[Not my photo.]
If you haven’t already seen Molly Siegel on stage singing for Ponytail, you now have unbreakable plans this Sunday. As childlike and chaotic as their album cover suggests, Ponytail are one of the most fun female-fronted bands to ever take the stage. I had the good fortune of catching them open for Battles on their Mirrored tour, and they were simply amazing. The way Siegel bounces and screams suggest a sense of urgency, but really it’s just her inner child bursting through her adult exterior. Remember when you were little and all you could think to do was scream, jump and shake with excitement and frustration? Neither do I really, but lucky for us Ponytail does, and their set to remind us all this Sunday when they play Holocene with Katy Davidson and Tests.
MP3’s after the jump:
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Posted By David Hutchinson
We’ve already told you that tonight you should not miss Fuck Buttons & Mogwai at the Roseland Theater; an easy feat. Thursday however, proves much more challenging as there are sets all over the map, music-wise and genre-wise.
5:30pm No Age
7:00pm Battles
9:00 pm Calvin Johnson
10:00 pm M Ward
10:00 pm The Cool Kids
11:00 pm Starfucker
12:00 am Deerhunter
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Posted By David Hutchinson
Starting today, and throughout the week I’ll be posting to the calendar shows you should probably be going to that correspond to this years MusicFestNW, along with MP3’s so you can preview the artists before the shows. At $50 for 4 days, there is no good reason not to make it out.
After the jump check out the list of performers as well as how to get into Ratatat, Les Savy Fav, Britt Daniel, No Age, Built To Spill and Battles free of charge.
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Posted By David Hutchinson
