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Record Reviews

The Rosebuds — Life Like

Be sure not to miss The Rosebuds at the Tractor Tavern this Thursday (November 20) with The Kindness Kind and No Kids.

Ghost of the Russian Empire — The Mammoth

From the guitar sound and effects to the indecipherable lyrics and tone quality of singer Brandon Whitten's voice, the Radiohead similarities are almost eerie.

Vivian Girls — Vivian Girls

Being a band championed by the collective blog world is a blessing and curse.

Run On Sentence — Oh When The Wind Comes Down

Oh When The Wind Comes Down has a sonorous delicacy--its lo-fi punk and Simon Joyner-inspired swagger taps into the under-stream of the nation's musical consciousness.

Nick Lowe — Jesus Of Cool / Pure Pop For Now People

First classic album of the New Wave and the most complete and stylish version of this super-important release so far.

Live Show Reviews

Henry Owings is sunshine out of your ass

Owings was more than a perfect gentleman, standing near SB owner Jason Hughes surrounded by luscious racks of rare and cool vinyl, reading off some of the more rabid "outtakes" left out of the "Rock Bible."

Summer fun returns to Seattle

I went to the VERA Project last Saturday looking for a break from the wintry monotony, and received not only some summer fun, but peanut butter sandwiches and a healthy dosage of local pop too.

Photo Essay: Ingrid Michaelson at Easy Street and Neumo's

She'll keep your ears warm from the Seattle cold.

The Little Ones, with Other Lives and What Made Milwaukee Famous

The Little Ones were not going to get away with just a quiet, happy, and receptive Seattle crowd on a Monday night.

The Breeders at Neumos: Smiling will make you happy

I realized as Kim stepped up to that "Cannonball" mic and started in that she was having a blast. You can't fake that.

Film / Book / Theatre Reviews

Sound Unbound

Encyclopedia broadside of future thought about the present, and prescient thoughts about the future of music and, um, the future.

Mome Vol. 11, Summer 2008

MOME is graphic fiction and illustration for those who are already into McSweeney's and such.

SIFF 2008 recap

Team TIG covered 17% of the feature-length films screened at SIFF '08.

SIFF 2008: Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock isn’t as ambitious and, unlike Altman, Miller is too afraid to fail that he relies on the aforementioned cliché and doesn’t take any risks.

SIFF 2008: Tulia, Texas

If the county bans alcohol, just how do you think they feel about cocaine?