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The Cops @ Vera Project

The Cops @ Vera Project

The Cops performed their final all-ages show at the Vera Project Friday night. The crowd, whose members ranged from school-aged to middle-aged, was an adoring one, singing along and even making obscure requests.

 

Partman Parthorse @ The Vera Project

Partman Parthorse @ The Vera Project

Partman Parthorse opened for The Cops when they performed their final all-ages show at The Vera Project last Friday. Though the audience seemed unsure how …

 

Catching Up

Catching Up

A few recent bits of news: Sound Off! Experience Music Project’s annual underage-only battle of the bands, starts this weekend and continues through March. The Crocodile appears …

 

Further Thoughts on 2008

Further Thoughts on 2008

A few weeks ago I posted a list of my favorite shows of 2008. Then, about a week and a half ago, I saw The …

 

Latest Show Rescheduling Information

Latest Show Rescheduling Information

Snowpocalypse Part II has arrived, and so has the latest wave of rescheduling notices.

 

Would You Break Your Leg For Rock And Roll?

Would You Break Your Leg For Rock And Roll?

So The Cops, who I have a well-documented obsession with, are playing a three-night farewell stand at the Sunset Tavern. The “Rock And Roll Circus” began last night, which, as Seattlites know, was also the first night of Snowpocalypse 2008. Ice and snow blanketed most Seattle streets, but the Sunset Tavern website assured me the show was still on, so my husband and I bundled up and trudged resolutely off to the bus stop.

 

Tensday: Top Ten Photos of 2008

Tensday: Top Ten Photos of 2008

It’s been a great year, with hundreds of shows and thousands of photos. Narrowing down to ten was nearly impossible and, I admit, required a bit of arbitrariness in the end. But here you are, a gallery of the sweetest fruits of my year’s labors.

 

Possibly The Saddest Thing I’ve Received In My Inbox All Year

Possibly The Saddest Thing I’ve Received In My Inbox All Year

Bands come and bands go, I guess, but when a group you really love calls it quits, it’s hard not to let it get you down. The breakups of Das Llamas and Iceage Cobra earlier this year definitely left me bummed, but an email I received today nearly broke my heart.

 

Tensday: Best Live Shows of 2008

Tensday: Best Live Shows of 2008

It’s December, which means everybody and their drummer is releasing the year’s “Best Of” lists. I’m pretty sure Paste magazine even solicited a Best Albums …

 

5k Playlist

5k Playlist

When I’m not busy rock and rolling, I run 5k races. (Well, and, you know, eat, sleep, play with the dog… etc.) While running is great exercise and can be very rewarding, there are moments when it’s not really very fun. At these moments, I need encouragement. I need distraction. I need rock and roll.