To appreciate a work of art it must exist in a realm of superiority to those attempting to understand it.  This can imply pretension, however, how can something truly be art if it is that which we fully comprehend right off the bat? Crocodiles’ debut album Summer of Hate exists in that realm, even if [...]

[ September 4, 2008; ]

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 [...]

[ September 3, 2008; 5:00 pm; ]

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 [...]

[ July 12, 2008 to July 13, 2008. ]

Although this festival is all for charity, and no press are given comped tickets, I somehow managed to win a pair by telling Sub-Pop that Wolf Eyes’ Human Animal is the best album they’ve ever put out on the label. Although that may be true, one thing Sub-Pop 20 has allowed me to do is [...]