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Nine years is a long wait between albums, especially in the now-you-see-them, now-you-don’t world of underground rock. But if you are Julian Koster, founder and leader of the recording and performance aggregation known as The Music Tapes, nine years is merely a tick of the 7 Foot Tall Metronome that stands by your bed while you are sleeping...read more
Admission with MusicfestNW Wristband or $15 at the door. Doors open at 8pm.
Admission with MusicfestNW Wristband or $15 at the door. Doors open at 8pm.
Over the course of some sixteen years and six remarkable albums, The Ladybug Transistor have confirmed their standing as the preeminent exponents of lush, formalist pop music. With a superlative new record, Clutching Stems, at the ready, their pursuit of a singular musical vision remains as true as ever...read more
Admission with MusicfestNW Wristband or $15 at the door. Doors open at 8pm.
The Olivia Tremor Control originated in Louisiana around 1988 as the trio of Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and Jeff Mangum. They ended up in Athens, Georgia around 1992 and recorded the “California Demise” EP which they released themselves on seven-inch vinyl...read more
Admission with MusicfestNW Wristband or $8 at the door. Doors open at 7pm.
Formed in early 2010, the band has played events such as SXSW, Cornerstone, and the Alaska State Fair and toured in 40 states. The band completed a 2-month nationwide tour with Tyrone Wells and Andrew Belle in the fall of 2010 in support of their debut EP, Wolves, which features the single “Back To You”...read more
Admission with MusicfestNW Wristband or $8 at the door. Doors open at 7pm.
I wanted to make a rock ‘n’ roll record with my friends. I wanted to write ten good songs, put everyone in a room, and roll tape. So that’s what we did. We played a song until we got a take we liked, then we moved on to the next; didn’t usually take too long. In between takes, we laughed a lot and talked about records, politics, and baseball (in that order). That’s the way it’s supposed to work, right? You make art you’re proud of and you have a good time doing it — it’s called playing music for a reason...read more
Admission with MusicfestNW Wristband or $8 at the door. Doors open at 7pm.
Admission with MusicfestNW Wristband or $8 at the door. Doors open at 7pm.
So many artists are willing to suffer for their craft. In the case of the Ravishers, this meant living together under one roof. Before you roll your eyes at the idea of a “band house” being the cause of suffering, consider that the house in question was, in fact, a studio apart- ment. STUDIO APARTMENT. What were they thinking?...read more
Admission with MusicfestNW Wristband or $8 at the door. Doors open at 7pm.
Priory has exhibited a significant level of promise and momentum in the local and regional music scenes. Now, on the eve of the of their highly anticipated full-length, self titled album, PRIORY (to be released early summer 2011), the band is ready to up the ante and follow their natural progression towards making national and international impressions with their music...read more