Phantom Planet @ El Corazon

Phantom Planet played a rousing hour-and-fifteen-minute set at El Corazon on Tuesday night, ripping through both old and new material, plus a Radiohead cover, fast and energetically enough to have both the band and the crowd in a sweat. In between the irrepressibly catchy and danceable numbers, frontman Alex Greenwald discouraged alcoholism, encouraged child slavery, [...]

Georgetown Music Fest: Friday

The first day of Seattle’s third annual Georgetown Music Fest, with The Kindness Kind, The Bad Things, and The Valley.

Noise For The Needy: Thursday

The Noise For The Needy festival hit Sunset Tavern Thursday night, featuring energetic sets from Curtains For You and Peter Parker.

The Valley Rules

It was at last year’s Reverb Fest in Ballard that The Valley and I had our first sonic liason. Two friends and I were walking down Ballard Avenue towards another show when The Valley took to the outdoor stage. We heard them begin - you can’t help but hear - but we kept walking. After a few minutes, though, we came back.

The Color Bars @ High Dive

A Seattle-by-way-of-New-York quintet with infectious enthusiasm and a penchant for quirky outfits.

The Hands @ King Cobra

Black Whales @ Sunset Tavern

The Black Whales rocked out at the Sunset Tavern.

Thee Emergency @ King Cobra

Thee Emergency tears down King Cobra as part of their May-long Operation Bright Pink rock-a-thon.

Chris Pureka @ Tractor Tavern

Erin McKeown @ Tractor Tavern

Erin McKeown at Tractor Tavern, May 15 2008