Tonight in Seattle:  

Ponytail

Photo Essay: Ponytail w/ Oh Man! & Herr Jazz

Photos by Steve Louie

at The Vera Project

You don't have to understand what Ponytail is all about or try to figure them out. Yes, they are of the young folk and have enjoyed the spotlight of late of alongside of what's-hip-on-the-radar-kind-of-bands from Baltimore. It's not complicated with these kids. You don't even need to prepare for a Ponytail show.

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Latest comment by: Amie Simon: "I still fondly remember when Rilo Kiley played The Vera Project (many many years ago), hopped into the audience and pulled people onstage to sing with them! Man, I miss that. "

Best of 2008: Best of Lists from Eli Anderson of the Crocodile

When I asked the very intelligent and capable talent buyer Eli Anderson of the soon-to-be-reopened Crocodile Cafe, I was expecting a list of ten records he liked. Instead, he had sent me several well-written lists and deserves countless bonus points because he even showed his work.

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Latest comment by: laura musselman: "yay dr. dog!!! god, that album is phenomenal! i can't possibly make a top ten list, because i can't stop listening to the same music i've been listening to since i was 19. however, my top two list of 2008 would be dr. dog's "fate", and okkervil river's ...

Ponytail at Nectar

Photo from MySpace.com/jreamteam

at Nectar

It isn’t her singing that makes the band interesting but the interplay between the two guitarists.

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