Lady Sovereign is coming to the Crocodile in May and I am really excited about this show. Hollywood Holt is opening and though it's unconfirmed right now, Chester French might be on this bill as well. Lady Sovereign's (or as she calls herself sometimes, SOV or the Biggest Midget in the Game) I Got You Dancing, is so great and catchy. The lyrics are hilarious too: You want a drink, I bet you do/ Just get me two.

That's right, The Von Bondies are back tomorrow to play a show at Neumos. It's been five years since Pawn Shoppe Heart came out (with an EP in-between) and it's really cool they're out supporting their new CD Love, Hate and Then There's You. Local band the Lonely Forest is one of the openers. I was just at Neumos tonight and I think they have a new lighting system there.

This cover is purposefully unsettling.

I like this poster. Why do I like it? First that burger looks delicious. Second I like the lightbulbs as they refer to the new F&M CD Lightbulbs. Nice one.

Fujiya & Miyagi and Project Jenny, Project Jan are playing Neumos tomorrow night, March 7th. I missed them in 2007 so I plan to make up for that.

Bonus: Here's a video for PJPJ's song Negative. Probably NSFW since it features a scantily clad woman dancing around in leg warmers.

The Blakes are playing at Chop Suey this Friday, March 6th. $10. $12 if you buy at the door. Not a bad deal at all. I recommend this show - I haven't seen them since Bumbershoot (gasp! that was in September!). They always put on a great show. I have seen them numerous times (here's some evidence of photos I took over the years) and I am always entertained by this band. Plus their new music sounds fantastic. I would elaborate on the new music but I am under a serious promise of secrecy, for real.


Photo Credit: Brian Brown

Also Garnet and Snow of the Blakes have completed their first CD as Beads. This sounds awesome. Listen to Evil here.

I had never heard of this band before Valentine's Day and though I am always up for hearing new music and seeing new bands, you never know what you're in for. The good news with Branden Daniel & Everybody Gets Laid is that I saw them at the Comet and was floored. It's not every day you see bands of this high caliber. Anywhere.

Go to their myspage page and listen to Love Button and Work Like Your Man. Hell, listen to all the songs.


Branden Daniel & EGL @ the Comet

They've got another show in Seattle on March 19th - this poster is for an appearance coming up in Portland:

I was excited about this show but the more I research Mumiy Troll for an interview on Friday the more excited I get. This is going to be one of hell of a show. I can feel it.

Their new cd, Comrade Ambassador, comes out in March 2009:



Listen to/watch the irresistible Lady Alpine Blue.


Mumiy Troll singer, Ilia Lagutenko - photo by Anatoly Vyalikh

Also there are some cool shots from their recent show in Toronto located here.

They list Cream first in their list of influences on their myspace page and that's enough for me to hear.

I'm maybe one step or two steps behind NME (JK), who has a track of Tame Impala's song Skeleton Tiger for you to download on their Daily Download.

They're Australian and on Modular - the same folk who brought us Wolfmother.

Go get it. You don't even have to register or anything and it's a great song.

In case you wondered what exactly an impala is, it's an antelope.

Britain's Metronomy is playing Chop Suey on Sunday, January 25th. I really like this kind of music. I like synthesizers, what can I say? A friend of mine pointed out to me the other day that disco etc. never really went away, and that is kind of true. But now the bonus is that nearly everything that's coming out now sounds like disco or synth music. Well, maybe not nearly everything - just enough to keep music interesting.

Here's a video for their catchy song, A Thing For Me.

PS: I guess I am starting to make show announcements on here. That's okay - it's part of covering music for sure.

I don't usually post many show announcements on this blog but here's an exception because I love this Ashley chick at the Wig so freaking much:

In celebration of FIVE YEARS of The Wig
The Wig, Platform Booking & The Inlander present...
WIG BASH 2009

Friday, March 27
@ King Cobra - Seattle
SHIM
TRUCKASAURAS
THE WHORE MOANS[my emphasis]
CYRUS FELL DOWN

Saturday, March 28
@ The Blvd.
- Spokane
SHIM
CYRUS FELL DOWN
SEE ME RIVER
TRUCKASAURAS

with photos by BLUSH PHOTO
sponsored by:Seattlest, Sound on the Sound, MF Magazine, The Som Show,
Blush Photo and The Production Company

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More details on their way.

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