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photos: … and you will know us by the trail of dead

josh — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:09:08 +0000

photo by joshc [flickr]

While Future of the Left and Trail of Dead gave it their best shot, there were few if any actual corpses left behind at the end of their eardrum rattling, smile-inducing set on Tuesday night. Instead of casualties, the bands provided screaming intensity and snappily profane banter (FotL), sprawling orchestrations, welcome retrospectives, sweaty forays into the crowd, and an encore of thrusting outstretched middle fingers (ToD).

wednesday agenda : mount eerie, why

josh — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:22:24 +0000

phil elverum, at mfnw. photo credit: josh

Tonight’s lineup at the Vera Project could be hazardous to your perception of reality. Or at least that’s how it seems. Phil Elverum’s latest recording as Mount Eerie, Wind’s Poem, famously takes its inspiration from black metal. Performing on this tour with a band, some of the songs unsettlingly abandon Elverum’s recent traditions of introspection in favor of the sounds of the sky and trees splitting at their very fabric. When Yoni Wolf, of headliners, WHY? sings, the universe seems to bend and flutter in unexpected ways. More words than seem possible seem to fit and fold into spaces far too small without even slightly upsetting the linear course of engaging stories. It falls into some uncharted realm between hiphop and indie rock, compelling awestruck attention. $13, 7:30 pm, with No Kids. [veraproject]

tuesday agenda : bring out your dead

josh — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:13:58 +0000

photo via trail of dead [myspace], who play tonight at neumo’s

I confess that I didn’t follow Austin’s … And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead much beyond the temporal cocoon surrounding their near-perfect (or, according to pitchfork at the time, 10.0) early century Source Tags and Codes. In the intervening years, the guitar-swinging, piano trashing, soul-bearing art rockers have left both Texas and Interscope, funding this year’s The Century of Self on their own. Tonight, their tour brings them to town with Future of Left , born from two-thirds of the remains of mclusky. When they played at this summer’s block party, nearly everyone who saw them stumbled back onto the sidewalk beaming. Arrive early, Born Anchors open. $15, 8pm. [neumos]

in other blogs: chowdown, outtakes, rallies, rankings

josh — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:35:09 +0000

hordes of hungry people descended on interbay for the mobile chowdown. danny ngan [flickr] captured some of the scenes and shared it via our group pool [#].

Molly Moon is now a big enough enterprise to demand dairy that’s free of corn syrup. [wallyhood]
Mountlake Terrace might be getting its own medical marijuana storefront. [mltnews]
Now even the voters guide has an outtakes and deleted scenes reel. [times, via slog]
there was an equality march on Sunday on Broadway [chs]; from apartments overlooking the parade, some nonrepresentative chants may have been misheard. [slog]
Some people think we’re unattractive with good farmers’ markets but terrible Thanksgivings. [travel+leisure]
Others, at least, appreciate our above normal intelligence. [dailybeast]

weekend agenda : rock, run, protest, porn

josh — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:43:22 +0000

starfucker, this summer.

At this summer’s Capitol Hill Block Party it was difficult to find a crowd going more dance crazy than the pack crushed against the stage for Starfucker. In an effort to book more family friendly venues and tours, the band is retiring their name and replacing it with something generated from an online contest, hoping to attract fewer asterisks or “unpublishable” references in less liberal print outlets. Dance like crazy and give the great old name a proper send off. Friday, 7:30, $10. [veraproject]
Japanese post-rock outfit MONO make the sort of music that could take down crumbling viaducts while keeping a smile on everyone’s melting faces. Friday, 8 pm, $13 [neumos]
Watch your neighbors getting naked in the Stranger’s annual two-day festival of amateur pornography fleeting superstardom. Most shows sold out. On the Boards. Friday-Saturday. [hump]
The slickest and besweatered sexy Canadian dance rock this side of the rockies. Junior Boys tour in support of their new album. 9pm, $15. [chop suey]
Can’t make it to DC to march for equality? Have vigil, rally, and bar crawl in solidarity on our own Capitol Hill instead. With R-71 on the ballots, local efforts are every bit as important as the drama playing out on the national scene. Friday-Sunday [seattleoutprotest.org]
Runners, walkers, and fans of music will converge in Seward Park on Sunday for a 5k run/walk to support The Vera Project. Those who find strenuous morning exercise less than thrilling may be goaded into participating not just for the great causes of local music and art, but also by the presence of live music, eighties dancers, food, and fundraising prizes. Sunday, 8:30am-3pm. Registration is free, suggested fundraising goal, $100. [runverarun.org]
Passion Pit’s promotional materials call this year’s Manners a “a bird-flipping break from the blogosphere by a 21 year old with much more on his manic mind than girls, girls, girls.” I call it an album that I resisted initially yet found myself hopelessly addicted to in the middle of summer. Their live performances reportedly simmer until they drive audiences to hand waving wildery. Tickets are sold out; so try your chances or drop in at their a free in-store at Easy Street at 2 pm. 8pm, $20. [showbox] Both shows are cancelled due to illness in the band; at minimum, the Showbox event will be rescheduled and tickets for the original will be honored.

thursday agenda: almost famous, artwalks everywhere

josh — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:26:05 +0000

photo by ray tracing [flickr] via our group pool [#]

Art walks in West Seattle [wsaw] and Capitol Hill [blitz] duke it out for your autumn evening attentions.
In West Seattle, the opening party for an exhibition of photos by Chona Kasinger, who’s easily one of the best rock photographers in the city. Though she’s not yet allowed into 21+ shows, she’s nevertheless assembled a drool-worthy portfolio of just about every band who matters for just about every outlet that counts. Highlights are on display at Cupcake Royale.
Richard Dawkins cheers up the evolutionists at Hec Ed. Arrive early and bring pom poms. [ubookstore]
the Stranger gets happy at Pony with free books, a drawing for hard-to-come-by HUMP tickets, and happy hour specials. [slog]

in other blogs: international intrigue, survival of the doughnuts

josh — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:26:21 +0000

photo by umeshunni [flickr] via our group pool [#].

the tribute flashmob has come and gone, but there’s still time to learn to dance like Michael Jackson before Halloween. [seattlest]
hints and allegations of some sort of international feud playing out at Nectar between Mad Rad and Datarock. [reverb]
The Paramount’s iconic power-hungry marquee is getting a meticulous LED makeover. [genestout]
Rancho Bravo is staying in Wallingford, and maybe keeping doughnuts in the neighborhood. [wallyhood]
First Capitol Hill got a Pony, next up, a Unicorn. Crazy french circus to replace the Satellite. [chs]

in other blogs: food and drink, with a parkside foreclosure

josh — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:18:56 +0000

yikes! already getting within range of halloween season. photo by shawnmebo [flickr] via our group pool [#]

Oh no! Winchell’s is dead. Seattle’s classic, non-trendy doughnut options are further narrowed. [wallyhood]
Curious about that stretch of abandoned condos along Cal Anderson? A troubled economic times foreclosure mystery. [chs]
The Stranger has caked a new crop of geniuses. Carbs earlier this week, party to follow. [slog]
A little piece of Paris is opening downtown. Get your french style cheeses next to the Spanish table. [voracious]
The quirky names of a baker’s dozen Seattle cafes explained. [bigblog]
the “Seattle style” hot dog exists and is apparently underreported. [seattlest]

weekend agenda: music style mostly

josh — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:53:23 +0000

loney dear, this spring at the Moore. Photo, by me.

Visqueen show off their long-awaited album, Message to Garcia in the headline spot in a dual record release party with Throw Me the Statue. If, by some insane chance you haven’t yet picked up these discs yet, bring some cash and buy them directly from the bands on Saturday, 8pm. $12. [crocodile]
All day Saturday, Ballard will be consumed with Reverb Festival, with tons of mostly local bands playing club shows [preview at kexp]. A wristband gets you into everything. Saturday, maximum $10. [reverb]
Um, has it already been a month? I’m not sure that I’ve yet recovered from the last time Emerald City Soul Club took over Lo Fi (and Victory and Black Mountain for an awesomely comfortable and maze-like triple feature), yet here they are again presents “Talcum”. You know what that means, bring your particulate filter mask and dancing shoes and make a plan to escape for pancakes after closing time. [lofi]
Asobi Seksu & Loney Dear, whose album, Dear John has grown on me song by song and month by month to be one of my favorite quietly symphonic and unassuming records of the year, warm your Sunday night. $10-12, Sunday, 8pm. [chopsuey]
Ponder the universe in which Bob Dylan is touring in advance of a record of Christmas Carols in October. Amazingly the smaller Sunday show at the Moore still has tickets, as does the Monday show at WaMu. $45-55, Sunday, 7:30pm

thursday agenda : from other blogs

josh — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:37:10 +0000

kyp malone at coachella, in town tonight as rain machine. photo by me.

Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio is rocking his beard and a solo project tonight at Neumo’s. [kexp]
Star photographer Jenny Jiminez is showing her TIFFs at Skylark in a 10 year retrospective of her rock photography. The show features a guys-only wet t-shirt contest for prizes and likely unforgettability. [weekly]
It’s a quiet First Thursday in Pioneer Square, but Greg Kucera responds that it’s not over. [anotherbouncingball]