The rising indie-pop duo talks MySpace, fate and Justin Beiber.

It was just an average Thursday night on Capitol Hill for Rachel Taylor and Trevor Kelly, also known as rising star indie darling He Is We. The duo joined me on the dimly-lit upper level of Neumo’s, where, later that evening, they headlined the second concert in the Verizon Wireless Coffee Shop Series, with acoustic accompaniment from fellow Seattleites, The Scene Aesthetic.

Venue: The Fremont Collective | Date: 10.21.11 | Photography:  Charlie Ainslie & Tim Burke

After ten years of growth through some of the most innovative decisions and challenging times in the action sports industry, Seattle-based Evolución Innovations (evo) has become a rare entity in the retail sector through a successfully backwards business model – first online, then brick-and-mortar, and in the near future, print.

The rock duo will put on a free show to honor U. Village’s newest resident.

In this tech-centric society of ours, the opening of the University Village Microsoft Store on Thursday, Oct. 20, is a decidedly important event. However, alternative rock fans in Seattle (we know there’s at least a few of you) will have reason to celebrate the following day, when the bluesy, eccentric pair of singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney – familiarly known as The Black Keys – are scheduledto perform at the store.