by Xander Deccio Southern California punk rock legends and Warped Tour favorite; Bad Religion packed Showbox SoDo last Monday (April 8.)Fans of all ages came out to see the band celebrate their thirty year history. The band came up in the scene around the same time as the seminal So Cal punk band Social Distortion were peeling [...]

by Greg Roth The city of Seattle is the shining star in the new Macklemore and Ryan Lewis music video released last week. The video is for the chart topping duo’s most recent single Can’t Hold Us. The catchy tune can be heard in a recent Microsoft commercial and is the follow up to their mega-hit [...]

by Greg Roth Tonight is the night. One of Seattle’s greatest treasures will take their rightful place among Rock and Roll royalty, an event thirty-four years in the making. For the past few years here at SMI, we’ve covered founding members of the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Heart. The four original male [...]

by Greg Roth Vicci Martinez gained national attention with her strong showing on NBC’s The Voice.  She was signed to Universal and recorded the single Come Along with Cee Lo Green for her self-titled album, which dropped about a year ago. Thanks to Vicci’s strong work ethic, which included a busy touring schedule and hitting the radio interview circuit, the [...]

by Greg Roth In the early 80s, I fronted my very first band called The Blitz. We were a four piece power-pop / new wave outfit covering everything from Cheap Trick to The Ramones and The Clash. We also were quite enamored with a combo out of the UK called Squeeze. We performed Pulling Mussels From a [...]

by Greg Roth photos by Mat Hayward / Courtesy of 107.7 The end It looks like we’re in for another phenomenal event at Sasquatch! 2013 at the Gorge Amphitheatre.  The Northwest festival has announced its 2013 lineup. The unveiling of the lineup came at Sasquatch’s launch party, which took place Monday night, February 4th, at Seattle’s Neptune Theater. The party featured [...]

by Greg Roth The five piece Seattle outfit, Campfire Ok just released their newest music video featuring the title track from their forthcoming release, When You Have Arrived. The video starts with the protagonist (played by local musician Brad Duncan) waking from a winter slumber, to the sound of an alarm clock. The camera follows as he [...]

by Greg Roth with Jennifer Austin photos and contribution from Bill Bungard SMI contributor Bill Bungard recently traveled to LA to hang out with Tacoma artist Nolan Garrett… The sweetest things in life come from putting yourself out there, recognizing unexpected opportunities, and being brave enough to reach for them – a lesson learned early by Tacoma’s Nolan Garrett. [...]

by Greg Roth   photos by Mocha Charlie Seattle Living Room Shows & Melodic Caring Project: Mary Lambert, Star Anna, Ivan & Alyosha, and Campfire Ok  on Saturday, January 5 @ secret location Last year, Seattle Living Room Shows, in conjunction with Melodic Caring Project, delivered wonderful concerts to a live audience. Those shows were also streamed live to [...]

  by Greg Roth, with additional contributions from Alicia Kamenick, Timmy Held, and Henry Jake CNN called 2012 the year of “Meh.” We beg to differ. 2012 was a great year for music in Seattle. Several Northwest artists, such as Allen Stone, Macklemore, Eclectic Approach, and Father John Misty (to name a few) made appearances on the national television talk show [...]

SMI contributor Brent Stavig shares his thoughts on Glen Campbell’s last Seattle performance…. I wasn’’t sure what to expect from the Glen Campbell Farewell Tour when it rolled into the Paramount Theater on November 27th. By now, we all know that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease last year, and that he was crisscrossing America [...]

by Bill Bungard Earlier this year, SweetKiss Momma submitted their song Strange Fire for consideration in a songwriting contest being held by John Carter Cash (son of the late Mr. Johnny Cash), where they were finalists, but did not end up winning the top prize. One of the judges was a man by the name [...]