A farewell moment to be proud of. Visqueen just announced their breakup, with a farewell show to be played in Seattle on November 26, 2011. It's such a shame, as their third album, Message to Garcia, represents not only a musical high point in the band's decade of making music, but also a breakthrough of sorts in terms of national attention. A punk-pop farewell to frontwoman Rachel Flotard's father, Garcia is both thrilling and heartbreaking, encapsulating everything that made Visqueen such an...
Former Visqueen bassist Cristina Bautista recently released the solo EP, Gold Parts, and is offering 2 free, legal mp3s from the album. The sound is catchy chick pop-rock somewhere between Letters to Cleo and Paramore. Cristina Bautista - Long Divisions (Mp3)* Cristina Bautista - Heartless (Mp3)* *mp3s hosted by & posted w/ permission of artist's [...]
Music News This Week... featuring photos of Visqueen Stubbs in Austin, TX 3/17/10 by 5342 Studios Visqueen's Rachel Flotard all photos by 5342 Studios [...]
STG & KEXP present Visqueen at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle on Saturday, November 26, 2011. $11-$13 8:00p Visqueen celebrates 10 hilarious years as a band with a Thanksgiving-sized helping of their entire catalog. Rachel Flotard and Ben Hooker, who formed the band in 2001, are announcing Visqueen's indefinite hiatus. The duo have been inseparable since [...]
Watch videos of every song on Nirvana's 'Nevermind' played in Seattle last night.
Last night in Seattle, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, along with Duff McKagan, The Preisdents of the United States of America, Visqueen, The Ravenna Woods, and a handful of other local musicians, marked the 20th anniversary of Nevermind by performing the album in full. Check out some video higlights below. Proceeds from the concert benefited Susie Tennant, who served as Geffen Records' Northwest rep in the 1990s and was recently diagnosed with cancer. Krist Novoselic w/ The Presidents of the United States of America - "On a Plain": [...]
Last night in Seattle, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, along with Duff McKagan, The Preisdents of the United States of America, Visqueen, The Ravenna Woods, and a handful of other local musicians, marked the 20th anniversary of Nevermind by performing the album in full. Check out some video higlights below. Proceeds from the concert benefited Susie Tennant, who served as Geffen Records' Northwest rep in the 1990s and was recently diagnosed with cancer. Krist Novoselic w/ The Presidents of the United States of America - "On a Plain": [...]
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has announced plans to perform the band's hit album, ' Nevermind ' in is entirety to celebrate the record's 20th anniversary. Novoselic will perform the album on September 20 at the Experience Music Project's Sky Church venue in Seattle. Joining the bassist on the bill, and performing one track off the album, will be Fastbacks , Vaporland , the Long Winters , Visqueen , Campfire OK , Valis , and Ravenna Woods . Tickets to [...]
Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs will release their new album, Alone In This Together, on June 7th. Star Anna's voice has a gritty power akin to Serena Ryder or Swati, but the band's sound is an alt-country influenced rock. The album will be released by Local 638 Records, run by Visqueen's Rachel Flotard, and [...]
The population of Austin expands exponentially this week as the 25th annual SXSW festival begins. Uncensored Interview artists like Toro Y Moi , The Airborne Toxic Event , Surfer Blood , MSTRKRFT , Tapes 'n Tapes , Spank Rock , Daedelus , Vetiver , Army Navy , Visqueen , Das Racist , Shad and hundreds more perform March 15-20. The big names this year are Kanye West and The Strokes, who last played the fest in 2001. Check our homepage for [...]
Brent Amaker, of the Seattle-based country/western crew Brent Amaker and the Rodeo, counts down his favorite musical memories from 2010.
Brand New Music Video An Artist on the Move! Rachel Flotard of Visqueen Visqueen - The Capitol SxSW Photo Set by 5342 Studios SEATTLE LOVE - If you like your coffee strong you might just have heard Visqueen one [...]
So, this year at Bumbershoot , quite by accident, I discovered the KEXP lounge . I mean, I'd read about it every year but never attended a show, however this year, The Raveonettes were one of the performers, so I knew I couldn't miss it. Sharin Foo We dutifully lined up a half an hour early at the booth, not realy knowing what to expect, but when we finally entered [...]
The stack of stuff keeps growing and that's exactly how I like it... Jackie Greene - No Rest for the Wicked - Derek Trucks - United States - Programming
She says Tom & Jerry are her musical influences and she might mean it... Musical theatre - Visqueen - United States - Arts - Message To Garcia
The singer-songwriter-guitarist mastermind behind (in front of?) Visqueen is named Rachel Flotard and the most important thing to know about her is that she is a rock star by nature. From listening to Visqueen's most recent album, Message to Garcia , I knew that Flotard's songwriting, guitar playing and tremendous pipes are responsible for making the power pop band as fun as they are. But what I found out on Friday night at Union Hall is that Visqueen's shows are even more enjoyable, thanks in large part to Flotard's outsized personality and perfect comic [...]
It's another solid week of shows, but the smart money is on MURS...
Noise for the Needy , a nonprofit charitable organization based in Seattle, has announced the headliners for its annual festival, scheduled to take place in June (dates are still forthcoming). Since 1992, the organization has been staging such festivals, with each year benefitting a different cause. This year's event will raise funds for Teen Fund , an organization, which, since 1989, has been serving some 11,000 meals each year to Seattle's more than 600 homeless youth. Headliners for this year's festival include The Album Leaf , Visqueen , [...]
A great line-up for a great cause. In our opinion, you couldn't ask for more. Each year you can count on Noise for the Needy delivering on both counts, in a festival that never lacks in talent or spirit. This year, with national acts like The Album Leaf, John Vanderslice and Horse Feathers as well as [...]
Speaking of Visqueen...the band has a new video premiering on Paste today. The video for "The Capitol" is the first of a series in which Visqueen worked with four production companies in the Pacific Northwest. The idea was to let...
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