Previews

SMI New Music Preview: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
By Christine Mitchell on November 26, 2013
I like Eminem. And it’s not because I love rap (it’s just okay), or because I’m a hair away from white trash (yup), or because...
SMI New Music Preview: Lady Gaga goes ‘ARTPOP’
By Christine Mitchell on November 25, 2013
For what it is, Lady Gaga’s third album of new material, ARTPOP (Interscope Records), is good. Not awesome or groundbreaking, just good. And that’s just...
Live Music Preview: Atlas Genius, Family of the Year, & Dale Earnhardt Jr. @ The Neptune 11/11/2013
By Xander Deccio on November 9, 2013
“Dear Seattle Music Insider! Who should we go see in Seattle next week?” Well, I’m so glad you asked! Lucky for you, three SUPER hot...
New Music Preview: Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington – High Rise EP
By Christine Mitchell on November 8, 2013
I should so sue me since I dared myself to review this album and I lost. I thought that perhaps this new Stone Temple Pilots...
New Music Preview: Pearl Jam – ‘Lightning Bolt’
By Xander Deccio on November 8, 2013
Don’t ask me how, but fairly recently a friend of mine saw Eddie Vedder poolside in just his swim trunks. “You know,” she said, “you’d...
SMI Lost Track of the Week: ‘Jackie’ by Blue Zone (Featuring Lisa Stansfield)
By Greg Roth on November 5, 2013
In 1987 a little known outfit out of the UK called Blue Zone made their way into dens and living rooms via MTV and VH1 with...
SMI Radio Ep. 93 On Demand: Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel / King Crimson & LRM)
By Greg Roth on October 22, 2013
To say bassist Tony Levin’s pedigree and resume is impeccable would be a complete understatement. This rock veteran has worked with everyone from the likes...
New Music Preview: ‘Let’s Be Still’ from The Head And The Heart
By Christine Mitchell on October 10, 2013
The world is bigger than we are. That certainly feels plain as one listens to The Head And The Heart’s new album, Let’s Be Still,...
New Music Preview: Tin Star by Lindi Ortega
By Christine Mitchell on October 8, 2013
Although I consider myself a rocker, I must confess that I have a little bit of a secret crush on country music…if it’s the right...
Live Music Preview: Shovels & Rope are coming to the Neptune
By Alex Crick on October 7, 2013
Shovels & Rope and an energetic two piece hailing from Charleston, South Carolina. Relying on two old guitars, a couple of harmonicas, and a drum...
Taste The Fun With The Concerts At The Central Washington State Fair
By Xander Deccio on September 19, 2013
Fall is here and in Yakima, that means only one of two things. High school football season, and The Central Washington State Fair. For the...
New Music Preview: Mechanical Bulls**t by Kings of Leon
By Ian Cunningham on September 18, 2013
Over the last decade, Kings of Leon have released six albums and while I wasn’t there from the very beginning, since discovering Youth & Young...