by Timmy Held Atoms For Peace, a new supergroup featuring Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, and piano), Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea (bass), longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich (keyboards, synths), Joey Waronker of Beck & R.E.M. (drums) and Brazilian instrumentalist Mauro Refosco (percussion) released their debut album, Amok, on February 25, 2013. It’s an [...]

by Timmy Held I’m convinced that Seattleites Luke Beetham and Stacy Peck, AKA Pony Time, are not from the present. Okay, so yeah, not really, because they were born in the past like everyone else and since I’ve typed, and you’ve read the first sentence and what I referred to as the present is now [...]

 by Timmy Held In September of this year, Seattle psych-pop-shoe gazers, The Purrs signed with Fin Records, a growing NW label that’s home to The Walkabouts and many more. In anticipation of their up-coming full-length album, The Boy With the Astronaut Eyes, a 7” featuring two new tunes from The Purrs, was released on December 4th titled Rotting [...]

by Jonathan Sindelman Not halfway into the first track, Swept Away resonates as a perfectly suitable title for this event, Marc Johnson’s first ECM album since 2005’s Shades of Jade. This time around, he shares the bill with one of today’s truly great pianists, Eliane Elias, a key collaborator for many years, and a musical companion [...]

By Greg Roth Kristen Ward has been doing her thing around the great Northwest for a few years now, both on her own and sharing the stage with musical heavyweights. Thanks to donations from her fans via Kickstarter.com, Ward raised over $15,000.00 to record her forthcoming album, Last Night On Division. Her newest effort will drop on Tuesday, [...]

By Timmy Held Tim Hoff (bass), Jason Rivera (guitar/vocals) and Nick Parks (drums), AKA GAYTHEIST, have been contributing innovative music to the Portland musical landscape for the past 15 years. Originally named POWER BOTTOM (that name turned out to be taken, so they settled on their arguably ameliorated moniker) are the latest addition to the [...]

By Timmy Held Afraid of Figs is a high-energy, fun-loving rock band known for their kinetic shows charged with frequent costume changes, a plethora of props, and top-tier musicianship. Although it accurately expressed the Figs’ ability to write great songs, their first full-length release, I Ate a Vegan, failed to capture the energy of their [...]

By Greg Roth The Emerald City has one of the most diverse music scenes on the planet. Of course rock n’ roll helped put us on the music map, but we also offer a smorgasbord of other genres. If you dig R&B and funk, you got it! Do you love world music, reggae, hip hop, [...]

By Timmy Held- Tyrannosaurus grace, Fake Label Records Much like the biological gene pool, a city’s music scene must have a significant amount of variation available for selection. If the genomic makeup of a region’s individuals becomes too similar, then eventually, much like the cheetah, every mating partner you meet will be the genetic equivalent [...]

by Darrell Fortune / NWCZ Radio Midnight Salvage Company is one the classic bands that adds flavor, depth, and variety to the South Sound musical landscape. Their new CD, “What You Hope For,” captures their sound exquisitely. MSCo’s  brand of rock and roll lies solidly between red dirt Americana and rootsy, country rock. It would be easy [...]

By Dusty Henry Don’t believe whatcha heard. Of Monsters and Men are a pop band. Labeling them as the latest, new fun folk band may be convenient – but it’s very misleading. The band’s first record, “My Head Is An Animal,” may seem vague to the casual listener, as in, is this folk or is this [...]

By Dusty Henry Rocky Votolato’s music is hard to criticize. No matter what criticism can be conjured up, he just seems so earnest and charming in his music. This is what might make his latest album Television of Saints, which came out April 3, such a challenge. This is definitely not a surface level album. [...]