Bumbershoot Day 3

By Christine Mitchell on September 11, 2016

Day Three of Bumbershoot saw massive crowds and a slew of great bands for the crowds to digest. The schedule accommodated just about any palate....

Crystal Desert sears and burns

By Christine Mitchell on September 7, 2016

The night was stuffy. Fans blew across the room, but they didn’t seem to help. Sound equipment, lights, and human bodies emitted heat. An untold...

Actionesse’s ‘Mignon’ EP is brassily fractious

By Christine Mitchell on September 5, 2016

Actionesse is weird. Their sound is hyper, frenetic, and bouncy, and it relies on a psychotic brass section that attacks your ears and assaults your...

Loch Lomond play Triple Door Thursday

By Christine Mitchell on August 30, 2016

Loch Lomond’s fifth LP, Pens From Spain, comes out this Saturday, and the band is celebrating with a show at the swank Triple Door in...

Ten Reasons You Should Support Thunderpussy

By Christine Mitchell on August 10, 2016

Thunderpussy will be recording their debut album this fall, and they need our help to “git ‘r’ done.” The band is throwing a swank champagne...

Capitol Hill Block Party Day 3: Meat Off The Bone

By Christine Mitchell on August 2, 2016

Sunday’s Capitol Hill Block Party boasted a cracking lineup that kept crowds hanging on until late in the evening. The festival wasn’t going out with a whimper....

Capitol Hill Block Party: Day Two

By Christine Mitchell on July 30, 2016

  Capitol Hill Block Party hit its stride on Saturday. The humidity of the previous day burned off, making for a gorgeous summer afternoon and evening....

Capitol Hill Block Party 2016: Day One

By Christine Mitchell on July 28, 2016

Friday dawned with a deluge of rain, usually an ominous sign for an outdoor festival. But by mid-afternoon, things had lightened and brightened, leaving the...

CHBP Infographic

By Christine Mitchell on July 21, 2016

Crystal Desert Announces BLACK SUMMER Single Series

By Christine Mitchell on July 16, 2016

Crystal Desert is fixing to cast its web of tightly-wound, screaming with face jammed into a corner, sublimely dark punk rock over the entire earth....

Ghosts I’ve Met celebrates ‘Night Repairs’ release at The Crocodile

By Christine Mitchell on July 14, 2016

The Crocodile, that hallowed bastion of grunge shows, played host to music of a much more subdued sort last Thursday night. Ghosts I’ve Met celebrated the...

Review: ‘Four Corners;’ Bands Hit High Dive Saturday

By Christine Mitchell on June 20, 2016

Four local PNW bands trade tracks on the split LP Four Corners, a self-released project featuring Asterhouse, Actionesse, Crystal Desert, and The Pro-Nouns. The bands...