Ten bands. Ten hours. Nine drinks. Over five hundred photos. Luckily, I’ve pared it down to the best for you.
The Black Whales, a Seattle foursome, make tight, catchy pop with folk-rock edges. It’s a sound that can easily be dull or cliche, but the Whales do it just right, making tunes that get you bouncing and drift happily through your head for hours after you hear them. They’re also kind enough to answer my [...]
The awesome Black Whales are busy at Soundhouse Studios recording the followup to their four-song EP.
Despite widespread concerns about overcrowding, sound quality, and whether or not Vampire Weekend sucks (they don’t), Friday’s installment of the Capitol Hill Block Party was a pretty darned good time. My personal highlight was catching the Das Llamas‘ final show at the Cha Cha Lounge, and getting to thank them afterwards for all the fun [...]
Black Whales to play Cap Hill Block Party and special acoustic set at Noise For The Needy
The Black Whales rocked out at the Sunset Tavern.
Black Whales performed an important public service at Sunset Tavern last night: they reminded the crowd why it’s always worthwhile to arrive early enough to watch the opening bands. Their well-crafted, likeable, sing-along tunes and their youthful exuberance blew me away; I was ready to excitedly and shamelessly declare myself a fan only halfway through [...]