An Oregon music fest enchants again, introducing us to some new favorite artists (several perform this weekend at Bumbershoot, too!)
After year two of attending the Pickathon music festival in Happy Valley, Oregon, I know this much to be true:
Seattle Music
Naomi Wachira’s New Album Does Seattle Proud.
If you follow Seattle’s thriving music scene, chances are you already know this name. And if you don’t, well, you really should. Though Kenyan-born Naomi Wachira has already made some major waves around the Pacific Northwest (Seattle Weekly coined her the city’s “Best Folk Singer” last year), it seems just a matter of time before this soulful talent is truly discovered.
V. Contreras Releases Her First Full-Length Album.
This spring brings much excitement for Seattle’s star-on-the-rise Victoria Contreras, as she performs at The Triple Door April 11 and releases her first full-length album April 15 . Her website description reads: “The love child of Dusty Springfield and Nancy Sinatra with a splash of The Ronettes.” Okay, we’re intrigued; aren’t you?
Another Seattle show, another chat with the talented frontman.
A year after our first Q&A, Langhorne Slim sets us straight on the band’s recent successes and future hopes. In essence? The friendly guys plan to keep on rocking out and shaking their tails, as they’ve been known to do. The group’s gradually making the Seattle rounds, hopping their way across the city’s many storied stages. This time, Langhorne Slim & The Law come to The Neptune Theatre Thursday, October 10. If you’re wise, you’ll join in on the celebration.
Love. Ain’t it grand? Or maybe not. Whether you have big plans to cuddle up with a loved one or drown yourself in cheap gin and bar peanuts today, we wanted to help by sending you our own Valentine. Directly from us to you, here’s a play list of our favorite tunes to take you through this special (or not-so-special) day.
Want to call yourself a Seattleite? Add these ditties to your iPod.
Few American cities are as closely associated with their music scene as Seattle. The metropolis that gave birth to grunge music, flannel-clad youth and Sub Pop Records has a long and storied musical tradition.
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