photo by Caitlin Mirete We've got a sweet list of shows this week, just in time for Valentine's Day. First, Gary Clark Jr. brings his smooth Austin sounds to a sold-out Crocodile tonight. On Tuesday, you can take your valentine to a great show at Neptune Theatre with Dr. Dog . On Thursday, the highly anticipated (and sold out!) Little Big Show is at the Neptune with local favorites Pickwick and Fly Moon Royalty , and the Constant Lovers are at Comet Tavern with guests Blood Orange Paradise, Baltic Cousins, [...]
Not only is Cursive back with a new album, the guys will be playing at this year's 20th Anniversary Noise Pop Festival this year. Enter to win a free pair of tickets!
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Brown Shoe : "Sick Man" [mp3] from The Gift Horse search for more Brown Shoe posts at Largehearted Boy Chain of Lakes : "Bourbon [...]
Post-punk dissidents Virgin Islands will embark on another tour in the New Year, after spending much of 2011 on the road in support of their first full-length release, Ernie Chambers v. God . Singer/guitarist Mike Jaworski, drummer Aaron Ball, guitarist Chris Meyer and bassist Chuck Keller deliver a one-two of rumbling bass lines and searing guitar play. Punctuated by Ball's driving rhythm, Virgin Islands' first EP lives up to the promise of their four-track 2009 debut, The Age of Anxiety , which turned heads and teased palates eager for a taste of gritty, blistering and most [...]
I figured with my previous show being devoted to songs that remind me of sleep, this one would be the opposite. After a few bouts of standard indie rock, things got thick and loud. A shout out to my buddy Brett, for tuning in from Sedro-Woolley. Next time I'll have to add Tullycraft to the list in honor of how we met. The show began with a song off one of my desert island top 5 albums, and ended with a track that's nearly thirty years old. [...]
Hi, I'm Abraham. But you can call me Al. Pietro was not my first love, but he was someone nearly as notable in my life and times: my first boyfriend. We met in New York City in the early '90s, when I was beginning my journalism career at People magazine, and he was an aspiring model from Italy looking for his big break. Pietro, whom I dated for only a month or two before we settled into a solid friendship, was almost perfect, if not yet almost famous -- [...]
Seattle may have mourned the loss of the Cops , but their "last-wave" punk scene has prevailed thanks to Michael Jaworski's newest project Virgin Islands . With the help of drummer Aaron Ball, bassist Charles Keller and guitarist Christopher Meyer, Virgin Islands have been offering audaciously angular rock since 2009 with their EP, "The Age of Anxiety." Their debut, however, picks up on Jaworski's signature socially charged manifestos and takes it up a notch, where the Cops once succeeded. Despite the name, these riveting tunes are not a soundtrack for a Caribbean cruise. Appropriately name-dropping the former Nebraska [...]
Happy Wednesday, have fun: ► My Morning Jacket roars into the Pantages Theatre behind its new album "Circuital," and if you aren't lucky enough to see the sold-out show, there's plenty of footage online — including director Todd Haynes' narrative for the "Unstaged" series from MMJ's May 31 show in Louisville (which included a guest turn by Erykah Badu). Local quintet Everest opens tonight's show. ► Singer Carina Round's new project Early Winters plays the Bootleg Theater, supported by Nicole Eva Emery and Haroula Rose . [...]
KEXP Concert at the Mural ::: photo by Josh Lovseth Since the weather's not cooperating, we're going to have to take cues from other places to remind us it is, in fact, summer. Things like a partial peek at KEXP's always excellent free summer concert series at the Mural Amphitheater during the month of August. There's [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Air Museum : free and legal Air Museum album [mp3] search for more Air Museum posts at Largehearted Boy Buffalo Killers : "Circle Day" [mp3] from 3 (out [...]
WTJX Television in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands is the latest station to add Sun Studio Sessions to its lineup, airing Tuesday mornings and Saturday evenings. This week's episode features Justin Townes Earle and Sarah Borges.Son of famed songwriter Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle is making his own mark on the music scene. Justin the 2009 Americana Music Award for Best New and Emerging Artist
Seattle rockers Virgin Islands have completed their new album "Ernie Chambers v. God" with an official release yesterday (May 10)! and are celebrating with a show this Friday, May 13th at the Columbia City Theater. Expect a cobra-wine fueled throwdown! Here's a vid for the single No Doctor which I'm 99% sure required a call to the doctor upon completion You can find Ernie Chambers v. God at the usual local music selling locations or purchase the full length CD from VI directly for $9.99 (plus shipping and handling) HERE . [...]
Virgin Islands don't really have much to say that you couldn't figure out on your own, but they bring the noise in a well-crafted retro-inspired package. A recent history lesson is in order here, as you may be wondering who the Ernie Chambers is that is mentioned in the title of the debut full-length album from Seattle-based post-punk band Virgin Islands. Well, Chambers was a former Nebraska state senator, who was often called "the angriest black man in Nebraska" because he was something of a maverick. In 2007, Chambers filed a lawsuit against God, asking the deity to "cease [...]
To celebrate today's crop of releases, here are new mp3s from Arc In Round, Asobi Seksu, Greg Brown, Brown Bird, Peter Case, the Clutters, EMA, Gang Gang Dance, Gardens, Howe Gelb & A Band Of Gypsies, Kyp Harness, Helado Negro, Here We Go Magic, Inzinzac, Joan Of Arc, Daniel Knox, Liturgy, Man Man, Jared Mees [...]
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For fans of The Thermals' early stuff and Unnatural Helpers, fellow Pacific Northwesters Virgin Islands are sure to appease. The band recently debuted a video for "No Doctor" off their debut LP. It features singer/guitarist Michael Jaworski (The Cops) on a gurney rolling through the streets of Seattle. In it he screams Don't call the doctor / Don't call an ambulance , which fits the song nicely. Ironically, then, he was injured in the last shot of the film and the lyrics became moot as he took a trip to [...]
Virgin Islands "No Doctor" official video from The Control Group on Vimeo. Unfortunately for Virgin Islands lead singer Mike Jaworski, the filming of "No Doctor" resulted in a trip to the real doctor ... you'll see why in the last moments of this Ryan McMakin directed video from the band. Virgin Island's new record Ernie Chamber [...]
With the majesty of summer preparing to unleash its glorious sunshine upon us in the coming months, it's all most of us can do but to turn to thoughts of white sand beaches and exotic getaways. Unfortunately, these Virgin Islands has nothing to do with girls in bikinis or fruity cocktails; instead, this Seattle band is all about kicking out the heavy jams, as they do in the far-from-tropical clip for "No Doctor" . The band's simple brand of catchy, politically-conscious rock doesn't need much to get the listener going. Featuring the band jamming in [...]
Music Videos: Stripmall Architecture – "One of Three" - A Cluster 1 Premiere! Beautiful nature shots that would make Planet Earth blush, complete with a sexy girl maneuvering through the landscape. This video is hauntingly beautiful. Virgin Islands – "No Doctor" - A Cluster 1 Premiere! This crunchy thrash track gets visual accompaniment that suits the title perfectly. A hospital patient on a gurney rolls solo through the city streets, and is out of control! Airlines – "Colors" - A Cluster 1 Premiere! [...]
MONOGAMY PARTY ::: photo by Keith Johnson Good heavens, where do I even begin? Saturday night is like a episode of Man vs. Food to the tenth degree. Do you think you can eat a 11 pounds of red meat, a baker's dozen worth of cupcakes, eight strips of bacon, one pound of jalapeno peppers, six [...]
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In the fall of 2009, Seattle punk band Virgin Islands gave us their debut EP after only a short time of existence. That EP, despite only containing four tracks, demonstrated the type of skill and songwriting prowess one could expect from a seasoned band with years under their belt. So it's with great anticipation that we receive "No Doctor", a track off Virgin Islands' new album Ernie Chambers Vs. God . And sure enough, we're instantly treated with those same heavy guitar riffs [...]
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