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The February installment of the Feel Bad For You Mixtape is up and streaming. The FBFY mixtape has entered a new segment of it's life moving from a message board tape curated by Ms. Rockstar Aimz , of My Aimz Is True , to a mixtape put together by a collection of (mostly) like minded bloggers. You can stream it below and head over to the official FBFY mixtape web site for some dialog on why each song was selected. Track Listing: 01. Shayfer James - Title: Weight [...]

We thought Treefort's initial line-up announcement gave enough compelling reasons to make the road trip to Boise. But the upstart music fest has made four more line-up announcements since then giving us even more reasons to be planning a visit to Idaho. In addition to Pickwick, Lemolo, Built to Spill, Of Monteral and WHY? the [...]

Dessa, one of the Doomtree crew photo by Alex Crick We've finally dug out of the snow here in the Northwest, just in time for a few noteworthy shows this week. The star of the week has got to be Wednesday night, when Wu-Tang Clan hits the stage at the Showbox with guests Black Knights, Reverend Burke, and Champagne Champagne . Ambulance plays at the Comet Tavern with The West and Us On Roofs , and you can hear the twangy sounds of Jessie Baylin with The Watson [...]

American Girls at Slack Fest ::: photo by Abbey Simmons The things we would do to relive this summer's return of Slack Fest are obscene. For now, these photos will have to do. My Goodness at Slack Fest ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Dancers at Slack Fest ::: photo by Josh Lovseth Maldives Finale at Slack Fest ::: [...]

Merry Moondoggies ::: photo by Abbey Simmons I get tired of writing about the same bands all the time. Just as I'm sure you get tired of reading me write about the same bands over and over again. So what do you think I did for this holiday season? I wrote a letter to the North [...]

The Moondoggies in Denver ::: photo by Abbey Simmons The Moondoggies are obviously equipped for December year-round, so it's ironic that December is the time we really get to see them strip off the checkered long sleeves and in their place rep their collection holiday sweaters. Have you got a problem with Christmas themed ties or [...]

Grand Hallway ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Over the last year with Drew Grow's accident, stolen gear and my own medical mishaps, I've witnessed first hand some incredible outpouring of support and organization by local musicians and music fans. This Saturday friends and fans are coming together again to support a friend in need, Mark Giese, [...]

sure, the maldives record listen to the thunder came out in 09, and there is no word on anything new coming out but that aint stoppin me! i have listened to it quite a bit since i first discovered it sometime last year, but as of late its really hitting hard. to my ears, its almost a perfect record. stuff i wasnt hearing a a year ago, i am now. its very much like how i fell in love with the everybodyfields nothing is okay , just kept on listening, paying attention and just burrowed [...]

• The Maldives - Blood Relations

American Girls at Slack Fest 2011 ::: Photo by Abbey Simmons How do you get a eight of Seattle's best rock bands all on the same bill on the same day? You take them to Stanwood. Stanwood? Yes, Stanwood. Far enough from anywhere to trigger a proximity clause problems, but close enough to where it can [...]

Who doesn't enjoy watching bands playing on the back of a flatbed truck in the middle of a racetrack? I'll be somewhere on that Ranier-like mountain of... um... Ranier. Hopefully, I'll stay sober enough to snap some photos.

The Maldives at Slack Fest ::: photo by Abbey Simmons [COI alert: Slack Fest has paid me to help with press, but as you can tell by the line-up I'd be excited for and writing about Slack Fest were that not the case.] Rock'n'Roll festivals and racetracks don't have the best, um, track record. But unlike [...]

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 [...]

A short drive north of Everett, among unmowed fields and farmland, nestled by the Stillaguamish River, lies Slime Dog Raceway. The river has a current, but in the hot summer sun is a true escape. The dirt track circle feels small for cars to be racing around at any speed as you walk inside of [...]

A short drive north of Everett, among unmowed fields and farmland, nestled by the Stillaguamish River, lies Slime Dog Raceway. The river has a current, but in the hot summer sun is a true escape. The dirt track circle feels small for cars to be racing around at any speed as you walk inside of [...]

The Maldives ::: photo by Abbey Simmons The truth is, we all have day jobs (or are unemployed) and few things sound better on a sunny summer day than escaping the office (or the pile of job applications) for the great outdoors and some good tunes. If you happen to work (or are attempting to get [...]

Drew Grow ::: photo by Abbey Simmons Its been just over a month since Drew Grow was in a nasty car accident which totaled the Pastors' Wives tour van, as well as severely breaking his foot and femur, resulting in multiple surgeries. It was a terrible accident and the consequences severe, but could have been much [...]

Kory Kruckenberg ::: photo by Josh Lovseth While the rest of the internet freaks out (positively and negatively) about the Arcade Fire winning Album of the Year, we here at Sound on the Sound are much more excited about a local, deserving Grammy winner: Kory Kruckenberg. Kory, who we best know as a local sound engineer [...]

Take a trip down memory lane with us with this video from The Maldives at Columbia City Theater during the grand opening festivities. Its hard to believe we'll be hosting our 8th Sound on the Sound Presents show at Columbia City Theater this Friday with Ivan and Alyosha, Curtains for You and If Bears Were [...]

Take a trip down memory lane with these videos from The Maldives at Columbia City Theater during last summer's grand opening festivities. Watching these from our first Sound on the Sound Presents show at the Theater, its hard to believe we'll be hosting our eighth this Friday with Ivan and Alyosha, Curtains for You [...]

I swear, Sound on the Sound is not turning into an All-Tom-Petty-All-The-Time blog. Just for today, apparently. Perhaps inspired by their friends new Petty themed band, The Maldives chose "Wildflowers," a 1994 Petty penned song for one of their performances at last weeks BARE. And since today is apparently all about Petty confessions, I have [...]