Wednesday night at the Sonic Boom on 15th (soon to be relocated) The Dutchess and The Duke put on a pre-emptive record release show for eager listeners lined up between aisles of records and CD’s. On a darkened stage Kimberly Morrison and Jesse Lortz hit their harmonies more solidly than the previous time I saw them play at Bumbershoot and the tambourine guy was doing real good things with that tambourine. The performance was sparse and Jesse informed the audience that the songs on the new album were “more fuller.”
Block party started off mellow enough with the sultry blues of The Dutchess and The Duke kicking off Friday on the main stage at 4 pm with “Reservoir Park,” the gravel between Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison’s deep vocal harmonies foreshadowing the fine layer of grit that would coat my skin by the end of the day.
Latest comment by: douglas martin: "yeah. that little guy in the coat was indeed cole alexander of the black lips, coming to perform his "spoken-word interlude" during deerhunter's "saved by old times." that was probably my second-favorite moment of the entire festival. my number-one is built to ...
Happy Monday morning! Let's kickstart this very real work week with an imaginary ticket giveaway.
TIG staffers are a lot like you -- coming up with our list of faves for the year is a fun and gripping process. After comparing/contrasting/debating our individual favorites, we figured the sum of our imaginary parts would make for an interesting list.
While ChrisB and Keenan, among other things, brought in the power-pop elements, Chris Estey stood by the smartie subtle elements of this year's Northwest offerings. Imaginary liz, as usual, loved the lo-fi and indie-pop songs, while imaginary dana spent much of the year obessed with Throw the the Statue and of course, the Fleet Foxes. And nearly all of us agreed that the Saturday Knights album was a force to be reckoned with. Here's our our staff votes tallied up...
I'm a chronic procrastinator, so here it is, January 5th, and I'm finally ready to make sense of the musical chaos and wonderment that was 2008 and compile a list of favorites.
Don't even try to make me rank these releases in order, or I'll never, ever finish my list. Let's just say these were some of the very best local bands in my iTunes list this year, presented alphabetically.
Latest comment by: imaginary dana: "@John in Ballard -- you are most definitely not the only one surprised! We were as well... but we were really excited about the surprise. I wouldn't have picked New Faces as record of the year, but it was a very strong debut effort, from a band with a LOT of ...
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.
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 ...
KEXP know how to do it right. This year they are marking the holidays with not one, but two nights of yule goodness... and they are sharing the good times with us by giving us a pair of tickets for each night of Yule to give away to a lucky imaginary reader.
And in classic KEXP style, both evenings' line-ups are bumpin':
Friday 12/12 @ Neumo's
* Grand Archives
* Shearwater
* The Dutchess and The Duke
Saturday 12/13 @ Neumo's
* Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
* Shearwater
* Cancer Rising
You can enter to win tickets for each night, but you must enter each one seperately. To enter, email us at tig @ threeimaginarygirls.com with the subject line "KEXPYule-FRIDAY" or "KEXPYule-SATURDAY" before 4p (PST) on Monday, December 7th and you'll be entered to win.
***Please make sure to include your name in the body of the email***
Latest comment by: laura musselman: "shearwater = perfect in all ways. i can't get enough. if i'm crying while they play, i'll just pretend i'm taking pictures and hide behind the camera so you can't make fun of me. how are they going to follow cancer rising though? that's just... weird."
Who says heart-melty duos who sing with the wisdom of Bob Dylan and the striking magnetism of Leonard Cohen can't be gross too?
Latest comment by: g r e g: "I like Duchess and the Duke very much. I like this song quite a bit. I do not like this video very much."
The Dutchess and the Duke are heading out for a 18-date tour with local wonderband-of-the-imaginary-moment Fleet Foxes.
Latest comment by: another reliable source: "they were married in the same place, but definitely NOT to each other! "
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