Three Imaginary Girls: Seattle's sparkly indie-pop press

Time to Die. New album from The Dodos out in September

Chelsea Werner — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:04:20 -0700

Let it be the year of the dodo.

The Wooden Birds in Brooklyn

Joseph Riippi — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:31:08 -0700

I came to the party late on American Analog Set. A couple years ago I was invited to an event deep in Brooklyn for a publicity company celebrating their tenth year in business. Broken Social Scene played for a small crowd of jaded music writers. Andrew Kenny was there; his fiancée (wife?) was one of the publicists at the agency. I didn’t really know him outside of being “the guy who covered "Line of Best Fit" on a split EP with Ben Gibbard.

PJ Harvey and John Parish at the Moore

KLinder — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:22:25 -0700

While few major artists would dare even attempt to play a concert that included none of the songs that made them famous, PJ Harvey overwhelmed a Seattle crowd by doing just that on June 16th at the Moore. With John Parish handling lead guitar, Harvey unapologetically blasted through a set limited to material from their two collaborative albums, the recently released A Man A Woman Walked By and the 1996 Dance Hall At Louse Point.

Imaginary Interview: We Are Golden

ChrisB — Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:10:56 -0700

We Are Golden, featuring Sarah Rudinoff and Gretta Harley, plays their epic show "The is Me Sometimes" at The Triple Door on Wednesday, July 29.

Win tickets to see Keane at the Moore on September 10th!

imaginary victoria — Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:43:40 -0700

These days, Keane are the heels of their March '09 single release, hanging out with John Roderick, and coming to the Moore on September 10th. Peachy!

Free 4th of July Goodness: Katharine Hepburn's Voice, Molly Moon’s, Tribunali and cotton candy

Amie Simon — Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:46:05 -0700

Came across this today and wanted to share – the 7th Annual Capitol Hill Independence Day Community Picnic is Saturday, July 4th from 12-5 at Cal Anderson Park (1635 11th Ave) and they’ve packed a lot of activity in this year. A performance from local Lo-fi Pop Duo Katharine Hepburn's Voice seems promising, as well as tons of free eats.

Discovery - Discovery- LP

Chelsea Werner — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 23:55:43 -0700

Discovery’s album is coming out July 7th, but between now and then you can download it from their website and two dollars of your purchase will be donated to OXFAM, an international relief and development program.

Best of 2009 {so far}

imaginary liz — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:57:51 -0700

I don't know how it happened, but half the year officially is over! That means that we're half way to end of the year list time! I know that for a bunch of us, there are few things we love more than lists and mix tapes (I usually make a mix for friends of my year-end list favorites) -- so it makes sense we should do a mid-year check in and see what's topping our Best of 2009 list.

Here's my off-the-cuff list of what albums would vying for Top 10 of 2009 in my book:

Imaginary Interview: Jason Webley

Billy Corazon — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:57:14 -0700

Jason Webley celebrates his eleventh year making music with a blowout celebration at Town Hall on Friday, July 3. Special guests include Amanda Palmer, Rev. Peyton and Orkestar Zirkonium.

Win tix to the No Depression Festival

imaginary liz — Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:42:27 -0700

No Depression has long been the place to get the inside scoop on the best Americana, roots and alt-country folks to watch - and we're pleased as punch that they've put all that know how into a full on festival of fabulous artists. The first ever No Depression Festival is set for Saturday, July 11th at Marymoor Park in Redmond.

They've scored a stellar line up and you certainly don't want to miss: Gillian Welch, Iron & Wine, Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Justin Townes Earle, Jessica Lea Mayfield, a Seattle roots-music all-star revue, and Zee Avi.

And we have a pair of tickets to giveaway to a lucky imaginary reader! Enter to win a pair of tickets by emailing us at tig @ threeimaginarygirls.com with "NoDep" in the subject line sometime prior to Friday, July 3 at 9am. Please include your mailing address so that we can put the tickets in the mail asap!

Three Imaginary DVDs to see: a music doc, a Sinatra classic, and Joaquin's last role ever

Amie Simon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:12:38 -0700

Yikes. So, the list of DVD releases today is…well, even thinner than last week (Uwe Boll? Another Street Fighter movie?? And the Jonas Bros???). But I dug in and found three which will make it into my player at some point...

Photo of the day: Zera at the Tractor

imaginary liz — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:45:04 -0700

Seattle's Zera Marvel recently opened up for Tom Brosseau at the Tractor and I have to admit, if she wasn't so incredibly kind, I'd be quite jealous of her. Besides being quite stunning on stage, she belts out sultry sweetness taylored for sharing a stage with TomB.

Thanks to Victoria at Hot Avocados Photography for adding this photo to the Sparkly Indie Pop Flickr Photo Pool! See more Seattle music goodness and add your own photos 'bout town.

Win tickets to see Pet Shop Boys

ChrisB — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:54:13 -0700

Yes, we have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky fan for Pet Shop Boys' Pandemonium tour, which hits the Moore on Sunday, September 20. If you want to go (and trust me, you do) and would like the chance to go for free, send an e-mail to tig@threeimaginarygirls.com sometime between now and 9am on Monday, August 17 with PSB in the subject line.

Girls Guide to Rocking comes to Vera

ChrisB — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:49:55 -0700

Jessica Hopper, one of my favorite rock critics to read - and not "even when I disagree with her" but especially when I disagree with her - has written a how-to guide for young girls to get into rocking, called, appropriately enough The Girls Guide to Rocking.

New Lily Allen video: F--k You

ChrisB — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:49:09 -0700

Some wildly clever people found a way to make a video to Lily Allen's super-catchy song "Fuck You" that can air on television. It's really a cute and fun video, so I had to post it