Carissa's Wierd

imaginary liz's favorite albums of the last decade

The Thermals by Bobby McHugh

Yesterday I divulged my favorite albums of the year. Today I am ready to let go of my latest obsession: My album recap of how I spent my 00's.

The below listage rant is my own little time capsule to remind myself why 2000-2009 musically ruled. As with my other list posts, I'm certain I totally forgot to add something really important to my end-all-be-all-recap. It's up to you to remind me by posting your favs of the 00's below.

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

by imaginary liz

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Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "I know -- I totally expected "The Worst You Can Do Is Harm" top WIPTF, but when I studied the track listings side by side the fact that WIPTF has "Shapes,""Stupid" "Cinnamon" AND "New Girl" I realized I couldn't live without that album. Although TWYCDIH has the ...

Top 50 Imaginary keywords this month

For the keyword curious, here's the full top 50 ways folks found TIG in Google last month.

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

by imaginary dana

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Latest comment by: Joseph Riippi: "I'm gonna have to go ahead and take credit for the "fuck photo" link. Without Music Fuck It"

Photo of the day: Carissa's Wierd

n honor of tonight's Grand Archives show at the Crocodile (that I am very, very, VERY excited to see!), our photo of the day today is of Mat Brooke...

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Friday, April 27, 2007

by imaginary dana

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Latest comment by: Charles: "I was at that show. It was absolutely brilliant - to this day my favorite concert ever. I miss Carissa's Wierd something fierce."

More on Grand Archives: Pitchfork and show scoop

I think Eric Grandy over at the Stranger might be as huge of a Carissa's Wierd fan as I am, as he's doing a stellar job keeping me and the rest of Seattle up-to-date on the haps of Grand Archives, a brand new band featuring Mat Brooke (Carissa's Wierd's somber front-man) as well as Ron Lewis (Ghost Stories, ex-Mines) and Curtis Hall (ex-Jeunes).

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Monday, April 9, 2007

by imaginary dana

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Latest comment by: Betsy Boston: "Seriously, I'm still flaccid. Can't anyone help?"

Live show review

My Love Affair with Carissa's Wierd

Carissa's Wierd. Photo from MySpace.

at The Crocodile

"Songs About Leaving." The final Carissa's Wierd show...

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Sunday, November 16, 2003

by Jake Barnes

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Latest comment by: Tim: "I will never forget reading this. I would have loved to have been there for every moment of this bands existence. There is no other band that has captured such a lonely, pitiful, tear-jerking sound and yet be able to keep you coming back and pull at your heart-strings ...

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Bumbershoot 2003: An Imaginary Preview

Bumbershoot 2003

at Bumbershoot

Some of our picks for the best bands to see at the big Bumbershoot fest. Woo hoo!

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Monday, August 25, 2003

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Carissa's Wierd: For the next 50 years we will still write you love songs

Carissa's Wierd. Photo by Ryan Schierling.

at The Crocodile

Carissa's Wierd played a very lovely and romantic Valentine's Day show at the Crococile, with the Decemberists, the Prom, and In Praise of Folly.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2003

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Cupid Rhymes with Stupid

Photos: Ryan Schierling

at The Crocodile

A Very Crocodile V-Day synopsis: four bands, two imaginary girls, 148 photographs, three drinks, five cigarettes, and one torn-in-half heart on the mend.

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Sunday, February 16, 2003

by Ryan Schierling

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Imaginary '02 Recap!

Hey kids! It's the end of '02, so welcome to the first ever Imaginary Recap. Hold onto your seats kids, it's gonna be a bumpy year-long ride of favorite, in triplicate. Because the best things always happen in threes (ho ho ho...)

{And yes, we have included shameless promotion links to our affliated Insound and Amazon affiliate programs, where you can listen or buy. So sue us. Or buy something, and help us support our excessive web page habits...}

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Wednesday, January 1, 2003

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