This Month In Releases: July 2013

Hey everyone. These are our favorite local releases for the month of July. The rules, as always, are as follows: all records were released during the month of July by either a local artist or a local record company. They appear in no particular order and singles and 7" were not included. Sorry, no beautiful descriptions this time due to non-blog related responsibilities, but I've included some genre descriptors and sample tracks to help you peruse. Support your local scene and stay well!


LP/EPs: 

Under EP Placeholder (Hush Hush Records)--electronic, night bus, atmospheric beats


Body 11 “Youth” (Medical Records)--new wave, minimal synth, ebm


Dreamsalon “Dreamsalon” (Skrot Up--reissue)--industrial, pop, kraut, experimental


Heatwarmer with the Extended Universe “Dessert Menu EP” (self-released)--post-world, nu jazz,


Eleanor Murray “Bury Me Into The Mtn” (self-released)--indie folk, experimental

Mitts, “E-Motions” (self-released)--indie rock/pop, punk, weirdo pop


Moose Portrait, “Psycho-Pop” (CTPAK Records)--experimental funk, indie pop


Lake "Circular Doorway" (K Records)--lo-fi pop, indie pop/rock



Hunx and his Punx (Hardly Art)--punk/hardcore
http://soundcloud.com/hardlyartrecords/hunx-and-his-punx-too-young-to-be-in-love


Princess “Selling Sulphur” (self-released)--grunge, post-hardcore, punk


Midday Veil "The Current" (Translinguistic Other)--prog rock, psychedelic, experimental, electro


Dragons, “Musical Witchcraft” (Wizards of the Ghost)--alternative rock, lo-fi pop



Compilations: 

OK Wife OK Vol ii. (Lost Sound Tapes)--experimental pop/indie

*Updated 7/28* Upcoming Seattle Shows

Lots of good stuff this week! First, have you looked at the lineup for the Around the Block Party? Wimps, Dreamsalon, MTNS, and more, for free? Awesome. On the 30th you should check out Detective Agency and Week of Wonders at the Sunset, and you should definitely finish off the month with Tender Hips the following night at The Comet--ominous FB updates indicate that it might be a little while until you get another chance to do so. Lesbian is officially releasing Foretelevision on the 1st at Chop Suey; Cairo Seattle is Hosting Black Hat on the Third, and a new U. District space, Werewolf Vacation, is having hosting a show with Love Cuts, Saything, iji, and more. Finally: Moose Portrait. Have you heard their debut EP on CTPAK yet? Take a listen here and see them live with Children of Kids next Saturday at The Vera Project. All this and more below. Have a great week! 

Oh yeah, Sean Nicholas Savage's performance at the Heartland on the first has officially been cancelled. Bummer.

July

Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle, July 26-28

28 Around the Block Party: Wimps, Hot Victory, Haunted Horses, Dreamsalon, Childbirth, Agatha, MTNS at Chop Suey

28 Names, Wamu and Shithouse at The Josephine
28 Cock Block 2013: MTNs at The Comet--Free

30 Feral Fauna, Children of Kids and Karmedic at Nectar Lounge

30 Detective Agency, Week of Wonders, Jeans Wilder, and UBU ROI at Sunset Tavern

31 Tender Hips, Wild Lungs, Plath, Emerald Tigers at the Comet

30/31 Indigo Girls at Woodland Park Zoo

August

Watershed Festival, The Gorge, August 2-4

Summer Meltdown, Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater, Darrington, WA, August 9-11, 2013

Catapult Music Festival, Anacortes, August 16-17

VanFest, Royal Arch Park, Renton, WA, August 17

Slack Fest, Stanwood, WA, August 23-24

Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, August 31-September 2

Bummershoot: Hollow Earth, Ravenna Park, Heartland, Black Lodge, Fusion Cafe, Fremont Bridge and The Josephine, August 30 to September 1, Seattle, WA

1 Lesbian (LP Release), Grayceon, Bali Girls, Lb.! (Pound) at Chop Suey

2 Ivan Arteaga & John Teske Duo, Chemical Clock, and Motian Quartet at Heartland

2 Foxygen at Neumos
2 Ivan Arteaga & John Teske duo, Chemical Clock, Motian Quartet at Heartland

2 Shenandoah Davis, Lotte Kestner and more at Columbia City Theater

3 Good Willsmith, Black Hat, White Boy Scream at Cairo Seattle

3 Feral Children with Wishbeard at Neumos

3 Children of Kids, Moose Portrait and Mts. & Tunnels at Vera Project

3 M.O.T.O., G Green, Dreamsalon, Surprise Vacation, Lindseys at Victory Lounge

3 Love Cuts, Saything, Iji, Tummy, Dennis Driscoll, Johnathan Taylor Promise at Werewolf Vacation

4 Elbow Coulee, Moose Portrait, Werebearcat!, and Wes sp8 at Chop Suey

5 Rhye at Neumos

6 Kurt Vile and the Violators at Showbox at the Market

7 Fuzzy Cloaks, The Hussy, So Pitted, and Ubu Roi at Black Lodge

8 Gladys Knight and the O’Jays at Chateau Ste. Michelle

8 The Exquisites, Wild Moth, and Health Problems at Heartland

8 Snowdrift, Golden Gardens, Jupe Jupe, and Blue Light Curtain at The Comet

9 Cloud Cult, Deep Sea Diver, and Chastity Belt at the Seattle Center Mural Amplitheatre--Free

9 Dreamdecay, Useless Children, Stickers and Naomi Punk at Black Lodge

9-8 Gogol Bordello at Neptune

10 The Ghost Ease, The Webs, Mary Pauline Diaz, and the Echo Echo Echoes at Heartland

11 Best Coast at Neumos

11 Jetman Jet Team with Experimental Dental School at The Comet

12 Yeah Yeah Yeahs at King County’s Marymoor Park

13 Hall and Oats at Marymoor Park

13 Stalebirth, Lazy, Pentaglam, and 27 Doors at The Comet

15 Polyphonic Spree at Neumos

16 The Dusty 45s at the Harbor Steps--Free

16 Grave Babies, Hornet Leg, Posse, and Zebra Hunt at Heartland

16 USF, Hibou, Bone Cave Ballet, Cashpony, and Frozen Folk at The Comet

16 Smith Westerns with Wampire at Crocodile

16 Mudhoney, The Grizzled Mighty, and Dude York at Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre

16/17 Melvins at Neumos

17 Hall and Oats at Maryhill Winery

17 Erik Blood, Western Haunts, Jason Dodson at Vera Project

18 Neko Case at Paramount Theatre

20 Majical Cloudz at Barboza

21 My Bloody Valentine at WaMu Theater

21 BLSPHM, Wind Swept Planes, Animal Lover, and Lucid Aisle at Chop Suey

23 Lusine, Natasha Kmeto, Vox Mod at Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre

23 Little Comets and Special Guests at Vera Project

23 The Ironclads with MITTS at Blue Moon

24 Stickers, Lie, Peeping Tomboys, and Slashed Tires at Heartland

24 The Red Elvises at The Tractor

24 Stones Throw Soul Tour with Dam-funk, The Stepkids, and Myron & E at The Crocodile

25 The Beach Boys (Note: Love kicked the other BB out so it’s just him and Bruce Johnston) at Snoqualmie Casino Mountain View Plaza  

29 MTNS, Elephant Rifle, Haunted Horses, and Big Trughk at The Comet

31 Cold Cave at Neumos

31 Rainbow Wolves, Friend Enforcer, Stalebirth, Power Animal, and Brevrkor at The Josephine

   

September

4 Austra with Diana at Neumos

4 Titus Andronicus and Special Guests at Vera Project

5 Godspeed You Black Emperor at Showbox SoDo

5 The Psychedelic Furs at Showbox at the Market

6 Bleeding Rainbow at Barboza

6 Youth Lagoon with Pure X at Neumos

7 Ty Segall with Mike Donovan (Sic Alps) at Black Lodge

9 WHY at Neumos

10 The Weeknd at Paramount

12 DJ Shadow All Basses Covered 2013 DJ Set at Neumos

14 James Murphy DJ set with Shit Robot at Neumos

15 Julia Holter at Barboza

17 Blondie at King County’s Marymoor Park

17 Woods with The Fresh and Onlys at Barboza

18 Neko Case at Paramount

19 Porcelain Raft at Barboza

19-20 The National at Paramount

20 Islands, Matt Hires, Paradise Fears at Vera Project

22 Youryoungbody with Kelli Frances Corrado, Hibou and DJ Ea$y Iri$ at Barboza

23 Savages at Neumos

25 Dirty Beaches, SISU and Chasms at Barboza

28 Gold Panda with ODesza and Abbott at Neumos

28 Db Festival 2013: Hush Hush Showcase with Cyril Hahn, Ryan Hemsworth, Kid Smpl, DJAO, and Domokos at The Crocodile

October

2 Pet Shop Boys at Paramount

10 Godflesh with Prurient and Nails at Neumos

10 Karl Blau at The Tractor

15 Holy Ghost! at Neumos

15 Crystal Stilts at Barboza

23 Walk the Moon at Showbox SoDo

November

2 SoMo and special guests at Vera Project

12 Toro Y Moi and Classixx at Showbox at the Market

20 James Blake at Showbox at the Market

20 Vienna Teng at Neptune

20 Bill Callahan with Mick Turner at Neumos

SWL #33: Eleanor Murray, "Rebel/Summer"

Eleanor Murray has a gift for making music that can quiet even the most restless soul. Her approach to folk music is earnest but approachable; wild but thoughtful; simple, but never imposing. While the last decade has seen a boon in the number of acts playing “dress-up in threadbare clothes", Murray’s work on her latest record, Bury Me Into The Mtn, is a stark reminder that stripped-down need not be interpreted as a euphemism for boring. However, if you’re looking for proof then you don’t need to travel further than “Rebel/Summer”. On the track, what begins as a delicate lullaby soon develops into a wistful ode for summery shenanigans under the spell of Murray’s gorgeous smokey narrative. Ultimately, like most of the record, it's a relatively quiet and simple song that just begs to be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Bury Me Into the Mtn is out nowon CD through her BC and the LP is scheduled to be available on September 25th. The record is officially being released on the 31st at Little House on the Perry in Olympia. 

Capitol Hill Block Party, Around The Block Party, or Timber!?

Another weekend in Seattle, another few epic festivals and shows to check out. Life's rough, huh?

You all are aware that Capitol Hill Block Party is this weekend, right? We chatted about the line-up a while back. A few things have changed: Chromatics, Glass Candy, and Big Black Delta are no longer playing the festival, and Night Cadet, Secret Colors, and White China Gold have been added to the schedule. The Capitol Hill Neighborhood Blog has a great rundown of all the exciting changes made to make the 17th CHBP one of the best ones to date.

In case you're not ready to shell out the higher last-minute ticket prices for CHBP, or you want to avoid the 30,000 strong at CHBP, you could just go to this way cool mega-show that Chop Suey and What's Up Seattle are hosting, Around The Block Party. Their lineup is pretty sweet, and best of all, it's FREE! Free music, free BBQ burgers and hotdogs, and drink specials. You basically can't go wrong. And look! Lots of bands NGD has previously celebrated and suggested. Did I mention it's free?

When: July 28 (Sunday), starting at 3pm
Where: Chop Suey
The Lineup: Hot Victory, Haunted Horses, Dream Salon, The Exquisites, MTNS, Wimps, Child Birth, Agatha, Dude York

Oh yeah, and the first annual Timber! Festival is happening out in Carnation this same weekend. If your idea of a great weekend is to get out of the city, go camping, and see music while doing so, here's your festival. We mentioned it a while back. The lineup is full of awesome mostly-locals: The Helio Sequence, Fruit Bats, Quasi, Ivan & Alyosha, Noah Gunderson, Lemolo, Bryan John Appleby, Zoe Muth & the Lost High Rollers, Kithkin, Hobosexual, Baltic Cousins, S (Jenn Ghetto), Avians Alight, Vikesh Kapoor, Pablo Tucker, Ten-Speed Music, Passenger String Quartet, Jacob Miller & The Bridge City Crooners, Ben Fisher, and the Nu Klezmer Army.

Changes that have happened to the lineup since our post: the band River Giant broke up and canceled all dates it had scheduled (just 9 days before the festival...), but the guys in Ivan & Alyosha will be filling in (they're great, so that's not too sad). 

You pretty much can't go wrong, so just pick one and GO! See you out there.