Gird your weary loins, as you have approximately one day after Bumbershoot 2010 to prepare for a multi-genre mini-festival at the Tractor. Shonen Knife is headlining, and after recently watching their live DVD Live At Mohawk Place 2009 about a dozen times (featuring excellent work by new drummer Emi), I am anxious to see the Japanese punk pop trio of goddesses light a fire to classics such as "Banana Chips," "Giant Kitty," and the new, no-need-to-explain band anthem "Super Group." I highly recommend getting the DVD (on MVD) to see the band touring behind the album has that last song as its title track, as it lovingly captures the band lo-fi with delirious high energy and sass.

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Pent-up, viciously provoked, ready to shred psycho killer line-up this Thursday night at the Crocodile (June 22) as The Purrs give an official release for their delectable collection of new songs, rare tracks, and covers, Tearing Down Paisley Garden.

The CD has been available for a few weeks now, and has been gaining new fans who hadn't the chance to fall deeply in love with thoughtful, caustic, clever previous long-players Amused, Confused & More Bad News, The Chemistry That Keeps Us Together, and The Dreams Are Stuff Are Made Of. But this is the official kick off party to begin celebrating new Purrs material, a feisty band about to spring out of nowhere on tour and clobber the world before it can defend itself. Bad ass, but charming as hell. Eat this up, as a new full-length isn't till next spring.

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The Purrs are a veteran Seattle rock band who have recently put out their sixth release, Tearing Down Paisley Garden, a seven song DIY statement they'll be celebrating the release of with Brent Amaker and the Rodeo and Battle Hymns at the Crocodile on Thursday, June 24. The reason I'm writing this review a few weeks beforehand is that their music gains so much power by replaying it over and over, I want to encourage old fans and new seekers alike to seek out this mini-album and get into its songs before they see them played live.

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{Be sure to catch the Purrs' CD release party this Saturday night, August 29^th, at The Sunset Tavern in Ballard with Black Nite Crash.}

Hailing from Seattle, The Purrs create a fascinating concoction of psychedelic pop. The band is an amalgam of their influences, which range from Echo and the Bunnymen to Television to Oasis. Amused, Confused and More Bad News is a terrific blend of darkness and light. The album is their fourth full-length to date and it is also the most mature, fully realized disc that they have pressed thus far.

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at The Comet

At one point, they pulled out a sitar. A SITAR. Who has one of those, much less knows how to play it??

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at Chop Suey

Holy Fuck indeed: they hella live up to the name! They stand out from others on rock + electronica playground by bringing speed metal riffs, hard-hitting beats, and tweaky electronic noise to produce a plush and substantive sound which is just as terrific live as it is on their self-titled 2007 LP.

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As cliché as it sounds, The Purrs scratched me where I knew I itched but I had simply forgotten the cure. I credit them with bringing me back.

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Tonight at the Sunset Tavern, PBR and some fine Seattle bands (all of whom are known to take it up a notch with their live show) have joined forces to help us release the week's tension and goose your gander (if you know what I'm sayin).

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I've gotten a slew of exciting emails about local bands using their powers of rock for good over the past couple of days, so here's the down-and-dirty update, from my inbox to your imagi-blog...

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Easy Street Records have got a new late-night schedule of events called "After Hours" at their West Seattle location.

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