2011 wasn't just a great year for local full-lengths, awesome releases abounded in all formats: EPs, 72's and yes, even cassettes. In fact, Phil's favorite local release of all of 2011 was Mercy Ties and Grenades split 12". Here are 15 of our favorite local EPs, 72's and cassettes of the past year and our [...]
Kelli Schaefer ::: photo by Dylan Priest Having fallen deep down a used-vinyl sized hole this year, I managed to completely miss most of the national blog buzz bands and mp3s making the press release copy&paste rounds of 2011, those things that so often fill end of the year lists. But considering the immense output from [...]
Local music fans are lucky to have numerous festivals big and small to choose from every year. Local film fans eagerly anticipate spring and the arrival of SIFF: the Seattle International Film Festival. Starting tonight and lasting through mid-June, SIFF will feature over 400 films from local and international filmmakers. This being Seattle, music and [...]
Country Dave Harmoson of the Lost High Rollers ::: photo by Josh Lovseth KEXP is giving Seattle residents a mighty fine reason, lots of them actually, to set up camp in Ballard early Friday morning and stay all day and all night. During their last pledge drive it was Ballard who came through in the clutch, [...]
Starting tonight there are three stacked local shows at Chop Suey with all proceeds benefit the Red Cross' relief efforts in Japan and some of Seattle's best bands from all over the map are coming together to help. Tonight Cap Lori featuring Triumph of Lethargy headlines, tomorrow Grand Hallway will join Grant Olsen of Arthur [...]
Like everyone else in the world, I feel overwhelmed by what has happened in Japan and at a loss of how the small donations I can offer can make any kind of difference. However, the salve of good songs by great local bands with money that goes straight to the Red Cross' efforts to aid [...]
Joshua Morrison ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Last Friday (January 29th) at the Tractor Tavern, Seattle celebrated the release of Joshua Morrison's long-awaited EP, Builder. Though when I say celebrated, I'm not talking the usual rowdy antics of a record release, Joshua Morrison does not write swinging from the chandeliers celebration songs. I mean celebrated as [...]
My life changed in December when I got my first functioning record player since I lived with my parents. And in the past month I've turned into the vinyl equivalent of Jon Stewart's character in Half Baked. "Yeah, but have you done it ON VINYL?" I know, its annoying and I'm sure the obsession will [...]

Spending a relaxing saturday night at home, gazing out at the Columbus skies in all of their grayness and listening to the perfect soundtrack: Joshua Morrison's 'Home' record from last year. Sounds beautifully overcast... * 'Madness' MP3
It's snowing...like crazy. Actually, I think its morphed from snow into freezing rain...yay!! Just wanted to pass along two songs from two of my favorite singer/songwriter albums from last year, Samamidon's 'All Is Well' and Joshua Morrison's 'Home.' * Samamidon - 'Sugar Baby' MP3 * Joshua Morrison - 'Alabaster' MP3

Photography by THEEOS300400D Happy Sunday! Been a busy weekend here in Tsuruland as we made the big move to Our (new) Society and I've been quite busy straightening out the bugs and killing off the kinks... Oh wait, strike that, reverse it . With the lags, the ads, and the impending doom, it was time for our own home, and she's all pretty, the smell of paint still whispering around in the air, come sign up and check it out. Anyway, with any [...]
It was, in short, the most truly pure emotive night of live music that I have witnessed in recent memory. read more

This song is instantly in the 'songs I wish I could have written' folder. I am such a sucker for great singer/songwriter stuff anyway...then you add in Joshua Morrison's somber, yet sweet words and there you have it...another amazing song that I wish I had written. I predict that you will see this song in a movie trailer before too long...it has that sorta quality too it. Hope you like it...Morrison's debut record is entitled 'Home'..its so gorgeous, check it out. * Joshua Morrison - 'Home' MP3
Catch this local fave Saturday night with Husbands, Love Your Wives @ 8pm (before you go to Chop Suey!) read more
If you only download 1, make it; Knuckle Yummy - Nice and Low. [mp3] Intuitive Music Orchestra - Inside & Outside [mp3] Jens Lekman - The Opposite Of Hallelujah [mp3] Joshua Morrison - Westport [mp3] KbN - 0.7 [mp3] Killa Kela - All Killa No Filla [mp3] Knuckle Yummy - Nice and Low [mp3] Ladyfingers - Cure for the Common Cold [...]