Tonight in Seattle:  

Sonic Boom Recordings

A thank you for Thank You

If Ben Lashes stops writing songs, he should go into PR.

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Latest comment by: ShutYourMouth: "man.. all of you downers need to get real. The lashes were a great band, great music. and a fun group of guys. bens a bad ass.. im feelin for eric still.. injury and all. and the rest of the gangs just as tight. point is. WHY THE FUCK would you start a fight ...

Speaking of Seattle bands getting love outside the NW, Rock Sellout hearts Siberian

I just wrote about how Aversion has a crush on Math & Physics Club, and now I see that another Seattle band is getting some serious online love from a non-Northwest based website...

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Latest comment by: Kyle Johnson: "sweet! and they gave me a photo-credit =)"

Siberian — With Me

Siberian -- With Me
The band’s swooping, Brit-pop sound falls prey to undeniable Radiohead comparisons, and the mandolin-ish guitar effects and melancholic chord progressions don’t hurt the association, either.

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Latest comment by: josh: "Siberian is great, but Radiohead hasn't been brit-pop since a couple of songs on Pablo Honey."

Ghost Stories — Quixoticism

Ghost Stories -- Quixoticism
Quixoticism is one of the most pleasant surprises so far this year - hock full of catchy melodies and fun lyrics from start to finish.

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Siberian — Hey Celestial!

Siberian -- Hey Celestial!
Siberian's music is, well, handsome. The guitars saunter with confidence and Finn Parnell's vocals are some of the best I've heard in a long time.

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Heather Duby — Heather Duby

Heather Duby
Personal and terrible, Duby guides her listener through songs that are formed like the most tragic of art: Something dire made out of something beautiful.

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The Jade Shader — Curse of the Tuatara

The Jade Shader  -- Curse of the Tuatara
Scallywags' focuses on the travails of pirate life, one of the band's favorite themes.

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AstroPOP! for December 2005

See what's in the stars -- and the record stores -- for you for December 2005, including reviews for Toothfairy, Rocky Votolato, Scissors for Lefty, Field Notes, and Ghost Stories.

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Andrew Morgan — Misadventures in Radiology

Andrew Morgan -- Misadventures in Radiology
In addition to the customary piano/guitar/percussion mix found in most bands, Morgan’s album credits musicians on cello, viola, French horn, harp, tympani (I had to grab my dictionary for that one), sleigh bells of all things, and many more.

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Top 50 Northwest Releases of 2004: the Imaginary Readers' Poll Results

The top 10 Northwest releases of 2004, as voted on by our imaginary readers (that means YOU!).

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