The newest album by the quartet hailing from the northeastern US, Smoke Signals, should have people drawing comparisons between Dan and the Wildfire and Blitzen Trapper. A blog favorite, Blitzen Trapper has often crafted albums that are both uniformly Blitzen Trapper and also contain songs …
Category: Indie Rock
Show Review: Milo Greene at the Crocodile in Seattle
This past Wednesday, I saw Milo Greene for the fourth time (second as a headliner) and was instantly and consistently reminded why I’ve seen them every chance I’ve had since love at first sight last fall. Their mystifying energy, heart-melting harmonies, and fully …
Artist Interview: El Ten Eleven
El Ten Eleven (Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty) are an amazing instrumental duo that I had the pleasure of seeing for the first time this past summer at the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle. I had the pleasure of meeting the guys …
Artist Interview: Graham Fink of Milo Greene
I recently had a chance to catch a quick phone interview with Graham Fink of Milo Greene while they continue on tour on the east coast. This band has been gaining tons of momentum in the past year thanks to an opening bill …
El Dia De Los Muertos: Delta Rae – “Dance in the Graveyard”
Delta Rae and their debut album, Carry the Fire, will most assuredly be one of my top albums of the year. Every time I come back to the songs and tone of the album, I’m reminded just how incredible 6 people can sound. There’s …
Seattle’s City Arts Festival
Photos credit: Elizabeth Crook In addition to some major national artists, some of Seattle’s finest came together at the City Arts Fest, October 18-21, 2012. Being fairly new to the Seattle area, this crash course on the best and brightest of the region’s …
YouTube Gem: Ha Ha Tonka – Black Betty
Chances are you’ve heard of Ha Ha Tonka, but you probably couldn’t name a song of theirs. Their name shows up everywhere, they’ve been on “No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain”, they’ve toured with Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons and have played at …
Mary Broome on Jessie Baylin
Mary Broome is a good friend of ours from Nashville. She traded a French literature PhD for the music industry in 2010. She has been working with Sideways Media since, doing online PR and marketing for bands and music-related brands. If she were a …
YouTube Gems: Matthew Mayfield – You Oughta Know (Alanis Morissette cover)
I have said that I love covers. Well, I also love Matthew Mayfield (Thanks, Greg!) and Alanis Morissette (so what?). This video combines all three of those wonderful things in an incredible video. During the recording of Mayfield’s last album, he used Kickstarter …
The Devil Whale – Room125 Productions Recording and Interview
I’ve written about Room125 Productions before. They are a video production group from a high school in Lawrence, Kansas. Their advisor apparently has some pull in the music industry, as they’ve had some pretty amazing talent (including the Civil Wars) on the show. …
