Wednesday, May 23, 2012 @ 9:29pm
Sasquatch Must See Bands - The Physics, Fresh Espresso, Katie Kate, Fly Moon Royalty...

Sasquatch! Music Fest is happening, people. This weekend, people. The list of bands that I want to see just keeps on growing the more I look at and investigate the massive 4 day line-up and when I'm at work I can hardly keep my composure. People have learned to stay away from me if they don't want to hear me talk and talk and talk about things that they have long ago grown tired of hearing.

The big names on the bill are fine and dandy. Jack White? I like him and his work with the White Stripes and who knows, maybe he'll surprise everyone and play some 'classics'. Bon Iver? I like that one song of his that Kanye West sampled for his own song, 'Lost in the World' which you can find on West's magnum opus, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Beck? Sure, why not. What I'm really stoked about though are the smaller national, international and local acts that will be showing everyone a good time.

This year there is a really good sampling of hip hop and rap coming out of Seattle from the likes of The Physics, Fresh Espresso, Katie Kate and Fly Moon Royalty among others that you can catch at the Maine Stage all weekend long. I promise you that if you check any or all of these folks out you will not be disappointed. And, if you do happen to be disappointed by any of them, you really need to check your head.

Oh! I recently had the chance to chat with The Physics and you can go here to check it out.

If you're not really into the hip hop scene I recommend you take in a bit of Purity Ring, SBTRKT, Little Dragon, Apparat, St. Vincent, Silversun Pickups, Felix Cartal, local boys Hey Marseilles and Allen Stone and the list goes on and on and on...

sean.

Monday, May 21, 2012 @ 6:48pm
New Music: Felix Cartal - 'Different Faces'

I just found out about Felix Cartal and I really dig this dude's music. If you know what's good for ya, (and i know that you do) you will listen to Cartal's latest record Different Faces, and fall in love with each and every track. Felix is playing Sasquatch! Music Fest this coming weekend and you better believe I will be in the front of the crowd dancing my a** off. I'm also trying to secure an interview with him so stay tuned to find out how that goes down. Please to enjoy...

sean.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 @ 8:53pm
New Music: Onuinu - 'Happy Home'

Dorian Duvall is Onuinu, (on-you-in-you) an electro-pop music maker coming to us from Portland, OR whose pseudonym is one that I'm sure will confuse the masses with it's exact pronunciation for years to come. It's a good thing that the music coming form this dude is something worth paying attention to or else it would be really difficult to get over the puzzler of a name.

Mirror Gazer is Onuinu's debut full-length which is due this August and will be housing previously released track 'Ice Palace' and also 'Happy Home', the first official single from the record. 'Happy Home' is the perfect song to get you ready for the rapidly approaching summer months as it's a bright, upbeat, mood enhancing jam that will have you putting down your bottles of 2000 IU, Vitamin D and running to your stereo to turn the music up just enough so that your neighbors won't hate you but instead appreciate your awesome taste in music.

Onuinu is touring with Yacht. No Seattle dates as of yet but check the schedule below to see if he'll be stopping by your town...

5-24 La Jolla, CA - The Loft @ UCSD *
5-25 Tucson, AZ - Plush *
5-28 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *
5-30 Gainesville, FL - Double Down Live *
5-31 Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live *
6-1 Tampa, FL - Crowbar *
6-2 Miami, FL - Bardot *
6-4 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
6-5 Nashville, TN - 12th and Porter *$
6-6 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe *
6-7 Dallas, TX - Club Dada *
6-8 Austin, TX - The Mohawk *
6-9 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds *^
6-11 Norman, OK - Opolis *
6-13 Santa Fe, NM - Sol at Santa Fe Brewing Company *
6-14 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom *
6-15 Pomona, CA - The Glass House *

* = w/ YACHT
$ = w/ Jasmin Kaset
^ = w/ Love Inks

sean.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 6:00pm
Want to win Sasquatch! Music Fest Tickets?

Sasquatch! Music Fest 2012 is completely sold out. It's really too bad that you missed out on buying tickets to see Jack White, Beck, St. Vincent, Silversun Pickups, Childish Gambino, Little Dragon, SBTRKT, Feed Me (with Teeth!) and The Physics perform alongside 10 handfuls of so many other really great bands. What a shame.

Well, it's a good thing that the brand new live and local internet radio station Jet City Stream is giving away a pair of 4-day passes and all you have to do is go here to register to win these highly sought after tickets. You're welcome.

sean.

Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 5:28pm
Must see show: The Grizzled Mighty w/ I Will Keep Your Ghost

The Everett Music Initiative and The Anchor Pub know what's up. What exactly is up, you ask? The Grizzled Mighty and I Will Keep Your Ghost, that's what. Everett band I Will Keep Your Ghost sound a bit like Ghostland Observatory mixed with a touch of 1980's synth pop and will be opening the night for all of the cool kids in attendance. Seattle's blues/rock duo The Grizzled Mighty will close the night and that's probably for the best as I am positive that Ryan (guitar, vocals) and Whitney (drums) will destroy the sh*t out of The Anchor Pub. I haven't seen either of these bands play live before so I am really excited to see what the evening has in store.

I recently chatted with Steven Graham of What Radio? and The Everett Herald to discuss the lack of music scene in Everett and what efforts need to be made to change things and you can listen to that here. I also had the chance to chat with The Grizzled Mighty recently about music, fire breathing, slight returns, we called Eddie Beveridge, popped some Vitamin D and played a game of Name That Band all within an action packed 32 minutes. Listen below...

Thanks, Everett, for hosting a bad-ass line-up.

The Anchor Pub
The Grizzled Mighty and I Will Keep Your Ghost
Doors @ 9p, $5

sean.

ps. The Grizzled Mighty will be playing the Crocodile Thursday, May 17th and I have a pair of tickets to give you. Listen to the chat above to find out how to get them.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 @ 5:39pm
New Mr Oizo - Stade 3, Free Download

Mr Oizo is back with Stade 3, another mind bending album that will have fans of Oizo's sometimes challenging but ultimately super inventive and unique take on music sitting on Cloud 9 while everyone else who isn't hip to what's up will be running to the hills with huge, messy trails of ear blood behind them. Listen to Stade 3 below and download here (for free) and watch the teaser trailer for the record too...

sean.

Monday, May 7, 2012 @ 5:42pm
Behind the Music: Country Evil

Recently, The Ron and Don Show team got together to sing in a van while driving all around the city of Seattle. This was inspired by Rachel Belle and her love for Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers and this awesome thing they do called a Van Session. The Ron and Don Van Session: John Denver Edition was a complete success and if you go here you can watch that video. Some years ago, Ron and Don had a band called Country Evil and after having listened to some of their tunes just in the last few weeks, I am positive that these two had absolutely no one attend a single one of their shows. I figured it would be fun to create a VH1 style Behind the Music for Country Evil focusing on Ron and Don's rise and ultimate fall from the rock and roll scene, the people who know them and know just how bad they are at making music and how Ron and Don would eventually be wrapped up in making music(?) again...

sean. via the mixtape

Friday, May 4, 2012 @ 10:16pm
Music for your weekend. Don't think it's not...

sean.

Thursday, May 3, 2012 @ 5:55pm
New Cut Chemist feat. Blackbird - 'Outro (Revisited)'

The only things I know about DJ and producer Cut Chemist is that he is a former member of the funk Latin band Ozomatli and of hip hop group Jurassic 5, he has collaborated with fellow turntablist DJ Shadow on a number of projects and that I own his debut record The Audience's Listening and it's really, really good. Beyond those things, I haven't thought about this dude since last listening to his debut which was some time ago. Fortunately for me, (and for you, of course) I recently received an email containing a link to Cut Chemists' newest single 'Outro (Revisited)' which is going to be a part of his sophomore album, Die Cut which is to be released very, very soon. The song is fast and furious and before you even realize what's happened, you're on the phone to the doctor telling him all about the aural abuse you've just been subjected to while scouring the internet for more Cut Chemist. Below is a bit from the press release...

'The first single, 'Outro (Revisited)' features LA underground rap veteran Blackbird. These two have come together to create a new sound that delivers a much different texture than his past catalogue. "This song hails not from world rhythms or funky drum breaks but industrial meets Orange County punk", says Cut. 'Outro' also features live drums played by Deantoni Parks (Mars Volta, John Cale, Meshell Ndegeochello) and LA's own Lonnie Marshall (Marshall Law, Weapon Of Choice) on bass... Unlike The Audience's Listening, the Die Cut LP will offer a much more collaborative effort from musicians and vocalists around the world. "I haven't put a band of artists on one record like this since Jurassic 5. It feels good to work with different people with different musical backgrounds to explore new musical boundaries.'

sean.

Friday, April 27, 2012 @ 9:59pm
Music for your weekend: Childish Gambino

I may be a bit late to join the Childish Gambino party, but I wanna join anyway! I've definately heard the song 'Heartbeat' before and really liked it and I never knew who the hell sang it, until this week. If you don't know Childish Gambino, he is Donald Glover who is best known for being a writer for 30 Rock, and for his role as community college student Troy Barnes on the NBC comedy series Community. He's also just released his debut album, Camp.

He's also a really funny stand-up comedian.

sean.

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• In Cahoots (live performance)
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• The Heavy
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• Freelance Whales
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