Blog: Three Colours

Arcade Fire perform "Ready To Start" and "Month of May" Last night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , Arcade Fire showcased two new songs off The Suburbs , which also happens to be the number one record in the country. The first song is my personal favorite of the LP, "Ready To Start," and the show was ended with "Month of May," which I think sounds much better heard here live. It's also fun to see just how short Stewart is compared [...]

Local Natives and Yours Truly Fight Crime While Rocking Out The Local Natives performed a few songs live for Yours Truly , but before the band could break into the lovely chorus of "Airplanes," the song was interrupted by a near-by mugging. In the first minute of the video above, you can see the mugger run by with a lady's purse in hand. What the criminal didn't count on was the quick legs of a fellow Yours Truly dude, who apprehended the assailant and reclaimed the lady's stolen [...]

Spoon on Fallon A few nights ago, Spoon was the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . The band performed the groove-laden "Nobody Gets Me But You," and they enlisted the help of Roots drummer ?uestlove and bassist Owen Biddle. Check it out before they take the video down. In my opinion, this song kicks so much more ass live than it does on Transference .

Seattle Loves the Toadies Seattle has time and again shown their appreciation towards Austin's very own Toadies . It's this affection, expressed in fist pumps and hollers, that creates the perfect environment for an all-around good show. Wednesday night's concert was no exception. From the moment the Toadies took the stage at the Showbox, an eruption of elation occurred. You have to understand, for hardcore Toadies fans, the idea of a Feeler tour equates to the same emotions brought on by Brian Wilson's SMiLE [...]

Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour 2010 Just announced via P4K , it looks like the Gorillaz will finally be taking their show through Seattle. And what venue could possibly accommodate such a large, orchestrated production? Looks like only Key Arena can contain such an extravagant show. Other dates are posted below, but make sure you mark November 2 and 3 on your calendar if you happen to live in the Northwest. Gorillaz hit Seattle on November 2 , and Vancouver, BC on November 3. Tickets [...]

Toadies Return to Seattle After having finally completed the thought-to-be-lost Feeler album, the Toadies have put together a mini-US tour with a stop tonight in Seattle. Tickets are still available ( here ) at the Showbox, and if you want to prime yourself for some of the tunes you'll be hearing, Amazon is selling Feeler digitally right now ( here ). If you'd like to sample a couple of the tracks off this new LP, head over to Spin [...]

Wolf Parade delivers the "Royal Mix" Last night Wolf Parade treated Seattleites with another fantastic show at the Showbox. To give a little historical significance, my first Wolf Parade "live experience" occurred at the Showbox in August of '06 - WP had just released Apologies to the Queen Mary and were touring with Frog Eyes and Whale Bones on the "Spiritual Animal Tour." During that show, I remember feeling that WP was on the verge of something big. It would take a few years of insane touring and [...]

Plains - "Innovator" b/w "Stuck In The Night" Plains , the one-song-sensation from Miami, Florida, is set to release their very first 7" single. Only 100 limited copies of "Innovator" b/w "Stuck In The Night" will drop sometime this August via Discosoma Records . To hear the band's second song/b-side, go to their MySpace page ( here ). It's not as catchy as "Innovator," but it's still a quality track. Of course, to hear "Innovator" or watch the very cool video, look below. Good things [...]

Wolf Parade tonight! Just a reminder: tonight is the night for Wolf Parade 's sold out concert at the Showbox Market . Doors open at 8pm, and stage support includes the Moools . If you haven't listened to WP's new LP, go here and get yourself a copy. Buy :: Wolf Parade - Expo 86 Oh, and here's the first single off Expo 86, which you'll definitely hear tonight if you go [...]

New Tunes From Spoon Well, it's been over 6 months since we were last treated with some Spoon bonus tracks, but you can now visit their website for a new track for the month of July. This month's offering is an early demo version of Kill the Moonlight 's "Something To Look Forward To." Check it out below. MP3: Spoon - "Something To Look Forward To" (early demo) (July Bonus Track)

• Spoon - Something to Look Forward to - early rehearsal

New tour dates announced for P&A Seattle is going to get a double dose of Plants and Animals this fall. First at Bumbershoot 2010 on September 4 (along with The Budos Band ), and now on October 7 at the Showbox. The latter date includes stage support from Scotland's very own Frightened Rabbit . Both shows are bound to great since I've seen P&A absolutely kill at both the festival setting and the intimate club setting . After Bumbershoot, Plants and Animals will [...]

Music To Get Excited About Next month, The Budos Band will release their highly anticipated 3rd LP, fittingly titled The Budos Band III . The Staten Island-based Afro-groove crafters are offering up a special deal for those who pre-order their album now at Daptone's online store . The first 800 pre-orders will come with a free 45 single of "Kakal" from The Budos Band III by way of "Hidden Hand" from last year's The Budos Band EP . The Budos Band [...]

After over 12 years, it's finally here As mentioned earlier , the Toadies have finally completed the thought-to-be-lost Feeler album. CD copies can be purchased at Kirtland Records and are shipping now , and vinyl copies can be pre-ordered, but their delivery date is still TBD. If you'd like to hear one of the tracks off this new LP, head over to Spin and listen/download the track "City of Hate." It sounds so much better than the rough recording I bought off [...]

It's been a great ride, thanks for taking us along... Well, for those of you who've been following the Handsome Furs ' CNN mini-documentary, it has finally come to the end. Capturing the adventures of two happy newlyweds whose passion for music and world travel took them to wonderful new places, Handsome Furs: Indie Asia was a really fun look into one of my favorite bands. To see a "greatest hits" video compilation, watch Episode 8: "Best Of" above. As for the future of this band, according to [...]

The Cave Singers Jump Labels After two albums with Merge, The Cave Singers have switched labels to Bloomington, Indiana's Jagjaguwar . The band plans to enter the studio this summer with Seattle producer Randall Dunn, the man behind the boards with bands like Sunn O))), Boris, and Black Mountain. With the help of Dunn, they hope to create a record more akin to The Cave Singers' incredible live shows . The recording session will manifest itself with a Jagjaguwar debut LP early next year. "Everything's more [...]

White Denim tracking new album! Earlier this year, White Denim returned to the studios to record a follow-up album to last year's amazing Fits . According to their website (as of today), the band has the basic tracking complete. While the album is probably far from being finished and on shelves, it's nice to see new jams have been recorded. And for those of you who'd like to get your ears on a new WD song, the band has contributed "Yo-Yo" to the [...]

Good music on the way So there's a bunch of great shows every week here in Seattle, but I wanted to showcase the ones I'm most looking forward to. This is a dynamic list, so expect it to grow with more dates as more announcements are made. July 23-25 // Capitol Hill Block Party // 10th and Pike July 26 // Wolf Parade // Showbox (w/ The Moools ) July 28 // [...]

Hear it today Thanks to Sub Pop, you can stream Wolf Parade 's third album in its entirety, right here! The album hit shelves today, and if you haven't feasted your ears on this solid release, do so now. And if you happen to live in the greater Seattle area, Wolf Parade will play the Showbox on July 26th ( tickets ).

First Single "Lights" From LP Interpol Since announcing the September 7 release date (via Matador) for their eponymous 4th LP, Interpol has showcased the album's first single "Lights," announced a few tour dates (see below), and as of today, have given us the first music video (watch above, or here ). The artfully strange Charlie White -directed video features what appears to be pheromone harvesting from a vitamin D-deficient Matrix extra. Check it out. Also, expect more dates to pop up as July approaches - [...]

After 12 Years, Feeler Gets Proper Release For the long-time readers who have followed Three Colours from the very beginning , you're probably aware of my in-your-face love affair with the Toadies . No matter what you think, the band's debut LP Rubberneck still ranks in my top 10 albums of all time. With that said, I want to share a little history lesson for those not so infatuated with these Texas rockers: A long time ago (1994 to be precise), [...]