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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. editor@thestranger.com (The Stranger Editor) webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss E-Mail Subject Line I'm Least Excited About Today: "Maroon 5 Releases Footage from Songs About Jane Recording Sessions" http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/r0ZCE1Q-sXo/e-mail-subject-line-im-least-excited-about-today-maroon-5-releases-footage-from-songs-about-jane-recording-sessions http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/e-mail-subject-line-im-least-excited-about-today-maroon-5-releases-footage-from-songs-about-jane-recording-sessions Grant Brissey <p>That is all.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/e-mail-subject-line-im-least-excited-about-today-maroon-5-releases-footage-from-songs-about-jane-recording-sessions#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13763673&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6n2osBqy4cqgYMD6O4eOxFwBAyg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6n2osBqy4cqgYMD6O4eOxFwBAyg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6n2osBqy4cqgYMD6O4eOxFwBAyg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6n2osBqy4cqgYMD6O4eOxFwBAyg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=r0ZCE1Q-sXo:k4s6RFf65cc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/r0ZCE1Q-sXo" height="1" width="1"/> Mailbag http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/e-mail-subject-line-im-least-excited-about-today-maroon-5-releases-footage-from-songs-about-jane-recording-sessions?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13763673&id=comments 0 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:51:00 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/e-mail-subject-line-im-least-excited-about-today-maroon-5-releases-footage-from-songs-about-jane-recording-sessions Julia Holter and Jib Kidder at Barboza http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/go1rQVSmJ2o/julia-holter-and-jib-kidder-at-barboza http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/julia-holter-and-jib-kidder-at-barboza Kathy Fennessy <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/4620/1337876757-julia_holter2.jpg" alt="julia_holter2.jpg" title="" width="500" height="412" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">K.C. Fennessy</li><li class="imageCaption">Holter with drummer Corey Fogel</li></ul></div></p> <p><br />Los Angeles artist <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/03/19/so-i-sing-a-song-of-love-to">Julia Holter</a> brought her ethereal aesthetic to lovely life yesterday in the rosy-hued confines of <strong>Barboza</strong> on a damp and clammy night.</p> <p>The comparisons to <strong>Laurie Anderson</strong> make sense when you listen to her records, <em><strong>Tragedy</strong></em> and <em><strong>Ekstasis</strong></em>, but that influence has little bearing on her live show. Afterwards, it occurred to me that Holter is what you'd get if <strong>Lisa Gerrard</strong> had formed <strong>Dead Can Dance</strong> with <a href="http://kathleencfennessy.blogspot.com/2008/12/world-of-echoes-reprise-i-recently.html">Arthur Russell</a> instead of <strong>Brendan Perry</strong>. </p> <p><em>More pictures and a Jib Kidder collaboration below.</em></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/eadd/1337875269-jib_kidder.jpg" alt="jib_kidder.jpg" title="" width="500" height="400" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">K.C. Fennessy</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p>Hidden largely by a screen in front of the stage, Georgia-born electronic musician/graffiti muralist <a href="http://jibkidder.bandcamp.com/">Jib Kidder</a> (Sean Schuster-Craig) opened the show, armed only with a guitar, a cowbell, and title cards announcing each selection. </p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/39142470" width="475" height="350" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div></p> <p>I found Kidder's adenoidal keen off-putting at first, but he won me over by the end. I particularly liked his cover of Porno for Pyros' "Pets." <a href="http://souciant.com/author/richard_jensen/">Rich Jensen</a> told me he culls YouTube for his cinematic collages, in which I glimpsed <strong>Gene Simmons</strong>, Jan-Michael Vincent, and <strong>Bill "Motherfuckin'" Murray</strong> (to quote RZA). After his set, I ran into KEXP's <strong>Alex Ruder</strong>, who agreed that he resembles <strong>Travis Ritter</strong>. </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2012/05/24/1337876952-julia_holter5.jpg" alt="julia_holter5.jpg" title="" width="500" height="385" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">K.C. Fennessy</li><li class="imageCaption">Holter, Fogel, and Christopher Votek on cello</li></ul></div></p> <p>My friend, Bill, complimented Votek on his <a href="http://www.mjt.org/">Museum of Jurassic Technology</a> t-shirt...which you can't see in this picture. Holter also recently came out with a new t-shirt design, which she revealed on her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Julia-Holter/153196178042232?ref=ts">Facebook page</a>, but she didn't bring any to last night's gig. I guess it's a good thing as my closet is overflowing with band shirts; instead I picked up a copy of <em><strong>Ekstasis</strong></em> from the lady herself. </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/b994/1337874791-julia_holter3.jpg" alt="julia_holter3.jpg" title="" width="500" height="461" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">K.C. Fennessy</li><li class="imageCaption">Holter in...ekstasis</li></ul></div></p> <p><div style="text-align:center;">Julia Holter's European tour begins on Saturday, May 26. Click <a href="http://www.songkick.com/artists/638513-julia-holter">here</a> for dates.</div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/julia-holter-and-jib-kidder-at-barboza#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13761394&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enQQ4g93_F4726jYfYDfrQnn_WQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enQQ4g93_F4726jYfYDfrQnn_WQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enQQ4g93_F4726jYfYDfrQnn_WQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/enQQ4g93_F4726jYfYDfrQnn_WQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=go1rQVSmJ2o:c6-GLVySgH8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/go1rQVSmJ2o" height="1" width="1"/> Last Night http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/julia-holter-and-jib-kidder-at-barboza?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13761394&id=comments 0 Julia Holter and Jib Kidder at Barboza K.C. Fennessy Thu, 24 May 2012 11:50:05 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/julia-holter-and-jib-kidder-at-barboza Re: D'Angelo's Return http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/eYiQkMvYzuw/re-dangelos-return http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/re-dangelos-return Larry Mizell, Jr. <p><div class="blogImageRight" style="width:212px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/017c/1337884158-1337816813-screen_shot_2012-05-23_at_4.43.56_pm.png" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/017c/1337884158-1337816813-screen_shot_2012-05-23_at_4.43.56_pm.png" alt="1337816813-screen_shot_2012-05-23_at_4.43.56_pm.png" title="" width="200" height="208" /></a></div><br />A tweet from <a href="http://twitter.com/dreamhampton">dream hampton</a> reminded me where I'd read about D'Angelo's last dream about Marvin Gaye: in her awesome <em>Vibe</em> cover story on D, circa 2000, when his classic second album touched the world. In it, you'll also see that same story about the possessed woman in D'Angelo's childhood Pentecostal church. Google Books, which I don't crawl nearly enough for shit like this (but poring over old issues of <em>SPIN</em> is no way to spend a weekend, for crissake), has it up, and the week's earlier post about the <em>Voodoo</em> man got your juices flowing, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=CigEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=true">it's very much worth reading.</a></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/re-dangelos-return#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13755250&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rLBBKp6VYqJYhCgsOQ8OsV0bE2I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rLBBKp6VYqJYhCgsOQ8OsV0bE2I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rLBBKp6VYqJYhCgsOQ8OsV0bE2I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rLBBKp6VYqJYhCgsOQ8OsV0bE2I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=eYiQkMvYzuw:yTnweZ9vKqU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/eYiQkMvYzuw" height="1" width="1"/> #1 Fan http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/re-dangelos-return?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13755250&id=comments 0 Re: D'Angelo's Return thanks, Google Books! Thu, 24 May 2012 11:31:14 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/re-dangelos-return Punk As Folk Weekend @ The Funhouse http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/8_q4HFvsH_Q/punk-as-folk-weekend-the-funhouse http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/punk-as-folk-weekend-the-funhouse Kelly O <p>Some guy named "Jimmy the Pickpocket" organized a "punk folk" weekend to coincide with the <a href="http://www.nwfolklife.org/">Folklife Fest</a> this weekend. How smart is that? Sunday, a group from Oakland called the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ci29mL77N8">Sourmash Hug Band</a> plays. I'm in love with them for their name alone.</p> <p><em><small>Full lineup after the jump...</small></em></p> <blockquote><p>Full Schedule:</p> <p><strong>Friday, May 25th:</strong><br />Blackbird Raum (Santa Cruz) - www.blackpowderrecords.com/raum<br />Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra (Victoria, BC) - www.thetequilamockingbirdorchestra.com<br />The Mongrel Jews - www.themongreljews.com</p> <p><strong>Saturday, May 26th:</strong><br />The Bad Things - www.thebadthings.com<br />God's Favorite Beefcake - www.godsfavoritebeefcake.bandcamp.com<br />Professor Gall (PDX) - www.professorgall.com<br />with performance by the Red Stitch Circus Phenomenon (New Orleans)</p> <p><strong>Sunday, May 27th:</strong><br />Chervona (PDX) - www.starbugs.com/chervona<br />Nu Klezmer Army - http://www.reverbnation.com/nuklezmerarmy<br />and Sourmash Hug Band (Oakland) - www.sourmashhugband.com</p> <p><strong>Monday, May 28th:</strong><br />Barons of Tang (Melbourne, Australia) - www.thebaronsoftang.com<br />Ando Ehlers - www.deathpolka.com<br />and Esmerelda Strange (Olympia) - www.esmereldastrange.com</p></blockquote> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/punk-as-folk-weekend-the-funhouse#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13763247&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mNNWJnlaOzYuY20fgO-W_R9xr-s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mNNWJnlaOzYuY20fgO-W_R9xr-s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mNNWJnlaOzYuY20fgO-W_R9xr-s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mNNWJnlaOzYuY20fgO-W_R9xr-s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=8_q4HFvsH_Q:9guJGmfFZY4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/8_q4HFvsH_Q" height="1" width="1"/> Upcoming http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/punk-as-folk-weekend-the-funhouse?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13763247&id=comments 0 Thu, 24 May 2012 11:18:23 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/punk-as-folk-weekend-the-funhouse WTF Thursday: Billy Joel Freakout http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/mLEmEgmErtI/wtf-thursday-billy-joel-freakout http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/wtf-thursday-billy-joel-freakout Mike Nipper <p>Watch as <strong>Billy Joel</strong> goes NUTS!!! "STOP LIGHTING THE AUDIENCE!! Let me do my SHOW!!" I can't...stop...LAUGHING! Everything awesome is there...even a gleeful keytarist in high waisted, pleated trousers doing a highkick! Oh, and <strong>Billy Joel</strong>.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="320" height="215" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PqY6mXULzpw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>FINE...<strong>Joel</strong> explains his behavior, after the hump. I would not read it tho', kinda kills the ZOMFG of now my favorite <strong>Billy Joel</strong> moment.</p> <blockquote><p>According to the <em>Seattle Weekly</em> <strong>Billy Joel</strong> called them in reference to their story about him going crazy and this is what they transcribed him saying in that phone call: "Remember, this was the Soviet Union in 1987, and <strong>they'd never had a major rock concert before</strong>. There was a film crew filming a documentary, and they turned very bright lights on the audience. The audience was having a good time&#8212;until they turned the lights on. They froze; they turned paranoid. There was a lot of anxiety&#8212;why are we being looked at? And whenever they turned the lights on, <strong>anyone who was overreacting was being pulled out of the audience by a security guard</strong>. I wasn't yelling at the audience&#8212;<strong>I was yelling at the film crew</strong>. So I threw the piano, and that got their attention. Then they stopped lighting the audience, <strong>and everybody started rocking out</strong>."</p></blockquote> <p>That quote was taken from the YouTube&#8482; comments, as for the <em>Weekly</em>, I couldn't find the referred piece on their website. Uh...as for "everyone started rockin' out," I had to leave that regretfully unverified also.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/wtf-thursday-billy-joel-freakout#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13750543&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PjXkTYjs81_rsvvlpJCEfdjfmak/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PjXkTYjs81_rsvvlpJCEfdjfmak/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PjXkTYjs81_rsvvlpJCEfdjfmak/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PjXkTYjs81_rsvvlpJCEfdjfmak/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=mLEmEgmErtI:FCYZID6bT-o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/mLEmEgmErtI" height="1" width="1"/> #1 Fan http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/wtf-thursday-billy-joel-freakout?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13750543&id=comments 0 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:49:17 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/wtf-thursday-billy-joel-freakout It Might Not Look Like Summer Outside, but You Can Pretend With the New Beat Connection Track http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/8lN7iCf6hqI/it-might-not-look-like-summer-outside-but-you-can-pretend-with-the-new-beat-connection-track http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/it-might-not-look-like-summer-outside-but-you-can-pretend-with-the-new-beat-connection-track Megan Seling <p>Seattle's own Beat Connection just released a single from their upcoming album, <em>The Palace Garden</em>. The song is called "The Palace Garden, 4am" and it sounds like a warm summer day (which is especially appreciated on a not-so-warm, not-so-summer day like today).</p> <p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F47398176&show_artwork=true"></iframe></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/it-might-not-look-like-summer-outside-but-you-can-pretend-with-the-new-beat-connection-track#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13762472&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YItPy6HbY0AjsLIvRQTmYAx6ZSc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YItPy6HbY0AjsLIvRQTmYAx6ZSc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YItPy6HbY0AjsLIvRQTmYAx6ZSc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YItPy6HbY0AjsLIvRQTmYAx6ZSc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=8lN7iCf6hqI:ztojEInO_RY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/8lN7iCf6hqI" height="1" width="1"/> Song http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/it-might-not-look-like-summer-outside-but-you-can-pretend-with-the-new-beat-connection-track?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13762472&id=comments 0 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:26:06 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/it-might-not-look-like-summer-outside-but-you-can-pretend-with-the-new-beat-connection-track Also Tonight: Billy Martin and Wil Blades at the Mix http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/P4n1g74JyMo/also-tonight-billy-martin-and-wil-blades-at-the-mix http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/also-tonight-billy-martin-and-wil-blades-at-the-mix Grant Brissey <p>An organ and drums duo is something of a rare breed. Martin and Blades play tonight and tomorrow night <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=13475203">at the Mix</a>.</p> <p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F40697682&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=5da911"></iframe></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/also-tonight-billy-martin-and-wil-blades-at-the-mix#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13726294&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bG7ON3ChN13NrLW_BsCaG2JIVtw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bG7ON3ChN13NrLW_BsCaG2JIVtw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bG7ON3ChN13NrLW_BsCaG2JIVtw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bG7ON3ChN13NrLW_BsCaG2JIVtw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=P4n1g74JyMo:Apdsx1qG5MA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/P4n1g74JyMo" height="1" width="1"/> Jazz http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/also-tonight-billy-martin-and-wil-blades-at-the-mix?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13726294&id=comments 2 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:42:41 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/also-tonight-billy-martin-and-wil-blades-at-the-mix Skinheads at the YMCA http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/J6DTTQLLDJE/skinheads-at-the-ymca http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/skinheads-at-the-ymca Derek Erdman <p>Somebody defaced the movable letter sign in front of the <strong>Meredith Mathews YMCA</strong> on 23rd Ave. What could it possibly mean?</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/ec7b/1337838395-photo_1_.jpg" alt="photo_1_.JPG" title="" width="500" height="373" /></div></p> <p>Put on some boots &amp; braces and hop on an exercise bike! <strong>Rude boys on a yoga mat!</strong> Ben Sherman, Fred Perry, Chelsea cuts, Lonsdale shirts, bomber jackets. All of these things at the Meredith Mathews YMCA on 23rd Ave.</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinheads_Against_Racial_Prejudice">SHARP skins</a> only, don't be a jerk.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/skinheads-at-the-ymca#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13757932&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6teCXWiympsDQ2LvuynybIji0Iw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6teCXWiympsDQ2LvuynybIji0Iw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6teCXWiympsDQ2LvuynybIji0Iw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6teCXWiympsDQ2LvuynybIji0Iw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=J6DTTQLLDJE:YN_G6nuJJl8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/J6DTTQLLDJE" height="1" width="1"/> ??!! http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/skinheads-at-the-ymca?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13757932&id=comments 2 Skinheads at the YMCA Thu, 24 May 2012 08:53:03 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/skinheads-at-the-ymca Decibel Fest Announces Half of 2012 Lineup http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/9KEZM3MQiKw/decibel-fest-announces-half-of-2012-lineup http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/decibel-fest-announces-half-of-2012-lineup Dave Segal <p><a href="http://dbfestival.com/">Decibel Festival</a> founder/director <strong>Sean Horton</strong> announced half of the lineup for this year's event on <strong>KEXP</strong>. So far, it looks like an excellent mix of super-challenging avant-garde (Cut Hands! Demdike Stare! Actress! bvdub! Andy Stott! Byetone! Roman Fl&#252;gel!) and more accessible artists (Ariel Pink, Baths, Kimbra, Matthew Dear). You can find the <a href="http://blog.kexp.org/?">full lineup listed on KEXP's blog</a>. </p> <p><strong><blockquote>Robert Henke (aka Monolake), Cut Hands, Actress, Andy Stott (see video after the cut), Demdike Stare, bvdub, Fennesz (with Jon Wozencroft on visuals), Carl Craig (aka 69), Byetone, Roman Fl&#252;gel, Ripperton, Christina Vantzou, Kuedo, Octave One, Maria Minerva, the Sight Below, MANIK, Loscil, Terrence Parker, Deetron, Oxia, CFCF, port-royal, Lusine, Orcas, Windy &amp; Carl, Biosphere, Julianna Barwick, Yppah, Kimbra (Gotye collaborator), Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Dixon, Dragonette, Emancipator, Max Cooper, Baths, Matthew Dear, Pezzner, Anenon, Kids &amp; Explosions</blockquote></strong></p> <p>Decibel&#8212;which happens Sept. 26-30&#8212;is also partnering with <a href="http://capitolhillblockparty.com/">Capitol Hill Block Party</a> (booking Neumos July 20-21) and <strong>Bumbershoot</strong> this year to curate stages.</p> <p>Decibel will announce the rest of the bill on June 27. Details will be revealed for the dB Conference, individual showcases, film festival, after-parties, and boat-parties on July 11. <a href="http://dbfestival.com/attend/passes/">You can purchase Decibel passes here.</a></p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yQKJUFIfZIs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/decibel-fest-announces-half-of-2012-lineup#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13760970&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sa2vPHLRT2ChT02ocCj9aiT3M0s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sa2vPHLRT2ChT02ocCj9aiT3M0s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sa2vPHLRT2ChT02ocCj9aiT3M0s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sa2vPHLRT2ChT02ocCj9aiT3M0s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=9KEZM3MQiKw:CvivOCHbZNk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/9KEZM3MQiKw" height="1" width="1"/> Decibel http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/decibel-fest-announces-half-of-2012-lineup?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13760970&id=comments 2 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:32:30 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/decibel-fest-announces-half-of-2012-lineup Tonight in Music: In the Country, Alley Art Party: Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals, Children of Kids, Corespondents, UW Jazz Band, Pop. 1280, DreamSalon, Haunted Horses, Perpetual Ritual and The Wall Live: Roger Waters http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/1jiAdVU3iOM/tonight-in-music-in-the-country-alley-art-party-day-laborers-and-petty-intellectuals-children-of-kids-corespondents-uw-jazz-band-pop-1 http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/tonight-in-music-in-the-country-alley-art-party-day-laborers-and-petty-intellectuals-children-of-kids-corespondents-uw-jazz-band-pop-1 Elena Buckley <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="236" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pVK-GAC2xJk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <blockquote><p><strong>In the Country</strong></p> <p>(Royal Room) <em>See <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/suggests">Stranger Suggests.</a></em></p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=13226889">Buy Tickets</a></p></blockquote> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=143830188/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=5DA911/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"><a href="http://daylaborersandpettyintellectuals.bandcamp.com/album/our-historic-trajectory">Our Historic Trajectory by Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals</a></iframe></div></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Alley Art Party: Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals, Children of Kids, Corespondents, UW Jazz Band</strong></p> <p>(Alley at University Way and 42nd St) <em>See <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/underage/Content?oid=13740298">Underage.</a></em></p></blockquote> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F1122251&show_artwork=true"></iframe></div></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Pop. 1280, DreamSalon, Haunted Horses, Perpetual Ritual</strong></p> <p>(Josephine) Pop. 1280 play grinding, sinister post-punk rock as if soot perpetually coats their instruments. On the New York band's new album, The Horror (smiling is verboten), they radiate an intensity and bleak ferocity that recalls the doomy malevolence and terminal torque of '80s Australian heavies the Moodists&#8212;do yourself a favor and YouTube "That's Frankie's Negative." Seattle's Haunted Horses make for a scarily copacetic Pop. 1280 support act, proffering their own brand of ruthless rock torment. DreamSalon, yet another offshoot of the fertile A Frames/Factums/LoveTan/Evening Meetings axis, purvey scrappy, <strong>Nuggets-nodding garage rock.</strong> You will love them unconditionally before they complete their first song. DAVE SEGAL</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=13654122">More Info</a></p></blockquote> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="236" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pZ0LXngdmuE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <blockquote><p><strong>The Wall Live: Roger Waters</strong></p> <p>(KeyArena) <strong>Pink Floyd's legendary wankathon</strong> is brought back to life with pyrotechnics, giant marionettes, and Roger Waters. More than a rock show, it's a theatrical experience: "During the pre-show, a man who appears to be homeless pushes a shopping cart around the aisles around the floor seats," reports Wikipedia. "He wears a flannel jacket and a cowboy hat, and makes small talk with the fans as he makes his way around the floor. His cart is full of empty soda cans and rubbish and a sign that reads different sayings that vary from show to show, including 'No thought control' on one side and 'Homeless people need money for booze and hookers' on the other." It progresses from there, for hours. DAVID SCHMADER</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=13505240">More Info</a></p></blockquote> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/tonight-in-music-in-the-country-alley-art-party-day-laborers-and-petty-intellectuals-children-of-kids-corespondents-uw-jazz-band-pop-1#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13752426&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HTkHurK9oQcRMtn8ZwrGs2DrBMc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HTkHurK9oQcRMtn8ZwrGs2DrBMc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HTkHurK9oQcRMtn8ZwrGs2DrBMc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HTkHurK9oQcRMtn8ZwrGs2DrBMc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=1jiAdVU3iOM:F9ielncJDUg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/1jiAdVU3iOM" height="1" width="1"/> Tonight http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/tonight-in-music-in-the-country-alley-art-party-day-laborers-and-petty-intellectuals-children-of-kids-corespondents-uw-jazz-band-pop-1?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13752426&id=comments 0 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:04:11 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/24/tonight-in-music-in-the-country-alley-art-party-day-laborers-and-petty-intellectuals-children-of-kids-corespondents-uw-jazz-band-pop-1 Get Ready to Stunt Rock http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/siz3Cy2G0kg/get-ready-to-stunt-rock http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/get-ready-to-stunt-rock Dave Segal <p><strong>John Felthous</strong> and <strong>Andy Reichel</strong>* (aka <a href="http://gel-sol.blogspot.com/">Gel-Sol</a>) will be launching a new DJ night at the <a href="http://www.thelivingroombar.com/">Living Room</a> June 20 called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/292791940812376/?notif_t=group_added_to_group">Stunt Rock</a>. What the blazing hell is Stunt Rock? From what I can gather, it's rock that makes you want to perform dangerous stunts, lose your inhibitions, wear bellbottoms, get shit-faced and/or stoned, and grow mutton chops. Mr. Felthous can elaborate further.</p> <blockquote><p>Every third Wednesday at The Living Room in Seattle, curators Gel-Sol and John F. spin the sounds of 70 rock. Favorites you're not sick of yet, and stuff you've never heard that will blow. your. mind, including: AC/DC, Angel, Aerosmith, Allman Brothers, April Wine, Alice Cooper, Atomic Rooster, Bad Company, Badfinger, Blackhorse, Budgie, Buzzcocks, Black Sabbath, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Boston, Blue Cheer, Blue Oyster Cult, David Bowie, Captain Beefheart, Cargo, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Crazy Horse, Deep Purple, The Doors, ELO, ELP, Estus, Foghat, Foreigner, Funkadelic, Rory Gallagher, Genesis, Grateful Dead, The Guess Who, Golden Earring, Hawkwind, Head East, Heart, Jimi Hendrix, Highway Robbery, Humble Pie, Hydra, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Starship, Jethro Tull, Journey, Judas Priest, Ki...ng Crimson, The Knack, Led Zeppelin, Legend, Little Feat, Lynyrd Skynyrd, MC5, Mahogany Rush, Steve Miller, Moby Dick, Motorhead, Mott the Hoople, Moody Blues, Montrose, Moxy, Nazareth, New York Dolls, Outlaws, The Partridge Family, Patti Smith, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Rainbow, Ramones, The Runaways, Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Rush, Santana, Savage Grace, Scorpions, Sly and the Family Stone, Steel Mill, Steppenwolf, Stray Dog, Three Man Army, Stooges, Supertramp, Styx, T. Rex, Ted Nugent, Ten Years After, Three Dog Night, Toad, Robin Trower, UFO, Ultra, Uria Heap, Van Halen, Joe Walsh, White Witch, The Who, Wings, Wishbone Ash, Y&T, Yes, ZZ Top, Frank Zappa.</p></blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/292791940812376/?notif_t=group_added_to_group">More info on Stunt Rock here.</a></p> <p><small>* I co-host a DJ bimonthly called Prog! with Reichel at the Living Room.</small></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/get-ready-to-stunt-rock#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13754898&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nINnGilcgl0w3aa3IJto_RQInVM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nINnGilcgl0w3aa3IJto_RQInVM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nINnGilcgl0w3aa3IJto_RQInVM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nINnGilcgl0w3aa3IJto_RQInVM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=siz3Cy2G0kg:pjCB_3cNfyY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/siz3Cy2G0kg" height="1" width="1"/> Upcoming http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/get-ready-to-stunt-rock?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13754898&id=comments 3 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:44:05 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/get-ready-to-stunt-rock Bumbershoot to Skip Flatstock This Year http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/K2KYT1p9Htk/bumbershoot-to-skip-flatstock-this-year http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/bumbershoot-to-skip-flatstock-this-year Grant Brissey <p>A tip last week suggested that Bumbershoot organizers One Reel may not be including American Poster Institute's <a href="http://www.americanposterinstitute.com/flatstock/">Flatstock</a> at this year's festival. I sent out an e-mail last Wednesday, and One Real Associate Director Aubbie Beal responded to my e-mail late yesterday with this statement: "It's true that <strong>Flatstock is taking a break from Bumbershoot</strong> this year due to current space constraints. However, we are hopeful that we will find a mutually agreeable, suitable location for them next year, <strong>when new spaces become available after the Next 50 Celebration has ended.</strong>"</p> <p>And a request to reply with any further questions. With such a vague, PR-speak answer, of course I had further questions. This morning I replied with three:</p> <blockquote><p>Do you have concrete plans to reincorporate Flatstock in 2013, or is it still open to negotiation? </p> <p>Were there other factors influencing this decision? </p> <p>Why wasn't room elsewhere in the festival made for Flatstock?</p></blockquote> <p>Beal has yet to respond to the questions, but I will update this post as soon as she does. I also have an unanswered e-mail into American Poster Institute.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/bumbershoot-to-skip-flatstock-this-year#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13752431&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Mp3s3JByDryYXTaIEuTflrXRNo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Mp3s3JByDryYXTaIEuTflrXRNo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Mp3s3JByDryYXTaIEuTflrXRNo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4Mp3s3JByDryYXTaIEuTflrXRNo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=K2KYT1p9Htk:WtFA5oQ3z30:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/K2KYT1p9Htk" height="1" width="1"/> Art News Bumbershoot http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/bumbershoot-to-skip-flatstock-this-year?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13752431&id=comments 21 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:55:54 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/bumbershoot-to-skip-flatstock-this-year Go See Hole Drummer, Patty Schemel, And Her Q&A http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/Ve2cUYkZs40/go-see-hole-drummer-patty-schemel-and-her-qanda http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/go-see-hole-drummer-patty-schemel-and-her-qanda Kelly O <p>Unlike some <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/what-do-you-think-of-tom-cruises-rockin-new-look">sure-to-be-terrible films</a> about musicians&#8212;this new documentary looks A+ interesting.<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/suggests/13681390/hit-so-hard"> Charles Mudede suggests it</a>. Patty Schemel will be in addendance during the Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th screenings, at <a href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/live/page/calendar/2184">Northwest Film Forum</a>.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hpLIhDHnw0U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/go-see-hole-drummer-patty-schemel-and-her-qanda#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13750962&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jb3gcFC8YTvjA05z_e_kCYYnnZQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jb3gcFC8YTvjA05z_e_kCYYnnZQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jb3gcFC8YTvjA05z_e_kCYYnnZQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Jb3gcFC8YTvjA05z_e_kCYYnnZQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=Ve2cUYkZs40:ZcILYv09N5c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/Ve2cUYkZs40" height="1" width="1"/> History Film http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/go-see-hole-drummer-patty-schemel-and-her-qanda?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13750962&id=comments 0 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:30:28 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/go-see-hole-drummer-patty-schemel-and-her-qanda Paul Constant and Dominic Holden Think[s] Rock and Roll Is Dead http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/OGaCtZLE5sg/paul-constant-and-dominic-holden-thing-rock-and-roll-is-dead http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/paul-constant-and-dominic-holden-thing-rock-and-roll-is-dead Grant Brissey <p>But <del>Dominic thinks that new wave is the genre's most recent development</del> [This is a blatant lie that I made up and now feel terrible about], so we'll not even get started on him today. Paul, however, has debatably been paying attention and, in this week's music lead, entitled <strong>The Caretaker: Only Jack White Can S(t)ave Rock and Roll from Obscurity</strong>, writes:</p> <blockquote><p>Rock and roll made that shift from an active idea into a passive idea a decade or two ago; this is what most people mean when they say that rock and roll is dead. You can smush rock together with some other regional sound for an explosion of novelty&#8212;remember Vampire Weekend?&#8212;but <strong>every major idea behind rock and roll has been dissected and examined to death</strong>. When you're dealing with white guys playing electric guitar, all you can do is maneuver around the different parts of the ceremony to make aspects feel slightly fresher, but it's all ultimately a tribute to some idea that's been leached clean of nutrients by previous generations.</p></blockquote> <p>What say you readership? <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-caretaker/Content?oid=13740140">Weigh in here.</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2goHkEPToLMYgPOFFW6oAev9kEE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2goHkEPToLMYgPOFFW6oAev9kEE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2goHkEPToLMYgPOFFW6oAev9kEE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2goHkEPToLMYgPOFFW6oAev9kEE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=OGaCtZLE5sg:0xz66RN4LeE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/OGaCtZLE5sg" height="1" width="1"/> Death http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/paul-constant-and-dominic-holden-thing-rock-and-roll-is-dead?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13750421&id=comments 0 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:33:33 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/paul-constant-and-dominic-holden-thing-rock-and-roll-is-dead What Do You Think Of Tom Cruise's "Rockin' New Look?" http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/BlzVcnDsXZw/what-do-you-think-of-tom-cruises-rockin-new-look http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/what-do-you-think-of-tom-cruises-rockin-new-look Kelly O <p><em>W Magazine</em> &#8212;"Who, What, Where, When, And Why In the World Of Style"&#8212;has a music issue this month and is on newsstands now. The feature fashion spread is called "Fashion Groupies: <strong>Tom Cruise Rocks A New Look</strong>." That certainly *is* a new look for Tommy&#8212;a coke spoon necklace, manliner, rings, duct tape, black nail polish, and holy-wowzers, a <em>skull-gun-pointing-right-at-penis</em> tattoo, AND a new nipple tattoo. SERIOUSLY, WOULD YA LOOK AT THAT NIPPLE TAT? </p> <p>It's all for Broadway-play-turned-feature-film <em>Rock Of Ages</em>. Cruise plays a '80s "rocker" named Stacee Jaxx. From the short <em>W Magazine</em> interview:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>There are a lot of sexy scenes in this movie: At one point you're climbing a stripper pole; in another scene, you're grinding up against a <em>Rolling Stone</em> reporter played by Malin Akerman.</strong><br />CRUISE: I knew we had to push the sexuality because of the nature of the character and the songs...</p></blockquote> <p>What do you think of his new look, his pushed sexuality, on this cover? And is the image of Tom Cruise climbing a stripper pole sexy? <strong>Let's discuss.</strong><br /><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2012/05/23/1337800604-cr.jpg" alt="cr.jpg" title="" width="500" height="628" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">W Magazine, June 2012</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:354px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2012/05/23/1337800806-n.jpg" alt="n.jpg" title="" width="342" height="383" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">W Magazine, June 2012</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p><small><em>Trailer for</em> Rock of Ages, <em>plus a bonus "rocker" photo after the jump!</em><br /></small></p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_oMA2u_OPzY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2012/05/23/1337800895-cr-2.jpg" alt="cr-2.jpg" title="" width="500" height="681" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">W Magazine, June 2012</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/what-do-you-think-of-tom-cruises-rockin-new-look#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13750210&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Df2FUnUaPrKbdwSsNVbaTSVWHkQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Df2FUnUaPrKbdwSsNVbaTSVWHkQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Df2FUnUaPrKbdwSsNVbaTSVWHkQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Df2FUnUaPrKbdwSsNVbaTSVWHkQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=BlzVcnDsXZw:wH8zv2S2yrM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/BlzVcnDsXZw" height="1" width="1"/> Fashion Film http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/what-do-you-think-of-tom-cruises-rockin-new-look?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13750210&id=comments 23 What Do You Think Of Tom Cruise's "Rockin' New Look?" W Magazine, June 2012 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:55:31 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/what-do-you-think-of-tom-cruises-rockin-new-look The Most Soothing Music Website on the WHOLE INTERNET http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/inldtJxwSaw/the-most-soothing-music-website-on-the-whole-internet http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/the-most-soothing-music-website-on-the-whole-internet Megan Seling <p><a href="http://sonosterra.com/index.html">Sonosterra.com</a> offers up sounds of nature (rain, the ocean, the jungle, a stream, a storm) and pairs them with songs recommended by their Facebook fans. </p> <p>Today's recommended couple is rain and "The Winner Is" from the <em>Little Miss Sunshine</em> soundtrack.</p> <p>I must say, it really is soothing.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/the-most-soothing-music-website-on-the-whole-internet#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13750157&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNqJOU07y0lrOKYFDqyS9K_GHAQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNqJOU07y0lrOKYFDqyS9K_GHAQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNqJOU07y0lrOKYFDqyS9K_GHAQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PNqJOU07y0lrOKYFDqyS9K_GHAQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=inldtJxwSaw:HxoHeOcpoBY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/inldtJxwSaw" height="1" width="1"/> Teh Internets http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/the-most-soothing-music-website-on-the-whole-internet?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13750157&id=comments 1 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:47:21 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/the-most-soothing-music-website-on-the-whole-internet "Black Roses" by Bigg Jus: Which Beat Is Best? http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/S-q-h7Mnqkc/black-roses-by-bigg-jus-which-beat-is-best http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/black-roses-by-bigg-jus-which-beat-is-best Grant Brissey <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_1GgAEtABGc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>I've been listening to this single almost nonstop for the last week. (That's why my descriptions of everything else have been so off, guys!) The apocalypse-dawn lyrics kill:</p> <blockquote><p><em>Night of the long knives<br />Where life is cheaper than a dollar store sale at half price<br />Fukushima rap<br />Thyroid need potassium iodine</em></p></blockquote> <p>Or:</p> <blockquote><p><em>Just because you lead a just life and been thoroughly Romanized<br />Through a false sense of reasoning developed a sense of morality out of a lie<br />You've been tricked<br />Like a frontside heel flip to nose grind</em></p></blockquote> <p>Thing is, the download came with three mixes, and just when I was starting to think that remixes are total bullshit vanity/PR projects (many are), I can't get off the two for this song. </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1J0l5pYFR8&feature=relmfu">Bigg Jus - Black Roses (Bigg Jus &amp; El-P's Brooklyn Heatwave Mix)</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV3AqiK-cGg&feature=relmfu">Bigg Jus - Black Roses (Thavius Beck's Los Angeles Beautiful Weather Mix)</a></p> <p>To me, the album cut (embedded above) is the least good, although overall <em>Machines that Make Civilization Fun</em> basically smokes. That said, I usually go straight for the Bigg Jus &amp; El-P's Brooklyn Heatwave Mix or Thavius Beck's Los Angeles Beautiful Weather Mix. The former's got that hooky descending bass line that tumbles right down into the beat, but the latter got that sinister synth grind that compliments those sinister-event horizon lyrics so well. Listen to all three and vote below.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/black-roses-by-bigg-jus-which-beat-is-best#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13749727&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vvFz105Nmsi8RfqL5GjMsHVxiuE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vvFz105Nmsi8RfqL5GjMsHVxiuE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vvFz105Nmsi8RfqL5GjMsHVxiuE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vvFz105Nmsi8RfqL5GjMsHVxiuE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=S-q-h7Mnqkc:B4avZzhSpmc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/S-q-h7Mnqkc" height="1" width="1"/> Song http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/black-roses-by-bigg-jus-which-beat-is-best?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13749727&id=comments 1 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:09:41 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/black-roses-by-bigg-jus-which-beat-is-best Have You Seen This Bass? http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/Fh8Nq13Alu4/have-you-seen-this-bass http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/have-you-seen-this-bass Dave Segal <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/b81e/1337795585--2.jpg" alt="-2.jpg" title="" width="500" height="750" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Dave Segal/The Stranger</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p>Some asshole stole this poor college student's bass guitar and he needs to get it back posthaste in order to fulfill his course work. Keep an eye out, if you could.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/have-you-seen-this-bass#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13749705&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vI-Glk8Gp6vJeNveMOJw0zRiy6k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vI-Glk8Gp6vJeNveMOJw0zRiy6k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vI-Glk8Gp6vJeNveMOJw0zRiy6k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vI-Glk8Gp6vJeNveMOJw0zRiy6k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=Fh8Nq13Alu4:b3Ca1ryA9qU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/Fh8Nq13Alu4" height="1" width="1"/> Two-Block Radius Street http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/have-you-seen-this-bass?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13749705&id=comments 12 Have You Seen This Bass? Dave Segal/The Stranger Wed, 23 May 2012 11:01:20 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/have-you-seen-this-bass New Witch Gardens Video! http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/DOZoC_XAfkM/new-witch-gardens-video http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/new-witch-gardens-video Bree McKenna <p>I love the new Witch Gardens video for "Aunt Shae/Mean Colleen"...it kind of reminds me of the Supergrass intro to <em>Clueless</em>, except the local punk foursome indulges in occult activities that wouldn't have made the cut for Cher and Dionne's Noxzema commercial. Trading So-Cal's mall culture for Washington's hills and craggy beaches, the song sets a Henry's Dress/Heavenly-esque twee soundtrack to an adventure short that finds them magically frolicking and picking up members of their urban coven along the way (feat. cameos by members of M Women and Stephanie!) The video was directed by Bobby McHugh and the song is from their record <em>R-I-P</em>, which came out 4/20 on Waterwing Records.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AQHWW9rq3W8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/new-witch-gardens-video#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13742467&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mjD9B6Ql9a9u5kvH9RSu3FpNLCk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mjD9B6Ql9a9u5kvH9RSu3FpNLCk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mjD9B6Ql9a9u5kvH9RSu3FpNLCk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mjD9B6Ql9a9u5kvH9RSu3FpNLCk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=DOZoC_XAfkM:AjI66yVuWlw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/DOZoC_XAfkM" height="1" width="1"/> Video 206 http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/new-witch-gardens-video?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13742467&id=comments 1 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:17 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/new-witch-gardens-video Decibel Fest Lineup Announcement Moved to 8 am Thursday http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/DkUu8J066uM/decibel-fest-lineup-announcement-moved-to-8-am-thursday http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/decibel-fest-lineup-announcement-moved-to-8-am-thursday Dave Segal <p>This post was supposed to inform you of <a href="http://dbfestival.com/">Decibel Festival</a>'s 2012 lineup. But due to circumstances beyond the control of the folks running the world-renowned electronic-music/digital-arts event, this info drop instead will occur on <strong>Thursday at 8 am</strong> via the powerful signal of <a href="http://kexp.org/">KEXP</a> 90.3FM/ <a href="http://kexp.org/">http://kexp.org</a>. The suspense is bruising us...</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/decibel-fest-lineup-announcement-moved-to-8-am-thursday#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13748174&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDJ5_vWrC76ohEZrq9ScD56VYEs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDJ5_vWrC76ohEZrq9ScD56VYEs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDJ5_vWrC76ohEZrq9ScD56VYEs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDJ5_vWrC76ohEZrq9ScD56VYEs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=DkUu8J066uM:C6qADw4g96g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/DkUu8J066uM" height="1" width="1"/> Decibel http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/decibel-fest-lineup-announcement-moved-to-8-am-thursday?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13748174&id=comments 0 Wed, 23 May 2012 08:39:41 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/decibel-fest-lineup-announcement-moved-to-8-am-thursday Tonight in Music: Julia Holter, Jib Kidder, Narrows, Retox, Great Falls, Brokaw, Choklate, Opus http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/hx5Fnjb4MGQ/tonight-in-music-julia-holter-jib-kidder-narrows-retox-great-falls-brokaw-choklate-opus http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/tonight-in-music-julia-holter-jib-kidder-narrows-retox-great-falls-brokaw-choklate-opus Grant Brissey <p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F45568583&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=5da911"></iframe><br /><blockquote>Julia Holter, Jib Kidder</p> <p>(Barboza) See <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/data-breaker/Content?oid=13740205">Data Breaker</a> and <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/stately-grace/Content?oid=13669782">preview</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=13669776">More Info</a></p></blockquote> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/azZEK9x2H8o?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <blockquote><p>Narrows, Retox, Great Falls, Brokaw</p> <p>(El Corazon) Consider this your Rainfest pre-party&#8212;a great way to ensure all your moshing muscles are stretched out and warmed up before you go wreck shit at Neumos for three days (see below for more info on that). Narrows' latest full-length, <i>Painted</i> (released in February), is every bit as fierce as their 2009 debut, <i>New Distances</i>&#8212;even more so, actually. <i>New Distances</i> at least had the dark and moody "A Restoration Effort" and the lingering, six-plus-minute track "Gypsy Kids," both of which allowed you to catch your breath. But <i>Painted</i> isn't so kind. Eight tracks clock in at less than 30 minutes and there isn't even a 10-second break from <strong>pummeling drums and bass, piercing guitar riffs, and/or throat-shredding vocals</strong>. It's brutal and relentless and completely amazing. <b>MEGAN SELING</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=13384103">Buy Tickets</a></p></blockquote> <p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F15124935&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=5da911"></iframe></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Choklate, Opus</strong></p> <p>(Jazz Alley) Owner of one of the Northwest's most gorgeous voices, Choklate is the singer-songwriter who <strong>straddles the worlds of R&B and jazz and makes it all look so easy</strong>. (It's not everyone who can straddle elegantly.) Tonight, Choklate takes the stage at Jazz Alley, backed by the mighty Opus, the jazz/gospel/funk band comprising seven stalwarts of the Northwest music scene. It's crazy the talent we've got kicking around this damn town. Go soak in it. <b>DAVID SCHMADER</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Event?event=13471223">More Info</a></p></blockquote> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/tonight-in-music-julia-holter-jib-kidder-narrows-retox-great-falls-brokaw-choklate-opus#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13747524&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/94594eNOlqJlNfrR9gypGgytaE8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/94594eNOlqJlNfrR9gypGgytaE8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/94594eNOlqJlNfrR9gypGgytaE8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/94594eNOlqJlNfrR9gypGgytaE8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=hx5Fnjb4MGQ:t2xELVWOOzY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/hx5Fnjb4MGQ" height="1" width="1"/> Tonight http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/tonight-in-music-julia-holter-jib-kidder-narrows-retox-great-falls-brokaw-choklate-opus?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13747524&id=comments 0 Wed, 23 May 2012 08:27:47 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/23/tonight-in-music-julia-holter-jib-kidder-narrows-retox-great-falls-brokaw-choklate-opus Hey! Do You Know What Today Is? http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/Bk7ZKD8b7eA/hey-do-you-know-what-today-is http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/hey-do-you-know-what-today-is Kelly O <p>Um...</p> <p>It's not only <a href="http://drawmorrissey.blogspot.com/">Morrisey</a>'s birthday, it's also <a href="http://www.worldgothday.com/index.html">WORLD GOTH DAY!!!</a> Grab your eyeliner and let's dance, bitches!</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PvNrjcg3WjA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>Dance your makeup clean off, tonight at Pony:</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/ac9f/1337725257-547072_10150800910126316_196120291315_9963052_2006714779_n.jpg" alt="547072_10150800910126316_196120291315_9963052_2006714779_n.jpg" title="" width="500" height="323" /></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/hey-do-you-know-what-today-is#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13740768&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UWGJF22mjA03sFI2IX2Ct8_NspE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UWGJF22mjA03sFI2IX2Ct8_NspE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UWGJF22mjA03sFI2IX2Ct8_NspE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UWGJF22mjA03sFI2IX2Ct8_NspE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=Bk7ZKD8b7eA:b7bwA9ypLv0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/Bk7ZKD8b7eA" height="1" width="1"/> Breaking News http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/hey-do-you-know-what-today-is?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13740768&id=comments 0 Hey! Do You Know What Today Is? Tue, 22 May 2012 15:15:51 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/hey-do-you-know-what-today-is Somewhere in the Solar System, Sun Ra Turned 98 Today http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/32S3X7tLCCM/somewhere-in-the-solar-system-sun-ra-turned-98-today http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/somewhere-in-the-solar-system-sun-ra-turned-98-today Dave Segal <p>Heliocentric jazz avant-gardist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Ra">Sun Ra</a> was born on this day in 1914. Hallelujah!</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xKIjq4Jeh3Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>You could spend this life and your next one trying to absorb all of <a href="http://www.thesunraarkestra.com/">Sun Ra</a>&#8217;s mercurial music and not succeed&#8212;but what an exhilarating challenge you&#8217;ll feel in the effort. One day I hope to have the vast amounts of time and money needed to dive headlong into Sun Ra&#8217;s catalog and make some sort of sense of it all. I guess one could navigate his huge, labyrinthine canon on YouTube, but experiencing the twisted majesty of Ra&#8217;s work on computer speakers is far from optimal. But it&#8217;ll have to do for this post.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/somewhere-in-the-solar-system-sun-ra-turned-98-today#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13740631&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cCEvrAXybdQHBawm5F0Hu85_YWU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cCEvrAXybdQHBawm5F0Hu85_YWU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cCEvrAXybdQHBawm5F0Hu85_YWU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cCEvrAXybdQHBawm5F0Hu85_YWU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=32S3X7tLCCM:5JSS_rTvHWg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/32S3X7tLCCM" height="1" width="1"/> Classic http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/somewhere-in-the-solar-system-sun-ra-turned-98-today?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13740631&id=comments 0 Tue, 22 May 2012 14:53:06 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/somewhere-in-the-solar-system-sun-ra-turned-98-today D'Angelo's Return http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/FUdfCbpGuKI/dangelos-return http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/dangelos-return Larry Mizell, Jr. <p><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=1646155469001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gq.com%2Fvideo%2Fvideos%2Fdangelo-video&playerID=672912957001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAF4QYhM~,8vMx38_7mU4SgZM9MmVRmS1UV8wEysw8&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1646155469001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gq.com%2Fvideo%2Fvideos%2Fdangelo-video&playerID=672912957001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAF4QYhM~,8vMx38_7mU4SgZM9MmVRmS1UV8wEysw8&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br />In the new GQ you'll <a href="http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/201206/dangelo-gq-june-2012-interview">the first real interview in years given by Michael Eugene Archer</a>, the last true master of soul to appear in our lifetimes (I think <em>Brown Sugar</em> and <em>Voodoo</em> do all the talking). Never tawdry or mundane, like some so-called R&B singer rapping weakly about club life, no, D is the real thing, a <em>soul man</em>, haunted by addiction and the devil. </p> <p>His connection to Marvin (thank god for this story&#8212;I've long been looking for an old interview where D first revealed his last dream about Gaye) is something that resonates mightily with me; Marvin's death (and my mother's subsequent visions of him) will always stand out in my memory, even if I didn't yet realize who that man was. I pray that D'Angelo beats the odds that so often seem to come with black genius, that he be long in life and prolific. <strong>Chuch.</strong></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/dangelos-return#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13740146&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UhM4Dj__hu_JF3BCCLIYonAQIUc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UhM4Dj__hu_JF3BCCLIYonAQIUc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UhM4Dj__hu_JF3BCCLIYonAQIUc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UhM4Dj__hu_JF3BCCLIYonAQIUc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=FUdfCbpGuKI:mRSlkAJ89Hc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/FUdfCbpGuKI" height="1" width="1"/> Love http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/dangelos-return?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13740146&id=comments 4 Tue, 22 May 2012 14:35:21 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/dangelos-return Today in Funny: Hannibal Buress and Aziz Ansari http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/ay4NbVzaqLI/today-in-funny-hannibal-buress-and-aziz-ansari http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/today-in-funny-hannibal-buress-and-aziz-ansari Grant Brissey <p>Hannibal Buress's <em>Animal Furnace</em> is out today. After knowing nothing about this dude, I threw in the promo copy and laughed my ass off. Then I gave it to my brother and sister-in-law to watch after they put the kids to bed. My sister-in-law said she fell asleep "but that was nice," and my brother said "That dude's hilarious." What does that mean to you? It means WATCH THIS CLIP.</p> <p><em>Buress and Ansari clips posted after the jump because they slow down load time for the blog and our web department is too busy playing World of Warcraft to do anything about it.</em></p> <p><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMzY*ODg2NzYxNDUmcHQ9MTMzNjQ4ODY4MTU*MyZwPTEwOTgyMzEmZD1IYW5uaWJhbCUyMEJ1cmVzcyUyMC*lMjBB/bmltYWwlMjBGdXJuYWNlJmc9MiZvPWUzZDYzNzcxZTcyODQyOTZhYmQ3NTA2ZjM5NGE5NzIwJm9mPTA=.gif" /><iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" height="400" width="300" id="comedyhannibalframe" src="http://thelaughbutton.com/media/hannibal-buress/hannibal.html">Please view with IFRAME compatible browser</iframe></p> <p>Also, Aziz Ansari has this thing, which is also hilarious. You can <a href="http://azizansari.com/">buy it at his website for FIVE FUCKING DOLLARS</a>.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="284" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6P3zE-QHkBM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/today-in-funny-hannibal-buress-and-aziz-ansari#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13739733&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ki6ceIY3Z85hh4HeZqGs3NOAj7k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ki6ceIY3Z85hh4HeZqGs3NOAj7k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ki6ceIY3Z85hh4HeZqGs3NOAj7k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ki6ceIY3Z85hh4HeZqGs3NOAj7k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=ay4NbVzaqLI:HRiVv6MeGxY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/ay4NbVzaqLI" height="1" width="1"/> Comedy http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/today-in-funny-hannibal-buress-and-aziz-ansari?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13739733&id=comments 6 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:28:29 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/today-in-funny-hannibal-buress-and-aziz-ansari I'm Hungover...So, What Does THAT Sound Like? http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/uAoebtvURM4/im-hungoverso-what-does-that-sound-like http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/im-hungoverso-what-does-that-sound-like Mike Nipper <p>The other day our pal Trent asked "<a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/17/what-songs-go-with-what-drinks">What Songs Go With What Drinks?</a>"...well, <strong>what songs go with the next day's HANGOVER?</strong></p> <p>Last night I drank a bit too much, in too short of a time, so today...uh, yeah, hangover. It was worth it, I had fun and didn't drink so much that coffee and a healthy dose of ibuprofen can't dull the bite, but still I'm faded. With that in mind I think <strong>Pink Floyd</strong>'s "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" seems to be the most proper hymn for how I'm feelin' today.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="320" height="215" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BPgAM31N5Co" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div></p> <p>I'd be worried, and have been, when my hangover feels like "<a href="http://youtu.be/fyNpizZ-b9w">Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk</a>" sounds.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/im-hungoverso-what-does-that-sound-like#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13737681&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mH_0qJ6kVxWA0gAuEEI4nnErJxs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mH_0qJ6kVxWA0gAuEEI4nnErJxs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mH_0qJ6kVxWA0gAuEEI4nnErJxs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mH_0qJ6kVxWA0gAuEEI4nnErJxs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=uAoebtvURM4:uGzDJDLIuww:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/uAoebtvURM4" height="1" width="1"/> I'm Still a Virgin http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/im-hungoverso-what-does-that-sound-like?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13737681&id=comments 4 Tue, 22 May 2012 12:21:06 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/im-hungoverso-what-does-that-sound-like Music News for May 22, 2012 feat. Bjork Lessons for the Kids, Another Supergroup Formation, Hip Hop Hall of Fame Announcement, &amp; Pantera Ruling http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/RgWsHOM_zvM/music-news-for-may-22-2012-feat-bjork-lessons-for-the-kids-another-supergroup-formation-hip-hop-hall-of-fame-announcement-and-pantera-r http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/music-news-for-may-22-2012-feat-bjork-lessons-for-the-kids-another-supergroup-formation-hip-hop-hall-of-fame-announcement-and-pantera-r Casey Nolan <p><strong>Bjork in the Classroom!:</strong> The New York Public Library and the Children's Museum of Manhattan will host both elementary and middle school students to explore the relations of art, science, nature, and technology through Bjork's app of her album <em><a href="http://pitchfork.com/news/46612-bjork-bringing-biophilia-childrens-education-workshops-back-to-new-york-city/">Biophilia</a></em>.</p> <p><strong>Say It Ain't So:</strong> Weezer's drummer Patrick Wilson was just interviewed about his solo project Special Goodness as well as his upcoming album <em>Natural</em>. He also mentioned how great it was to play on a cruise ship, and how he is <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weezers-patrick-wilson-returns-to-the-special-goodness-20120522">willing to do it again</a>.</p> <p><strong>Super Group, Activate: </strong> Britt Daniel from Spoon + Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade + Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks = <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/spoons-britt-daniel-forms-new-band-divine-fits-20120522">Divine Fits</a>. The first record should be released later this year on Merge Records.</p> <p><strong>What Else Is There to Spend Money On: </strong>Pharrell Williams starts a clothing line called "<a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/pharrell-williams-launches-nowobligatory-cultural,75458/">i am OTHER</a>." The clothing line was built to be a "cultural movement dedicated to Thinkers, Innovators and Outcasts." Clever, no really.</p> <p><strong>Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Has Nothing on This:</strong> While the exact location for the Hip Hop Hall of Fame in New York has yet to be announced, you can look forward to the place including a <a href="http://www.theboombox.com/2012/05/22/hip-hop-hall-of-fame-museum-new-york/">restaurant, arcade, concert lounge, television studios, marquee, community and corporate rooms, and a gift shop</a>.<br />I wanna go.</p> <p><strong>Pantera:</strong> Rules. It's been <a href=" http://www.spin.com/articles/pantera-look-back-20-years-walk">twenty years</a> since the release of "Walk." In an interview, former drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was asked who would replace Dimebag Darrell Abbott if the group were to ever reform. He responded with the name of <a href="http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=174334">Zakk Wylde</a>.</p> <p>Finally, sometimes you just want to see a dog in a swing, and that's okay...</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vPZuHFrawz4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/music-news-for-may-22-2012-feat-bjork-lessons-for-the-kids-another-supergroup-formation-hip-hop-hall-of-fame-announcement-and-pantera-r#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13738494&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M8PXLqNdbVQmrEtFXbNaJ5HzrGc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M8PXLqNdbVQmrEtFXbNaJ5HzrGc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M8PXLqNdbVQmrEtFXbNaJ5HzrGc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M8PXLqNdbVQmrEtFXbNaJ5HzrGc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=RgWsHOM_zvM:Dj8O6FBm_V8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/RgWsHOM_zvM" height="1" width="1"/> News http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/music-news-for-may-22-2012-feat-bjork-lessons-for-the-kids-another-supergroup-formation-hip-hop-hall-of-fame-announcement-and-pantera-r?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13738494&id=comments 0 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:45:04 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/music-news-for-may-22-2012-feat-bjork-lessons-for-the-kids-another-supergroup-formation-hip-hop-hall-of-fame-announcement-and-pantera-r Fly Moon Royalty - Dimensions EP http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/kXglQbkz7hk/fly-moon-royalty-dimensions-ep http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/fly-moon-royalty-dimensions-ep Dave Segal <p>Seattle electro/R&B duo <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FlyMoonRoyalty">Fly Moon Royalty</a> today release a new EP, <em><a href="http://flymoonroyalty.bandcamp.com/album/dimensions-e-p">Dimensions</a></em>, available for free downloading. Vocalist <strong>AdraBoo</strong>'s robust diva emoting glides over producer/MC <strong>Action Jackson</strong>'s crisp, immaculate funk and soul tableaux. The whole enterprise reflects traditional, melodically deft songwriterly values, and it oozes class. Based on this evidence and previous releases, the prolific Fly Moon Royalty sound poised to open the next <a href="http://mitrd.gossipyouth.com/">Gossip</a> tour.</p> <p>Press release after the cut.</p> <p><iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2118638230/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"><a href="http://flymoonroyalty.bandcamp.com/album/dimensions-e-p">Dimensions (E.P.) by Fly Moon Royalty</a></iframe></p> <p>Fly Moon Royalty prides itself on the deeper meaning behind their music and song titles, and this EP is no different. The title, Dimensions, stands for and conveys multiple messages for the duo for Seattle. "'Dimensions' speaks on two things," explains Fly Moon Royalty. "First, the various different places, directions, and depth we can go with our music. And the second thing is time, as in, our sound can cross different time periods."</p> <p>The music on Dimensions reflects that ability to cross different times periods directly, as, according to Fly Moon Royalty, a number of the tracks actually pull from different eras of the group's musical journey. "It's mix-bag of rogue songs that needed a home," explains the duo. "One song was recorded years ago before Fly Moon Royalty was even a group, for example, but even though they were all created at different times, they're all still very much representative of Fly Moon Royalty."</p> <p>And therefore, despite being released so soon after their debut, rather than serve as a logical extension or progression from Fly Moon Royalty, Dimensions serves as something more unique &#8212; a look at not only where Fly Moon Royalty has been, but also where they're going. "Some of the songs were recorded a long time ago," says Fly Moon. "But the newer ones are most definitely a step forward in writing, recording and mixing."</p> <p>The Background:</p> <p>Originally formed in 2010 in Seattle, Washington, under the name "Sugar Water Purple", AdraBoo and Action Jackson quickly disbanded the name once they discovered that it already existed, which ultimately gave birth to Fly Moon Royalty. Having opened up for Sharon Jones &amp; the Dap Kings and Allen Stone, and drawing comparisons to artists like Janelle Mon&#225;e and Gnarls Barkley, the electro-soul duo is prepared to introduce themselves to the world with their self-titled debut album, Fly Moon Royalty, available now via Sportn Life Records. Following the release of Fly Moon Royalty, the Seattle duo will release their new EP, Dimensions, on May 22nd.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/fly-moon-royalty-dimensions-ep#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13738408&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OV82dT5W4XFwcyA44-Is07NinD8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OV82dT5W4XFwcyA44-Is07NinD8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OV82dT5W4XFwcyA44-Is07NinD8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OV82dT5W4XFwcyA44-Is07NinD8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=kXglQbkz7hk:_PqxdIS7dyE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/kXglQbkz7hk" height="1" width="1"/> Album http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/fly-moon-royalty-dimensions-ep?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13738408&id=comments 0 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:25:39 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/fly-moon-royalty-dimensions-ep Ouija Boards and Grave Babies "Fuck Off" http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/LVKNW02mbKs/ouija-boards-and-grave-babies-fuck-off http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/ouija-boards-and-grave-babies-fuck-off Kelly O <p>This new video, directed by Jordan Utley, for "Fuck Off" from their new <a href="http://www.hardlyart.com/gravebabies.html"><em>Gothdammit</em> EP</a> is tr&#232;s spooky! It's got me wanting to get my Ouija Board out of the closet again. Problem is, last time I used my Ouija board, several weird and awful things happened, including a car accident and a housefire.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oPOQKLNoJDU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/ouija-boards-and-grave-babies-fuck-off#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13738432&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U35_JGIvZ1-r1LliNDcxvDCcXJU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U35_JGIvZ1-r1LliNDcxvDCcXJU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U35_JGIvZ1-r1LliNDcxvDCcXJU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/U35_JGIvZ1-r1LliNDcxvDCcXJU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=LVKNW02mbKs:ghXqwGiR3-I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/LVKNW02mbKs" height="1" width="1"/> Video http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/ouija-boards-and-grave-babies-fuck-off?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13738432&id=comments 2 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:05:20 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/ouija-boards-and-grave-babies-fuck-off We're Number 13! We're Number 13! http://feeds.thestranger.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~3/5a9mKBhe8z8/were-number-13-were-number-13 http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/were-number-13-were-number-13 Megan Seling <p>According to the delightfully nerdy <a href="http://musicmachinery.com/2012/05/20/what-is-the-most-musical-city-in-the-united-states/"> MusicMachiner.com</a>, <strong>Seattle is the 13th most musical city in the US</strong>. Here's how they got that statistic: </p> <blockquote><p>I gathered up the top 50,000 or so U.S. artists, found their city of origin and tallied the number of artists per city. From this tally I calculated the number of artists per 1,000 inhabitants in each city. The more artists per 1000 inhabitants, the more musical the city.</p></blockquote> <p>Neat idea with some unexpected results. Beverly Hills is #1, San Francisco is #2, and Nashville is #3, but New Orleans, which I assumed would be in the top 10 at least, is all the way down at #36. And New York City is #37! I suppose if it were just kept to Brooklyn it'd be a much different story. If you throw a rock in Brooklyn, you hit a musician. (But it's not nice to throw rocks, so don't do that.)</p> <p>See the top 25 cities (and find out more <a href="http://musicmachinery.com/2012/05/20/what-is-the-most-musical-city-in-the-united-states/">about how they got the data) here</a>.</p> <p><small>(Thanks for the tip, Ben H.!)</small></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/were-number-13-were-number-13#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13738326&amp;id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlHjLgDU6bk-Zrsa2GgxFGZ2vmY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlHjLgDU6bk-Zrsa2GgxFGZ2vmY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlHjLgDU6bk-Zrsa2GgxFGZ2vmY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rlHjLgDU6bk-Zrsa2GgxFGZ2vmY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.thestranger.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?a=5a9mKBhe8z8:4Ibx3xCC1Rw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/stranger/lineout?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stranger/lineout/~4/5a9mKBhe8z8" height="1" width="1"/> Sort of News Nerd http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/were-number-13-were-number-13?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=13738326&id=comments 0 Tue, 22 May 2012 11:03:49 -0700 The Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/05/22/were-number-13-were-number-13