This Month In Photos: September 2013

hey hey hey! September had some great shows featuring a great local talent, the multi-talented visuals maestro Randall Skrasek (who also performs his own music as Rainbow Wolves). Check out the gorgeous colors at the Jetman Jet Team show at the Josephine and Ecstatic Cosmic Union show at Cafe Racer! Also, the new venue Atlas Space, associated with Atlas Clothing in Fremont, is booking more great shows, and Beats and Bohos opened up a new shop in Greenwood (moved from Ballard). Enjoy the photos, see you out there in October!



Tangerine CD release show for their new EP, Radical Blossom. The Comet. 9/6.

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Marika Justad of Tangerine

Land of Pines had a very energetic set

Vaudeville Etiquette. Fundraiser for Water For People at Carpenter Creek winery. 9/13.

Grand Opening party at the new Beats and Bohos at 7200 Greenwood Ave N. 9/13.

Jetman Jet Team, Snowdrift, Clear Black, and The Blinding Light at The Josephine. Visuals by Randall Skrasek. 9/13.

Snowdrift.

Quinn, drummer for Jetman Jet Team.

Cory Brewer at Heartland. 9/19.

Erik Ryan at Atlas Space. 9/20.

Lou Lou Hernandez at The Josephine. 9/21.

Golden Gardens with special guest Suzanne Perry of Love Spirals Downwards. Barboza. 9/22.

Waysayer at Atlas Space. 9/24.

Ecstatic Cosmic Union, Rainbow Wolves, Perpetual Ritual, and Sacred Signs at Cafe Racer. 9/27.

Perpetual Ritual

Rainbow Wolves, aka Randall Skrasek, aka THE guy to go to for awesome visuals!

Ecstatic Cosmic Union.

Eleanor Murray at Heartland. 9/28.

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

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.