Wednesday, April 3, 2013

This Month in Photos: March 2013

Aloha! We were in Hawaii until recently, so the March photos post is a bit late. We saw some great shows in March! Note that I included the 2/28 Heartland show because it wasn't covered in the February post.


Heartland, 2/28
The Fucking Dyke Bitches

Pacific Pride
TacocaT

Bare 4 at Fremont Abbey, 3/1
Bare 4: All of the performers come together for one last song


 The Comet, 3/2
Blues Control
Dull Knife

VALU-Pak at Gallery 1412, 3/7


Urban Light Studios, "Urban Avant Garde" music and art show, 3/8
Patrick Files
Cassette art!

Heartland, 3/15
Pretty Old

Veronica Falls at Tractor Tavern, 3/21





Midlife Vacation at Heartland, 3/23

Ready to start our vacation on Oahu!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

SWL #9: Pleasure Beauties, "I'm a Canyon"

 
Seattle’s Pleasure Beauties are the auditory equivalent of a sunny day—molten, drowsy, washed out guitar-pop music that is nothing if not immersive. The most appropriate comparisons that the trio (Dana Lullaby Jewell, Drew Drool Donaghy, and Will Murdoch) draws are to Texas' Pure X; however, electronic artifacts, noise, and the occasional slow-burning solo also add unique textural differences that set them apart. “I’m a Canyon” appeared early on in their career on 2011's Singles EP and it's not hard to figure out why it made the cut for Trips, their 2012 debut full-length on Wild Animal Kingdom. It showcases everything that they do so well and it's a fitting introduction to their small, but awesome catalog. You can see them this Saturday along with Lovers Without Borders (feat. Karl Blau) and Corner Kick at Heartland.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

*Updated 3/31* Upcoming Seattle Shows



Hey all. We're still in Oahu until Monday night, but being a slave to your passions is a full time job, so we decided to post our weekly update anyway. There are a bunch of killer shows going down this week. My personal choices are the JUJU Fuzz evening at Electric Tea Garden, Party Animal (Kool A.D. from Das Racist) at Heartland, Briana Marela at the Comet, Anacortes' Karl Blau at Heartland or How to Dress Well at Barboza (if you didn't get to see him when he came through in December), and last but not least... Billy F**KING Bragg at the Neptune! Have a great week.

March
31 Comadre, No Sir, Lee Corey Oswald Livingston Seagull at Black Lodge
31 JUJU Fuzz (African dance music) with DJ Slow, Explorateur and Veins at Electric Tea Garden
31 Fuzzy Cloaks, Johnny De Courcy, Brain Drain and So Pitted at the Comet
April 
2 Party Animal, Monogamy Party, Cold Lake, Neighbors and “DJ” El Mizell at Heartland
3 Billy Bragg at Neptune
4 The Pharmacy, Cosmonauts, Chastity Belt at Black Lodge
5 Kinski with Mark McGuire and Bali Girls at The Sunset
5 MALAIKAT DAN SINGA, Yada Yada Blues Band, Briana Marela at the Comet
6 Karl Blau, Pleasure Beauties, Corner Kick at Heartland
6 Alt-J at Neptune
6 Sky Ferreira with How to Dress Well at Barboza
6 Wimps, Dude York and Chastity Belt at Blue Moon
7 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at Paramount Theater
7 Pressures, Void Vision, Futility and Dr. Troy at Electric Tea Garden
8 Spiritualized at Neptune
9 Jessie Ware at The Crocodile
13 CD release Party Deux: EURODANCEPARTYUSASUPERCOOL, Correspondents with Ava Grapes, Prawnyxx at The Josephine
14 Naomi Punk, The Exquisites, Wild Moth and Elch at Black Lodge
15 Johnny Marr at Neumos (moved from the 5th--my bad?)
15 Bad Religion at Showbox at SODO
15 The Telescopes, LSD, Flavor Crystals, Black Nite Crash at the Comet.
16 Bat for Lashes at the Showbox at the Market
17 Medical Record Showcase Pressures, Void Vision and Futility at Electric Tea Garden
18 The Revival Tour 2013 with Rocky Votolato, Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music), Tim McIlrath (Rise Against) and more at Showbox at The Market
18 Airport, Black Hat, Bankie Phones, and Magisterial at Electric Tea Garden
19 Big Eyes, Shivas, Hornet Let and Mega Bog at the Josephine
19 Gems with Gold Wolf Galaxy and Vox Mod at The Sunset
20 Abbey Arts presents CATHEDRALS: Mirah, Moondoggies acoustic, Shenandoah Davis at St Mark's
20 The Men and Dude York at Vera Project
23 James Blake at The Neptune 
24 Purity Ring at Neptune
24 Grave Babies, Dreamsalon and Starskate at the Mercury
25 Week of Wonders, Seacat, Detective Agency and Say Calm at Columbia City Theater
26 Chad Valley and Ski Lodge at Barboza
26 Space Needles, Universe People and the Gallow Swings at Blue Moon
30 Mindless Self Indulgence at Showbox at the Market
30 Crystal Castles at Moore 

May
1 Bleached, EX-COPS and Guests at Chop Suey
1 New Build with NO CEREMONY/// at Neumos
2 Marina and the Diamonds with Charli XCX at Showbox at the Market
2 & 3 Allen Stone's Prom-Themed Bumbershoot Final Lineup Announcement Party at The Crocodile 
4 Metz at Neumos
5 Stacian, Samantha Glass and DR. Troy at Electric Tea Garden
10 Kisses and Trails and Ways at Barboza
10 Dude York, Vapor Trails (Ron 9/Love Battery) Pytons, We Are Golden at The Highline
12 The Appleseed Cast, Hospital Ships and Guests at Chop Suey           
15 MGMT at Showbox SODO
16 Hair and Space Museum and JJAAXXNN at Electric Tea Garden
17 Yo La Tengo at Showbox at the Market
17 Beat Connection at Neumos
19 Cannibal Corpse and Napalm Death at El Corazon
22 Flying Lotus with Thundercat at Showbox SODO
25 Thermals and WIMPS at Neumos
25 Avi Buffalo at Barboza 

June 2013
6 They Might Be Giants at Showbox at SODO
7 Alkaline Trio at Showbox at the Market
14 Mount Kimbie, Holy Other and Vinyl Williams at Neumos
21 The Dandy Warhols at Showbox at the Market
22 Camera Obscura at Showbox at the Market 

July 
17 The Postal Service at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, OR
19 Peter Murphy performing only Bauhaus material with Ours at Showbox at the Market

Thursday, March 28, 2013

SWL #8: Swamp Meat, "Ball of Dirt"


When he's not engineering, mixing, or designing album artwork for his friends as Halfshell Records, Daniel Onufer is busy recording bluesy psych-pop as part of Seattle trio Swamp Meat. On 2012's Tomorrow, Onufer and band-mates Laura Seniow and Geoff Traeger demonstrate their knack for generating songs with a surprisingly strong and unassuming pop sensibility. "Ball of Dirt" is my favorite off that record at the moment; I've been listening to this song on repeat for the last few days and I can't get over it's lovely, fuzzy melody and unkempt vocals. Catch Swamp Meat at Heartland on the 29th (tomorrow night) along with Mega Bog and Bad Weather California.