photo, new york times (Lee Clower) [nyt]

Old schoolers who remember Rachel Trachtenberg as the tiny girl behind the drum kit for the Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players may be surprised to see her in the Sunday Styles section of today’s New York Times [#] making a ‘tween fashion statement. Now, relatively all grown up at age 12, she’s still the rhythm section for the onetime Seattle band who made a name for themselves by charming audiences with poppy rock stories crafted around estate sale finds. The family relocated to New York a few years ago, but Rachel still spends a few months going to Alternative School 1 here and they’ll be making a stop in town for a Seattle show on 9 September at the Crocodile Cafe.