Tonight in Seattle:  

Tapes 'n Tapes

Photo Essay: Tapes 'n Tapes, Wild Light, and Fences light up the stage at Neumo's

by hot avocados photography

at Neumo's

A bright beautiful night with three great bands!

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Ticket giveaway madness pt 1: See Tapes 'n Tapes at Neumos

We have a pair of tickets to giveaway to the ultra hot Tapes 'n Tapes show on Tuesday 1/20 at Neumo's. Opening is Wild Light and Seattle's very own Fences.

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Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "Awesome - we're so glad you had such a fab time. Review of the show coming soon!"

Bumbershoot 2008: Day 2

The Lonely H photo by Andrew Waits

at Bumbershoot 2008

Sometimes a picture says a 1,000 words. If that's the case, then we've got a whole lot to say about the rock and roll goodness that was Day 2 of Bumbershoot 2008, as captured by photographers Chona Kasinger, Andrew Waits, Nathan Feder, and Kyle Johnson.

Our coverage includes reviews of Tapes N' Tapes, the Saturday Knights, Speaker Speaker, Sons and Daughters, Brother Ali, and loads more.

Have a look, won't you...?

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Latest comment by: elle: "Chona, god damn it. You impress me beyond the vast majority of music photographers out there. "

Giving in to Buzz Bands

In High Fidelity John Cusack admits, his "guts have shit for brains." Well, I'm starting to feel the same way.

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Latest comment by: Jon Harthun: "I guess I meant 60's & 70's rock when it came to writing their own stuff. Last time I checked most great rock/folk artists from that generation have their songs credited to them OR are covers of other great artists. Reed, Bowie, Plant, Dylan, Wilson, ...

Tapes 'n Tapes — Walk It Off

Tapes 'n Tapes -- Walk It Off
What is it about Walk It Off that has me so riled up? Well, for one, it sounds like it was recorded off the radio onto a beat up XL-60 cassette.

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Latest comment by: Tim Hanken: "I haven't heard MGMT's album but I saw them live and outside of one song they were absolutely terrible. If that album rates out as one of the best of the year than Fridman has done the impossible and polished a turd."

Release the Deals: New Releases From Easy Street Records

This week's new releases, featuring Colin Meloy, Foals, Jim Noir, Tapes N Tapes, and The Breeders.

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Latest comment by: JessicaSeattle: "Nice list! Although i confess my heart skipped a beat when i dyslexically misread "Futureheads" for "Featureds". (even though their new album was put out nowhere near Seattle & was self-released; it was a nice moment, nonetheless :-) Cannot wait to get ...

Tapes N Tapes

Photo from Tapesntapes.com

at Neumo's

Oh and by the way, you can get Tapes 'n Tapes on cassette at their merch table. Tapes N Tapes, cassettes. Get it? It’s clever.

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Best. Headline. Ever.

The best headline I've possibly ever seen, brought to us by the amazing writers over at Tiny Mix Tapes: "Is that Santorum in your mouth or are you just happy that bands like Dinosaur Jr., The Rapture, and Man Man are playing Urban Outfitters in-store concerts?"

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