kicking different buttons, still chance.
I use to write about music, at least I use to think I wrote about music. my old band excommunicated me after I went to brooklyn for a couple weeks. my interview at the big radio station went horribly wrong. I wasted all my money on drinks at shows, shows, and taking girls to shows that I would otherwise go to by myself.
With kicking buttons I am going to move onto film and other culture.
lisa dank
Behold the Seattle DIY sex popstar goddess Lisa Dank. Unleashing relentless positive vibrations is the name of the game amidst an electro/power-pop backdrop of lovers jams. Miss Dank will be playing at the Havana Social Club on June 8, Chop Suey June 12, the Fred Wildlife Refuge June 23, Comet Tavern July 8, and at Volume on July 14. Respect is due for anyone rhyming “morning weed and morning wood I love you” and “you are skeeting, I’m retreating,” so everyone… holler at your girl.
witch gardens
Catchy low-fi 4 piece from Seattle. Witch Gardens will be playing the Funhouse on June 24th and Capitol Hill Block Party on July 23rd. They have the ideal package, cute indie girls, simplistic approach, and a “beach” song. Wouldn’t be surprised if they had a cat fascination or a fixy.
Mp3: i wanna get sick
Mp3: shelly
Folklife’s Indie Roots at Center Square
So you are missing Sasquatch this weekend, and you are looking for ways to make your weekend a little less meaningless. Thankfully for the Puget Sound residents that like their live music to be provided on the cheap there is always the option of the Northwest Folklife Festival. At folklife you won’t get Esurance and Jack Links marketing rats handing out useless swag. When I was in my wholesome youth I recall walking barefoot with a half-dreaded mop top looking for every booth with free samples, and yes such folk still make it back every year. Folklife is free, that means you don’t have to pay anything, free, yes I know, I said free. This year, Indie Roots at Center Square will be provide the most consistent line up. Led to Sea, who will be traveling to the Music Hall of Williamsburg next month is a gem to check out on Friday. Angelo Spencer et les Hauts Sommets, is the Saturday must see as they take experimental indie pop to new horizons. Don’t go on Sunday unless you want be lulled into a deep slow folk inspired sleep. Yuni in Taxco, who recently played KEXP’s Hood to Hood show at the Sunset in Ballard will be closing things up for the weekend on Monday.
my sasquatch in festival posters.
Monday, Monday!, Monday!! As a 5th year Sasquatcher I’m continually trying to find new ways to rekindle my excitement for what use to be my most anticipated weekend of the year. As an aging bag of bones 1 day will be enough to fuel my festivity fix until Capitol Hill Block Party. In no particular order, here is my Memorial Day in festival posters. Click on the image to go to the band’s site.
Capitol Hill Block Party ’11 – kaboom.
Call it accessibility, and ignore the lack of big names found at Sasquatch or Bumbershoot. Doe Bay is rad, but camping costs suck and the drive to the San Juans are included. Capitol Hill Block Party always turns out to be the highlight of my summer. Situated in the depths of July, CHBP showcases the juggernauts with a side of our hometown heroes. This year, unsurprisingly the local hipster hiphop is fully represented with Mad Rad, Fresh Espresso, and Champagne Champagne. Yes, big names TV of the Radio, Ghostland Observatory, and Explosions in the Sky will be present for everyone stuck in 2008. But thankfully there will be a strong representation of acts worth diverting yourself away from the main stage. Towards the bottom of the lineup be sure to check out local hipgazers Yuni in Taxco, Seapony, and Craft Spells. CHBP veterans Boat and Akimbo will thankfully be keeping it real for all the haters as well. In middle school I remember seeing the Blood Brothers and Minus the Bear for FREE! at CHBP, so it’s flabbergasting to see how the party has grown since then.
4.20 Breakfast Driver
Many see today as a notable national holiday, and because today was the Breakfast Driver… we do too. Here are the jams for the week. Some bands to note would be Seapony the Hardly Art Seattle trio. They are opening for the Pains of Being Pure at Heart at The Crocodile this friday. And Royal Bangs who will be playing the Belltower in Pullman this Saturday.
Fleet Foxes // Helplessness Blues
Seapony // Dreaming
The Head and the Heart // No One To Let You Down
Tame Impala // Solitude is Bliss
Don Ho // Who Is The Lolo Who Stole My Pakalolo?
The Kills // Satellite
Jonny // Wich is Wich
Royal Bangs // Fireball
I’m From Barcelona // Always Spring
tUnE-yArDs // Powa
Little Joy // The Next Time Around
South // Paint the Silence
Crystal Skulls // Hussy
LAKE // Roger Miller
Billie Holiday // Strange Fruit
Gathered Ghost // Love Is Strange
Deerhoof // Hey I Can
Bibio // Excuses
A Lull // Some Love
Last Friday, Z and I had the pleasure of finally making The Breakfast Driver. Which of course as everyone should know as the morning drink that creeps under your skin and curdles in your stomach. Heres how to make your morning as enjoyable as ours. Cheers.
1 shot bacon flavored vodka
8 oz. oranges juice
4 tablespoon syrup
4th Annual Record Store Day
On Saturday, April 16 we studious music lovers celebrated our favorite consumer based holiday, the 4th Annual Record Store Day. Where clothes hogs have Nordstrom’s summer sale, and bargainers have Black Friday, we celebrated in hundreds of record stores across the nation to pick up the vinyl we wouldn’t have boughten on any other given day. I participated at Deadbeat Records in Moscow, ID and was happy to pick up the recently released The Head and The Heart on wax. Hope everyone picked up their overpriced records on the cheap. Sadly this day has led me to recall my past hometown record store, Island Records (where I remember buying CDs from all my lawn mowing money) that has since gone under after a Target moved into the community. So be sure to stick it to corporate controlled record stores and go out and buy from your local joe. Recently, I watch the short documentary I Need That Record! The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store which is great to check out if you like the little man and guerrilla filmmaking. Below are some pictures of the line outside of Amoeba Records on Haight of the Save KUSF members.
breakfasasquatch 2011, son.
Gripe haters, but while you’ve been complaining and updating your last posts on SXSW, we’ve been regrinding. Epic playlist time has dropped on The Breakfast Driver in a whole new way, Sassy style. Sasquatch has had some real epic moments, for example the solo dancer that sparked the lawn trot of 2009 (to Santigold though, which is a real boner jam). There has also been some epic catastrophes as well, for example the hail storm of 2006. Or, perhaps if your pretentious dissatisfaction wasn’t fulfilled with this years lineup just look at past headliners (Coldplay, Ben Harper, and Jack Johnson) to remind yourself that you were never part of the drunken debauchery of the campground, and by hating on Sasquatch you are somehow a greater music lover than the rest of us. Haters, yes I may have locked my keys in the ignition of my car along with the tickets in 2007. But hey, at least I made it to the campground to borrow a hammer from a smashed Canadian to bash the window, only to get into the venue shortly after. Haters, it’s not too late to escape your submission to complete subordinate chromewave, put a bird on it self identity ascriptions. Here are some acts from this year’s sassy.
Beach House // Zebra (Sunday)
Cotton Jones // Gotta Cheer Up (Sunday)
Basia Bulat // The Shore (Sunday)
The Drums // Me and the Moon (Sunday)
Villagers // The Meaning of the Ritual (Sunday)
Death From Above 1979 // Going Steady (Friday)
Pepper Rabbit // Babette! (Saturday)
Love Vigilantes // Iron & Wine (Saturday)
Dan Mangan // Road Regrets (Saturday)
Washed Out feat. Caroline Polachek // You and I (Saturday)
Jenny and Johnny // Scissor Runner (Saturday)
Sleigh Bells // Crown On The Ground (Saturday)
Head Like a Kite // Directors Cut (Monday)
Twin Shadow // I Can’t Wait (Monday)
Wavves // King of the Beach (Monday)
Villagers // The Meaning of the Ritual (Sunday)
Other Lives // Black Tables (Sunday)
Archers of Loaf // Smoking Pot in the Hot City (Sunday)
Flying Lotus // Computer Face Pure Being (Sunday)
Talkdemonic // Duality of Deathening (Sunday)
The Decemberists // June Hymn (Sunday)
Wye Oak // Fish (Saturday)
Noah and the Whale // Life is Life (Monday)
doe bay festival – August 11 to 14
So you are going to miss Sasquatch. You don’t want to fight the obnoxious crowd at Capitol Hill Block Party either. I have a solution for you. Doe Bay Festival is at held the reclusive Doe Bay Resort on the San Juans on August 11 to 14. Previous artists include Drew Grow, The Head and The Heart, The Fruit Bats, and David Bazan. As far as I can read and find out about it, this extremely exclusive festival provides everything lost in today’s festival scene. Check it out:
Tickets are going on sale May 1 at 10 a.m. and are expected to sell out that day. The lineup will be released on June 1. Supposedly inexpensive organic food will be sold, presumably to accompany their $2 beer garden. Hope to see everyone there!
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