SO magical watching this tour take shape. It was a 1 1/2 hour set, beginning with Bixby and ending with Transatlantacism. They were perfect bookends to the set. I thought Ben’s energy dragged a little […]
I designed and directed this 8 minute video for Death Cab for Cutie’s I Will Possess Your Heart about a year ago. Since then, it’s gotten over 200,000 views on youtube. Unfortunately Warner Music decided […]
Both Phil and I heart Jens Lekman. I’m positively giddy to report that he’s coming back to the US in late May/early June for “The North American Pacific Coastline Tour”. New York City, eat your […]
I recently had the pleasure of enjoying an evening of music at The Comet here in Seattle. You never know what you’re going to get at some shows. I’ve been underwhelmed by some local bands […]
Yet another music video I put together using pictures from a recent Fleet Foxes concert. Animoto.com makes putting these videos together a snap. Enjoy!
Best April Fool’s Joke… EVER. A Tauntaun sleeping bag. I’d buy one! The crazies at ThinkGeek.com have pre-imagined this accessory which will probably be more popular with adults than the kiddos. That’s if G-Luc can stop […]
As the mom of a six year boy, I spend a lot of time building with LEGOS. So my interest was piqued when I discovered these campy LEGO recreations of album covers over at The […]
I find it particularly ironic that Sirius XMU‘s weekly “Download 15” playlist is nowhere to be found on the internet. Zero, zip nada. I couldn’t even find a text list of the tracks, let alone […]
This song was part of an old Live 105 compilation called Noisy Neighbors. I’ve researched Emerald Transmission, and there’s nothing out there except this song. It’s from 1995 and sounds like something Hooverphonic or múm […]
I was feeling rather sad this weekend. Here’s what I listen to when I feel sad to the bone. Cocteau Twins – Beatrix listen | buy | visit myspace page Psapp – Sad Song listen […]
Thieves Like Us are Pontus, Björn, Andy from Paris, France. They start a month-long European tour on the 9th of April at L’Usine in Geneve Switzerland and end the tour May 15 at EXIT07 in […]
Keeping up with tours and concerts can be time-consuming. Here are a couple of tools to help you out! iConcertCal: Finding Relevant Concerts Near You There are literally 100’s of concerts going on in most […]
The Color Awesome’s own Paige Parsons has been asked to be a part of Crawdaddy!, an online music magazine. Their San Francisco roots date back to a fanzine started in 1962, preceeding the likes of […]
Pssst…. I’ll let you in on a little secret. Phil and I both have a crafty side. Needlepoint, sewing, sculpy are all popular winter hibernation activities. So when my friend ConnieKay told me about a […]
I don’t want to like this song, but I’m strangely drawn to it, each time I hear it on Sirius XMU. They’re from Seattle and are on the Barsuk label. download Oh Oh Oh mp3 […]
The Bi-coastal duo of Ben Bromley & Ross Simonini released their first single on Two Syllable Records in January. I like the pop sensibility coupled with meandering keybords and a nifty tribal beat. download New […]
I’ve heard it said that everyone in Seattle wants to be a DJ. I don’t see that as a problem! Anybody into music should try it once. At some of my first DJ gigs, I […]
I’ve had this little ditty by Fol Chen in constant rotation. Had the hardest time finding the track as I originally thought the band’s name was Foi Chen. My bad. Found a link to the […]
First off, props to the crowd at Andrew Bird’s Thursday show at The Fillmore. Humanity is evolving. We all had some personal space, there was a minimum of chatter and a lot of enthusiasm for […]
I am so bummed that one of my primary sources of discovering new music is no more. For the past two years I’ve looked forward to Criznittle’s Indie Rock Playlist, a tasty 120 track torrent […]
4ad has gathered a “who’s-who” of indie-music heaveyweights to put together “Dark Was The Night”. Released as a double CD, triple LP or as a digital download, the album’s array of unreleased tracks will benefit […]
A short video of the band’s soundcheck @ Radio City Music Hall on October 1st, 2008. The song is Crystal Days.
This was the first video I ever made with animoto.com. With pictures from their live performance at the Treasure Island Music Festival ’07.
Pictures and video direction by Paige K. Parsons. British Sea Power with live pix from their performance at Noise Pop 08.
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