Lots of great music out there people. I hope to be getting a few things together for you in the very near future - for starters, hopefully a bit about Rishloo and also something about Let’s Get Lost (fka The Bedouin Jacks). Yahoooooo! Scarlet Room has some potential and I know many folks are looking […]
February 17th, 2010
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Last year was a fabulous year in many ways especially in music. There was so much fabulous music it was hard for me to come up with a list like I usually do. So much, in fact, and so many things going on, that my list never was finished. I do apologize.
In 2009, I lost […]
January 29th, 2010
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TOTALLY copied from Noah @ Light in the Attic (Note: if the links don’t work, copy & paste into your browser)
BETTY DAVIS’ NASTY GAL AND THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED IS IT LOVE OR DESIRE COME OUT TODAY!
I’ve heard these albums and I am a decider. I decided they are absolutely FUNKALICIOUS!
Finally, after days […]
October 7th, 2009
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Benjamin Doerr said, “It wasn’t until partway through my sixth grade year that I happened upon my grandmother’s old guitar. I remember picking it up and wishing more than anything that I could make it sound good.” Lucky for us he did.
His passion for life and music comes through loud and clear in both his […]
September 7th, 2009
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Well, folks - I just got back from Austin, Texas. When I landed at the airport, I thought for sure I’d see Cowboy Central but I only saw three cowboys in total (one of which was my boyfriend - ha!). What I did see were sleeve tattoos, dreads, counterculture clothing and hair. I was impressed […]
May 31st, 2009
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Today, for the first time in the US, French icon Serge Gainsbourg’s incomparable legendary 1971 album, Histoire de Melody Nelson, is being released on Seattle’s own Light in the Attic. The clever spoken French over orchestral movements woven together with that endearing early 7o’s sound, made this album Gold back in the day and […]
March 25th, 2009
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Thursday, October 16th is a FREE show at Neumos with The Saturday Knights, The Cops, and Mono In VCF.
And all you need to do is RSVP here: promo@neumos.com
NOTE: subject line must read: RSVP TO THE SATURDAY KNIGHTS
Hope to see you there!!!
October 9th, 2008
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Saturday, October 4, Ballard was overtaken by Seattle Weekly’s Reverbfest. Venues all over town were hosting 65 different bands of various genres and the turnout was amazing! Of course in an event like this it’s impossible to see everyone, so I could only pick a few of the ones I wanted to see but stayed […]
October 5th, 2008
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Well here’s an interesting bit of news - your very own JanKeira is now a staff writer for LPMVoice and apparently it is a sister publication to Song Vault. And what’s cool is LPMVoice is totally FREE. My piece on Mono in VCF is on pp 40-41.
www.current.lpmvoice.com
Love to hear your comments on this fairly […]
September 14th, 2008
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I was pleased to be invited to see indie pop-rockers, The Bedouin Jacks, when they played the High Dive in Fremont on July 21st and August 19th at The Sunset Tavern in Ballard. The Bedouin Jacks are Nick (keys) and Peter (lead guitar) and some friends (often it’s Jay - drums/producer and Will - […]
August 20th, 2008
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