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 [...]
In the days of yore, when I still called myself a Seattlite, it was a rare time when I missed out on any show Michael Jaworski's former band The Cops put on. I burned out MP3 players blasting through their albums, and very strongly, and I imagine annoyingly, pushed them upon anyone who'd give me [...]
Here are three more artists to consider this weekend: Theory Of Noise For those who like: hard rock It's not often I feature a straightforward alt. rock band, but these hard rockin' Jersey boys will blow your doors off. Theory Of Noise's Myspace Virgin Islands For those who like: T.S.O.L., The Cramps These Seattle-based punk-inspired rockers drop their new album Ernie Chambers v God on May
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, NEON TREES, THE ARCHITECTS ( Roseland , 8 NW 6th) Read our article on My Chemical Romance . WOW AND FLUTTER, VIRGIN ISLANDS, CAFETERIA DANCE FEVER ( Backspace , 115 NW 5th) More than a year after the skull-busting, hip-jerking sons-of-a-gun in the post-mod-punk group Virgin Islands released their debut EP The [...]
The Blind Shake Elvis is the king of rock and roll a piece of shit. Gentle reader, come close. That's not good enough. Come close enough to feel the words leave my lips. This Saturday night at the Comet, the best show of the month of February is taking place. Yes, I said it. I might even [...]
You Could Win This Kick-Ass Poster by Shay Roth Virgin Island's The Age of Anxiety is just about everything I could ever want from a debut punk EP. Clocking in at under 12 minutes, the EP is full of robust rock: barreling bass, pack-a-day washed down with cheap whiskey vocals, insistent drums that drive everything forward [...]
Sallie Ford at Noise for the Needy ::: photo by Josh Lovseth While we don't have the total amount earned for Teen Feed just yet, last week's Noise for the Needy was by all other measures, a huge success. Sound on the Sound was out for all five nights of the festival and every venue we [...]
Sallie Ford at Noise for the Needy ::: photo by Josh Lovseth While we don't have the total amount earned for Teen Feed just yet, last week's Noise for the Needy was by all other measures, a huge success. Sound on the Sound was out for all five nights of the festival and every venue we [...]
Only one thing could make a line-up composed almost solely of our favorite local bands even better ... if they were in it for a good cause. And Friday night's epic local line-up at the Underground Events Center in Belltown for Noise for the Needy is just that. Sharing the stage to benefit Teen Feed will [...]
in der unregelmäßigen runde "eine kleine labelkunde" beehrt uns heute mt. fuji records . hinsichtlich der lokalität hätte mancher ohne frage eine idee, wohin er das seit 2005 existierende kleinstunternehmen hinstecken soll, würde aber garantiert mit seiner annahme auch baden gehen. denn stationiert ist mt. fuji in seattle, die inspiration für den namen jedoch entstammt einem restaurant mit japanischer küche. des labels angenommen hatte sich michael jaworski. schon im februar des selben jahres brachte er das erste album heraus, das debut von little brazil, einer band aus omaha. schnell folgten eine ep und ein album jaworskis eigener band, the [...]
Holy Mother, my heads about to implode with excitement. . Last weekend was an overload of great Seattle rock-n-rollah . For you sorry sum-bitches that missed Virgin Islands at the Comet or Unnatural Helpers at the Funhouse, it's OK. The Sunset Tavern has the cure for your pain (And trust me, I KNOW your pain). Friday, March 6th you can get everything last weekend offered, and THEN some . . It's hard to even fathom that this is all happening in one night [...]
Though there's a lot of cool stuff going on this weekend ( Head Like An Espresso Truck , Cumulus Festival , Vivian Girls at the High Dive, etc.), I just wanted to give you all a heads up on next weekend, which should be prove to be just as attractive. Friday night (2/19) at the Funhouse will feature fuzzed out garage-rock label nomads Thee Oh Sees and Unnatural Helpers . I've been really jonesin' to see both of these bands, especially Thee Oh Sees, [...]
On Saturday Feb 20th , there is a full slate of local rock all smashed into the Comet - likely to cause a total implosion of awesome. Former lead man of the COPS (RIP) Mike Jaworski takes the front again with his newest and greatest project, Virgin Islands. They have only have a single EP, The Age of Anxiety listen here , recorded so far. I have to say, it's righteous front to back and there is not a scrap of fat on it. Fast, furious, frantic rock-n-roll straight through. They've taken all that made the [...]
Not surprisingly, this list is filled with EPs by quite a few bands you know and quite a few you probably don't. Of the ones you don't know, many are likely from Washington; a quick count leaves me with five bands, or 1/4 of this list. Many of these bands I consider among the most promising artists to surface in 2009. All are worth checking out, and you'll want to keep an eye on them as we head into 2010. I titled the above image of my cousin Danny [...]
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No sooner than I discovered The Cops, they were over; succumbing to the fate all bands reach at some point. But Mt. Fuji Records mastermind Mike Jaworski is back with a new project, one in the same vein as The Cops. This group, Virgin Islands , just dropped their first EP. I picked up Age Of Anxiety on a whim while in Seattle last weekend and now I'm obsessing over its post-punk Seattle in-your-face greatness. Title track "The Age Of Anxiety" is what you'd [...]
Uhmemba the Cops ? That frenzied, Clash-loving, back-alley punk band? They disbanded at the end of last year . I wept (internally). Not one to sit on his laurels, scrappy guitarist/vocalist Mike Jaworski -who also owns and operates local label Mt. Fuji Records -has created a new band: Virgin Islands . It's a lot like the Cops, but even dirtier and more frenzied. Jagged, even. Whoa and double-whoa . The new EP is called The Age of Anxiety [...]
The Whore Moans go Acoustic at Bumbershoot 2009 ::: Photo by Abbey Simmons Mt. Fuji Records is home to a number of our absolute favorite local bands so it's with much excitement that I have a reason to reiterate that fact. Next Friday and Saturday Mt Fuji is packing their bands and a few friends into [...]
Last time Crystal Antlers swung through town they were in a supporting slot for the Cold War Kids at the Showbox, and it was an impressive introduction. Tonight they'll be hitting the local DIY scene and headlining a show at the Black Lodge, before heading to Iceland for the Airwaves Festival on Friday. They're hardly [...]
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