "Twittering Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor opened a campaign last Wednesday to raise money for Eric De La Cruz, a Nevada Medicaid patient in need of a heart transplant. Both Nine Inch Nails and tour mates Jane's Addiction are offering special deals for ...
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05.13.09Record Man’s annual $1 parking lot sale is this weekendWhen it comes to all things music, I'm often jealous of my city-dwelling friends. Not this weekend. The Record Man in Redwood City is holding their annual parking lot sale this Saturday and Sunday May 16 and 17. They have over 1,000,000 albums. Have you ever seen a million records in one place? There will be 30-40,000 LP’s @ $1.00 each! Make the effort! Here are the details: Legendary Record Man Parking Lot Sale This year we will have 30-40,000 LP’s @ $1.00 each! Doubles $2.00 Triples and box sets $3.00 All genres of music will be available: ...
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05.13.09Au Revoir Simone Debuts New Album, Purchase For FreeAu Revoir Simone’s Still Night, Still Light is set to drop next week. Can't wait? You can stream the whole album right now via their Myspace page. I haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but love what I've heard so far. Twinkly, breezy, sweet little pop songs, just perfect for these breezy spring days. Not convinced? Well, starting next Tuesday, you can click over to Amiestreet.com and purchase the album for a whopping $0.00. Yes, free! Like all Amiestreet.com tracks, the price will start at $0.00 and increase up to $7.98 over the first month. You can catch Au ...
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05.13.09Penetration Part ThreeIf you're in Seattle this Thursday, May 14th, you have no excuse for missing this! Dumb Eyes will provide audio and visual goodness. You'll provide the party! 9 P.M. - Close @ The Bus Stop, 1552 Olive Way E.
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05.12.09Confirmed: I’m Shooting Sasquatch!No, I'm not going postal on Bigfoot. I'm shipping my six-year-old off to the grandparents and then I'm flying north to help Phil celebrate his Birthday and then I'm headed to the Gorge to photograph the Sasquatch Festival for three days. I'll be photographing for one of my favorite guys, Ice Cream Man. We're even going to try some new toys for live blogging and photo coverage from the festival. My shooting schedule is quite ambitious, 10 bands Saturday, 14 Sunday and 16 on Monday. I'm most looking forward to The Doves, M83, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Animal Collective. ...
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05.11.09The Wanderlust Festival: Yoga + Music + moreHave you ever day-dreamed about what your own version of "a perfect music festival" would be like? My version would be small (like Treasure island), in a beautiful natural setting (like Rothbury), with a luxury hotel within walking distance (like Lollapalooza), musical acts and shows till the wee hours (like Bonnaroo) great organic food, yoga and massages during the day, and childcare available throughout. Well I'll be damned. Wanderlust has come amazingly close to my "dream festival." Other than the child care, it's all there. A boutique, three-day experience, Wanderlust brings together the world"s leading yoga teachers and awesome indie ...
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05.08.09Presale: Phoenix at the Spectrum FestivalPhoenix is playing The Spectrum Festival in San Francisco. I'm ever so bummed that I'll be out of town, but all of our readers can still take advantage of today's presale, ending at 10pm tonight. $60 will get you a two day ticket. The presale code is: SPECTRUM Friday's headliner is Major Lazer, the new collaboration by Diplo & Switch. Major Lazer will perform together along with a live dance ensemble. On Saturday night, Spectrum goes till 4am, headlined by one of The Color Awesome's current favs, Phoenix. It's unusual to have an SF festival go so late, so there's sure ...
