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

Common Market are insanely uncommon

Chris Estey — Fri, 9 May 2008 14:02:09 -0700

You hear this kind of rah-rah a lot about a lot of different artists, but if you've never seen RA Scion and Sabzi work it live, bring the whole freakin' family tonight to the Vera! I have seen them get EVERYONE dancing at shows.

Free Music Friday!

imaginary ash — Fri, 9 May 2008 13:12:06 -0700

In which we gather up a sampling of free music from the www so you don't have to!

Bland and Blue Skies

Chris Estey — Fri, 9 May 2008 09:19:55 -0700

Win tickets to "The Last Waltz" at SIFF Cinema

imaginary embracey — Fri, 9 May 2008 07:12:26 -0700

SIFF Cinema's United Artists Series continues this week, and the kind folks at SIFF are offering one lucky TIG reader a pair of tickets to "The Last Waltz."

Voyager One - Afterhours in the Afterlife

Mike Mess — Fri, 9 May 2008 07:10:04 -0700

Voyager One creates a lush sound that leaves the listener with feelings of ennui.

Flickr photo of the day: Does It Offend You, Yeah?

imaginary dana — Fri, 9 May 2008 07:08:10 -0700

Photo by Jeanine Anderson.

John Darnielle loves metal, writes about it

Cory Banks — Thu, 8 May 2008 20:30:11 -0700

John's prose is as perfect as the lyrics to his songs, and his love for Judas Priest and Mercyful Fate translates even if you don't listen to anything heavier than Death Cab.

Conrad Ford's album release with Hazelwood Motel and Barton Carroll

Deborah Barnard — Thu, 8 May 2008 19:04:25 -0700

Andy McAllister's voice oozed over the crowd like molasses spilling out of a bottle...

Surely this is too wild-ass bonkers to be true: Johnny Depp buying the Croc?

imaginary dana — Thu, 8 May 2008 13:33:33 -0700

Can there be any truth to this? Or is today some National Spread-A-Celebrity-Rumor holiday of which I am unawares?

Who am I?

imaginary liz — Thu, 8 May 2008 13:30:55 -0700

I like boy bands... but these gal singers make me swoon.

So excited for KEXP day in Ballard!

imaginary dana — Thu, 8 May 2008 11:33:47 -0700

I'm particularly excited for Arthur & Yu (9a at Verite) and Throw Me the Statue (11a at Sonic Boom), and there are scads of other daytime shows too (Man Plus, Velella Velella, Cloud Cult, and more).

Open auditions for Greg Vandy's Roadhouse Jug Band

imaginary dana — Thu, 8 May 2008 10:59:34 -0700

Feel like you've got what it takes to um, flaut your jugs, or something like that? Auditions are open and will be held live on the show in June.

Are you pining for the Fjords too?

imaginary liz — Thu, 8 May 2008 08:18:18 -0700

Olympia's public radio masta ship KAOS has spawned a new radio show named Pining for the Fjords whose mission in life is to feature pop / folk / electronica / soul bands and artists from the Scandinavian countries -- mainly Norway and Sweden, but also Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.

Flickr photo of the day: The Donnas {vintage!}

imaginary dana — Thu, 8 May 2008 08:07:14 -0700

Have I shared with all of you my longstanding ambition to form an all-female Donnas cover band called the Danas? I think we could be HUGE.

Eisley: Live and On Telephone

Steele — Thu, 8 May 2008 06:01:24 -0700

Eisley's youngest member, Stacy Dupree, talks to TIG contributor Steele before rocking Boston