Vampire Weekend, Hold Steady, and More Take Over Seattle

The Pac Northwest music hub's annual Capitol Hill Block Party was a neighborhood-sized success.
Champagne Champagne / Photo by Alex Crick

A massive crowd of Seattle scenesters clogged the arteries of the main drag of one of the city’s most eclectic neighborhoods to celebrate the Capitol Hill Block Party this past weekend (July 25 – 26).

Earlimart Lifts the Seattle Clouds at Chop Suey

With a little help from their friends, the sunshiney outfit brought smiles to their Pac Northwest fans.
Earlimart / Photo by Alex Crick

It was a dreary, cloudy evening in Seattle last night (July 22). It was hard to believe it was the middle of summer… that is, until Earlimart took the stage at Chop Suey to share a bit of California sunshine with the city's weary denizens.

Little Ones Brighten Seattle's Monday Blues

The SoCal indie-poppers transform lethargic fans into spastic dance machines with a peppy catalogue-wide set, previewing select tracks off forthcoming full-length Morning Tide.
The Little Ones' Brian Reyes / Photo by Alex Crick

Despite the late hour on a Monday night (May 12), Los Angeles' the Little Ones brought out their big guns as fans stoically gathered at Seattle's Chop Suey to hear the quintet's shiny indie-pop blast out in a grande-sized set.

Fans Worship Sun Kil Moon's Sonic Scripture

Bandleader Mark Kozelek's rough-edged yet poignant vocals and radiant guitar work brings tears to watchful eyes in Seattle.
Sun Kil Moon frontman Mark Kozelek / Photo by Zofia Gil

In the Cathedral-like auditorium of Seattle's Town Hall venue last night (April 16), a thrift store-clad crowd waited in hushed anticipation while Sun Kil Moon's Mark Kozelek tuned the strings of his black acoustic guitar and timidly requested for the lights to be dimmed.

British Sea Power Drop Anchor in Seattle

Acrobatics, sailors, and bears -- oh my!
British Sea Power frontman Yan / Photo by Julia Salamonik

A British Sea Power show is never without its share of regalia -- nautical outfits, an assortment of signal flags, a bear mascot -- and last night's set at Seattle's Neumo's was no exception.

Ben Kweller Gets Crafty with MGD

SEATTLE: The cherubic songster offers an honest look at his rock'n'roll early days, fatherhood, and more.
PHOTOS BY ALEX CRICK

A crowd of no more than 300 gathered within the cozy confines of Seattle's Neumo's venue last night (Nov. 28) to catch indie rock

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