0 [VIDEO] Your Village Sucks! Fest: Dio Tribute Video

This video was shot originally as a video get well card for Ronnie James Dio back on May 8th as part of the Algerbay Records, Rocket Queen, and SRG sponsored Your Village Sucks! Fest in Seattle, WA. We crammed as many of the festival attendees as possible into Rendezvous/Jewelbox Theater in order to send well wishes and good metal vibes to the ailing legend. The grand experiment was pulled off with Throne of Bone and The Keeper head honchos Michael Freiburger and Andrew Chapman leading a “Rainbow in the Dark” sing-a-along, while an enthusiastic crowd dug deep for the epic metal karaoke session.

Much to our sadness and disappointment the official word came only a short week or so later while this video was in post-production that RDJ had suddenly passed away. After some deliberation we decided to make this instead a living tribute to the man on the silver mountain, and the people who participated in this get well card turned tribute video for the late great Ronnie James Dio will forever be a part of something truly awesome.

Long Live RJD \m/\m/

Filmed and edited by Joey Flores, Jerry Howard, and Wes Johnson of Taco Cart Productions.

0 [VIDEO] Converge / Black Breath @ Neumos (5/13/10)

Words and Videos by Nik Christofferson

Converge was in town on May 13th and sharing a stage with them was a stellar supporting cast that included Coalesce (who played their first Seattle show in 8 years), current local metal saviors Black Breath, hardcore outfit Touché’ Amore, and local noise addicts Great Falls. Black Breath stirred the pot with their scorching brand of blacken thrash, turning the floor at Neumos into a sea of hair and limbs. This was their night, their show-- easily overshadowing Coalesce’s return and Converge’s legendary status. Converge frontman Jacob Bannon even proudly stated that Black Breath was his current favorite band, a nod they certainly deserved after their 30 minutes left the pit a huddled mass of destruction. Converge came out swinging of course, inciting the pure riotous mayhem that is only available during a Converge performance. The stage divers took over and even Himsa/Heiress frontman John Pettibone hopped on stage after Bannon dedicated the set to the revered local screamer. Metal shows of this caliber are unfortunately few and far between, and some pretty chaotic and amazing shit went down. If you missed it, here are a couple videos to prove my point.

2 [LIVE REVIEW] Mastodon / Baroness / Between the Buried and Me / Valient Thorr @ The Knitting Factory (Spokane, WA)

Words, Photos, Videos by Nik Christofferson

The goal since March has been to hit up a show somewhere beside Seattle once a month, and damned if I haven't made that a reality thus far without really thinking about it. #1 was Red Fang in Portland, #2 was Pierced Arrows at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, and now #3 with Mastodon, Baroness, Between the Buried and Me, and Valient Thorr in Spokane, WA. The venue was The Knitting Factory, and even though the place is part of a corporate chain of venues it was super impressive. Huge stage, video screens, pro lighting, spacious main floor, large bar with excellent site lines, and a large upper balcony area. The Knitting Factory had to be designed by someone who has seen a lot of shows in underwhelming venues, because it was great place to see a big metal show.

Mastodon are currently in the depths of a secondary market swing across the US, and are still in the midst of their "Crack the Skye in its entirety” phase. Thus I got to experience it for the 3rd time, and needless to say it was still amazing! The band followed up the 2009 masterpiece with a slew of hits from previous records as they have been doing now for almost two years running. The kicker this time, was the inclusion of "Blood and Thunder" in the setlist, as it was left off the two previous visits to Seattle (Neumos, Wamu Theater). Mastodon plays their stuff so effortlessly and at such a high level it almost makes you sick between uncontrollable full body headbanging fits. These guys are consummate pros; looking, sounding, and playing like they were destroying Madison Square Garden instead of owning a stage in the armpit that is Eastern Washington.

As far as I'm concerned, Between the Buried and Me have lost credibility since the release of Alaska. That record as well as the preceding two were great, but I never did take to Colors nor have I given The Great Misdirect much of a listen either. Live the material droned a bit, and caused the Mastodon hungry crowd to turn half way through their set. The inclusion of "Sequel to the Prequel" and finale "Mordecai" saved the set for me personally, but that didn’t save them from the pitchfork wielding mass who didn’t take kindly to BTBAM's sometimes lengthy over-the-top prog metal and were extremely vocal about it.

This trip was all about Baroness. Period. I drove 600 miles in two days to see and hear Baroness own the "Blue Record" live. I'm very happy to report they one-upped all my expectations. From the opening acoustic interlude of "Bullhead's Psalm" into "The Sweetest Curse" and on down the line it was epic as fuck. It was also the John Baizley and Peter Adams show, as the duo put on a guitar clinic, while frequently hamming it up for some excellent photo-ops. When "A Horse Called Golgotha" came after another beautiful acoustic build-up, I pretty much lost my shit. I barreled into the pit, knocking at least three rednecks to the floor in one fellow swoop (I helped them up of course). I have since placed "The Blue Record" up on this divine album pedestal, where it will remain until someone decides to dethrone it. From start to finish Baroness has made a magnum opus, and the live show only enhanced that sentiment. Bonnaroo or bust. Baroness I'm coming for you again in June.

Stoner party boys Valient Thorr opened the evening at 6:30pm. In other words most metal heads hadn't woken up yet from the previous evening’s debauchery and so the venue was pretty empty. Spokane must have a curfew or something, because that was an early start by anyone’s standards. I caught the last couple songs, and while I’ve never been a fan of Valient Thorr for some reason I own two of their records on vinyl? When and how I acquired them, I have no idea? They are fun, nothing spectacular, though shirtless, and beer bellied frontman Valient Himself is a riot on stage. He alone makes the band a worthwhile live experience at least once, and they also recorded their most recent album with Jack Endino. So I guess there’s that as well.

The trip was a success, and I won't mention the part about somehow ending up in a gay bar playing Addams Family pinball in a real bad part of town. This is music blog after all, so I won’t bore you with the rest of the trip details. Here is a bunch of footage from the show enjoy it at your leisure.

0 [VIDEO] Pearl Jam's Tribute to Ronnie James Dio

On the evening following Ronnie James Dio's passing Pearl Jam raised their lighters during their stop in Boston in tribute to the fallen legend. Always conscientious, the guys tacked on a few bars of "Heaven and Hell" to the end of "Alive". Very Cool!

BTW god damn have they been killing it on this recent tour! The setlists, surprise covers, and overwelming energy is truely amazing stuff. Wish I could be on the road like so many others.

3 [LIVE REVIEW] Madraso / Salvador / Sandrider @ Comet Tavern (4/23/10)

Words and Videos by Nik Christofferson

If you came out to Your Village Sucks! Fest back on the 8th you would have noticed a slight discretion in the line-up upon entry. The mighty Madraso was unfortunately forced to cancel last minute for reasons beyond anyone’s control. A couple weeks earlier though, they tore it up at the Comet Tavern along with extra-stoney Akimbo side-project Sandrider, Portland behemoths Salvador, and cosmic rockers Valis featuring Van Conner of Screaming Trees fame. Another solid billing pieced together by the fine fellows at Ladies Choice Presents.

In Sandrider, Akimbo bassist Jon Weisnewski holds down guitar duties with gusto while partner in crime drummer Nat Damm does his best Animal impression; bashing it out behind his signature oversized kick drum. Meanwhile, Ruby Doe dude Jesse Roberts supplies the witty stage banter and sick bottom end. During this performance, Sandrider continued their brazen stoner metal onslaught on Seattle. The only issue I see, is I get a strong feeling these guys don't seem to be taking this project very seriously, which is a bummer because Sandrider rules; a blending of the elements that make both The Ruby Doe and Akimbo so good. In my mind this combination of veteran local musicians actually raises the bar; add Akimbo’s Aaron Walters as a second guitarist to this mix and fucking forget about it.

I discovered Portland’s Salvador during our little Red Fang road trip last March, and was stoked on their return to Seattle. The bands dynamic sludge metal was laid on thick, with burly Brent Hinds lookalike and frontman/bassist Kirk Evans doing his best King Buzzo impression. Maybe I’m generalizing but man does he do a sweet job channeling the silver afroed legend on their killer rendition of the Kiss/Melvins tune “I’m Going Blind”. Salvador is part of a Portland heavy music scene that continues to amaze. The shear number of rad bands calling PDX home at the moment seems to grow by the week, or is it we are just in the dark on the happenings just 3 hours south, and keep making new discoveries, I don’t know. However you want to look at it -- PDX bands need to drive up this way for a change. Yeah, I’m talking to you Mongoloid Village. At least send us music and stuff so we can help spread the word up here, eh?

I can’t say enough about Madraso, they are truly one of Seattle’s heaviest hitters. Though their debut full length “Van Horne” was one of the best local records of 2009, they are best experienced live and in the flesh. This trio continues to quench my thirst of noisey, abrasive, and intelligent heavy rock, not to mention they are also a class act bunch as well. There are so many reasons to support this Seattle powerhouse, and you can start this weekend as Madraso gets back in the saddle and plays Rendezvous Saturday with Mico De Noche and Thor Ark. Here are some videos from the Comet show to get you stoked!

0 [LIVE REVIEW] Red Sparowes / Caspian @ Neumos (4/29/10)

Words and Videos by Nik Christofferson

Back on the 29th of April, LA post-rock quintet Red Sparowes along with Massachusetts natives Caspian took over Neumos for an overall enjoyable, sometimes epic, but as you would expect mostly yawn-filled evening of post-rock. Both bands are on tour in support of solid and relatively recent releases. Red Sparowes made available ”The Fear is Excruciating, but Therein Lies the Answer” via Sargent House earlier in the year, and Caspian dropped “Tertia” in late 2009. Both are well respected in their field, but it was Caspian who stole the show by shear deafening force and killer light show. While gangly guitarist Philip Jamieson and company unleashed massive waves of core shaking beauty, Red Sparowes effortlessly played nice instead, with their typical heavy mellow vibe. Not having the same complete annihilation quality as Caspian, Red Sparowes just couldn’t hold my attention as the “shit, it’s way past my bedtime” thoughts distracted from an otherwise flawless performance. I can tell you the crowd was certainly stoked on everything they were hearing. I’m even listening to ”The Fear is Excruciating, but Therein Lies the Answer” on vinyl as I write this, and damn is it great-- in the right context of course.

There are a number of talented bands currently boasting the sonically heavy instrumental sound commonly associated with the silly sub-genres of post-rock and post-metal, too bad most are just too boring to watch live; unless of course your name is Russian Circles. So for my next post-rock experience, I will be setting the mood by bringing with me to the venue a comfy lawn chair, blanket, and maybe, just maybe my own personal morphine drip bag to enhance the malaise.

The much hyped Fang Island opened with I’m hoping at least somewhere close to as much enthusiasm contained on their breakout self-titled record. I was tardy and missed’em. Bummer.

0 [VIDEO] Dog Shredder @ Comet Tavern (5/6/10)

Words by Nik Christofferson

Let me just preempt today’s Your Village Sucks! Fest coverage for a moment to bring you a quick video of the mighty Dog Shredder from last night’s show at the Comet Tavern. The Bellingham trio started making waves locally in 2009 by basically sucker punching unsuspecting local metal fans with blinding speed and substantial rhythms. Even I was left slack jawed and dazed the first time I saw their Molotov cocktail of prog-infused speed metal. In Dog Shredder, ex-BENt guitarist Josh Holland has mastered a frenzied and unrelenting style of playing, and with unbridled intensity and certifiable chops he brings something very unique to the table. Not to mention he is ably backed by rhythm section Jeff Johnson and Noah Burns, who not only maintain the rapid pace but skillfully lay down some rolling thunder of their own. Last night Dog Shredder once again defied typical metal logic, puréeing my brain with unadulterated talent, and pure fucking adrenaline.

I snagged a tour EP which includes two of the Shredder’s newly recorded tracks -- "Boss Rhino" and "Heart of the Sunrise", both which should appear on their debut record due later this year. For those interested in how DS’s sporadic and sometimes off putting vocals turned out in the studio. You should be pleasantly surprised to hear they have become much more realized after a little studio time and magic. Just take my word for it.

1 [VIDEO] Red Fang - "Wires" @ Funhouse (5/2/10)

Portland's Red Fang blew into town last night and maimed a few eardrums with their sweet sweet rock and roll music. Here is a video of their new song "Wires", which is currently streaming on their MySpace page. More about the show and more videos to come, but for now my Red Fang-over is currently in full swing. Making it impossible to get any work done, while my naive co-workers remain baffled by my unusually sunny Monday morning demeanor. Should I share my secret?

0 [VIDEO] Soundgarden - "Beyond the Wheel" @ Showbox at the Market (4/16/10)

Finally some video from the Showbox Soundgarden reunion show. This killer professionally shot video of "Beyond the Wheel" was made available yesterday by the SG camp. Once again they blasted out an email, so for heavens sake get on the mailing list already if you have any interest in further SG developments.

Listen to Chris hit those high notes, its a beautiful thing.

0 [VIDEOS] The Lights and Unnatural Helpers Easy Street In-Store(s)

Words and Videos by Nik Christofferson

In-store x2 was the story yesterday evening as two of Seattle’s best, The Lights and Unnatural Helpers, each had their turn playing rock and roll at Easy Street Records (QA) in celebration of their combined record release day. The Lights’ excellent “Failed Graves” out on Wantage USA, was actually made available to fans locally starting back on February 26th at their Funhouse record release party, but Tuesday marked the official retail and online release date. The Unnatural Helpers also celebrated their much anticipated Hardly Art debut “Cracked Love & Other Drugs”, recently reviewed here on SRG. Both bands played fun half hour sets, and the crowd ate it up of course. There was even a film crew on hand catching the action, so it’ll be interesting to see what comes of that. I can’t say enough about both records, as they are fine listens through and through, and I implore you to check them out immediately, on vinyl of course.

Here are a few videos from the dual in-store. Enjoy!

0 [LIVE REVIEW] Captured! By Robots / BlöödHag / Stovokor @ Funhouse

Words and Videos by Nik Christofferson

Sometimes sci-fi Geekdom is a fun place to venture. As was the case back on April 9th at the Funhouse, where probably the greatest collection of geek bands ever assembled battled in out for shtick of the decade. In the process, a Klingon warrior death metal band defended their honor, we said farewell to long-running “Edu-Core” kings BlöödHag, and helped celebrate 10 years of the Chucky Cheeses on acid sideshow that is Captured! By Robots.

Stovokor aka the NW’s only Klingon death metal band drove up from Portland, Oregon to open the show, and immediately had some choice words for the humans in the audience, making it abundantly clear that today was a good day to die (“Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam”). Klingons definitely cannot play instruments better than humans, but that didn’t stop them from making skull stew and slinging as many Klingon insults as they could during the time they held the stage. Hab SoSlI' Quch!

Though not a popular decision as far as their fans are concerned, BlöödHag still made the choice to hang it up after 15 years of immortalizing sci-fi authors through death metal, and this marked their final show. Seattle’s own long time pro-literacy metal heads ripped through two minute bloodbath after two minute bloodbath, choosing to retrace their catalog of sci-fi author themed tunes in alphabetical order. You better believe Issac Isamov, Jules Verne, Anne McCaffery, and Ray Bradbury made the final setlist, but it also featured a couple never before and never again played additions as well. Throughout the 40 minute set, neck-tied hellbeast Jake Stratton's vocals were furious and guttural beyond belief, while Jeff McNulty threw down the forever vicious riffs that have since 1995, built BlöödHag’s reputation as far more than some novelty act. Even though J.B. Stratton, Dr. J.M. McNulty, Sir Zachery Orgel, and Ambassador Brent Carpenter pelted the packed house with shitty garage sale sci-fi novels for the last time, their legacy as one of Seattle’s most well-read and indisputably brutal metal bands maintains intact. This time I avoided a novel upside the head unlike my previous BlöödHag experience. Kind of a bummer though because it would have been nice to go home with a keepsake. RIP BlöödHag (1995-2010).

The evening’s headliners were non-other than Captured! By Robots. If you aren’t familiar with the C!BR story, the basic premise claims that the human JBOT attempted to create his own band out of robots. Instead of following him, they revolted, and now force him to travel the world with them, performing music. A simple ploy, but the actual experience is so much more. Jay Vance aka JBOT is a certifiable genius, controlling the packed stage of three robots (two evil bug eyed drummers, and a bass player reminiscent of Short Circuit’s Johnny 5), two stuffed apes, and three headless horn players all via his self-made robotics remote control called the “Motherfucker Board (MFB)". It’s quite a show, one that not only contains a musically gratifying blend of punk rock and metal, but also features an unbelievably entertaining storyline and amazingly well-timed banter between JBOT and all members of the robot band. C!BR is geekery at its highest level, and some might even go as far as to even call it wizardry (me), but one thing's for sure you must see to believe.

1 [VIDEOS] Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death / Victory and Associates / Police Teeth @ Sunset Tavern

Words and Videos by Nik Christofferson

This killer show put together by Police Teeth singer/guitarist James Burns consisting of his band, newish Bay Area act Victory and Associates, and Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death went down back on April 9th at the Sunset Tavern. This was Police Teeth’s first gig in 6 months, as Burns has been busy with Triumph of Lethargy guitarist Corey Brewer in Cold Lake. The entertaining act opened the evening with signature goofball song titles and hooky pop punk riffs, sounding nothing like a band that has been on hiatus for half a year. Keeping with their already tongue in cheek ways the Police Teeth fellas also stepped off stage more than once to grab a closed curtain swig of their drinks.

Out-of-towners Victory and Associates set up next and took to it with vigor. Featuring ex-members of a number of popular bay area bands including Mount Vicious, Victory and Associates kept things loose with anthemic good time punk rock party jams. Frontman Conan Neutron is a flashy showman, and used his high energy to stir some life into the room over V&A’s weighty riffs. The band is currently on the road promoting its inclusion on the anti-Karl Rove compilation “Courage and Consequence: The Unabridged Audio”, and also has a 7” on the way featuring their fist pumping tune “Party Savior”.

Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death ran through a bunch of brand new material in typical melancholy fashion. The good news is the new songs are really good, and from my perspective slightly more straight forward rock with Corey Brewer showing off his guitar chops more than remembered. Spencer Moody was his usually caustic self, but this time no chest kicking fireworks to report. Just one of Seattle's most charismatic frontman doing what he does best-- grab everyone in the room's full attention the moment he took to the stage, and maintain it until he walked off. Stoked for the new TOLSATD record, which should be out this year.

Here’s a couple vids from the evening:

0 [VIDEO] Kinski @ The Croc (4/7/10)

Words and Video by Nik Christofferson

At a recent Crocodile gig opening for their Sub Pop label mates Retribution Gospel Choir, Kinski unveiled close to a full album’s worth of brand spanking new material. I’ll be the first one to say it was damn good, all of it. With Chris and Matthew tag teaming some rather beefy power chords, and the always sturdy team of Lucy and Barrett holding down rhythm duties with certifiable pizzazz. Kinski’s psychedelic stoner rock fusion sounded rebooted and kicked up a notch. The new stuff is crunchy, fuzzed out, melodic, and undeniably Kinski. It also wouldn’t be a stretch of the imagination to say that the new songs bring to mind the driving stoner rock contained on their excellent 2005 release, “Alpine Static”. The 40 minute preview, saw Kinski sounding like a well oiled machine, one that beyond anything else knows how to put on a blistering rock show. The new record (whenever they decide to release it) is not only going to be a continuation of their already stellar catalog, but also hopefully a step towards the much needed “return to rock” kick in the ass this town needs. I’m hopeful that at the very least it’ll be a step in the right direction.

Here's a taste:

0 [LIVE REVIEW] Pierced Arrows / Lullabye Arkestra @ Capitol Theater (Olympia)

Words and Videos by Nik Christofferson

It’s not often I find myself anywhere near Olympia, unless it involves taking in a show at the Funhouse with a frosty cold one in my hand. Even though our state’s capitol is a quick hour drive, I have always thought of it as just another pass-through city en route to Portland rather than any kind of hot spot or live music destination. This oblivious sentiment has quickly gone the way of the compact disc since venturing down south a couple Fridays ago to catch a killer show with my esteemed music scribe buddy Bob Ham.

The venue: Olympia’s historic Capitol Theater or more accurately the theater’s secondary venue-- The Backstage, impressed with its crappy/awesome DIY ambiance and a perfect potent aroma of mildewed hundred year old building, musty theater seats, and unshowered hippy. The entrance alone was impressively tattooed with years of band stickers and a full wall of past set lists; years upon years of shows all at a glance, making it easy to clog up the entrance with curiosity. Behind a curtain laid a descent sized room with a rather large makeshift stage complete with its own flashlight waving staircase bathroom attendant. Only complaint of the evening-- all-ages venue = no beer.

The show: a killer double bill featuring San Francisco’s black metal maestros Ludicra along with the unfettered and legendary NW garage rockers Fred and Toody Cole, also known as Pierced Arrows. With Pierced Arrows having played a Thursday night gig at the Funhouse and Ludicra scheduled for a very rare local turn at the Georgetown DIY venue The Morgue on Saturday, we were really killing two birds with one stone.

The result: Lullabye Arkestra bassist Kat Taylor- Small’s nimble and weighty bass riffs were met with powerful yet simplified throne work of husband Justin, resulting in a tight and muddy garage hardcore punch in the face. The opening Toronto duo hit it fast and hard and even threw in a cover of The Cro-Mags’ “We Gotta Know” for good measure while proving to be an awesome new discovery.

Around the time Pierced Arrows began to set up, word spread that Ludicra guitarist Mike Cobbett was rushed to the hospital with an emergency appendicitis. Sadly finally catching up with Ludicra was just not meant to be. What was meant to be was a blistering and extended Pierced Arrows performance that pushed the boundaries of volume humanly possible to withstand. Seemingly ageless, despite the 60 years of weather on their faces, Fred and Toody along with drummer Kelly Halliburton rocked the fuck out without fatigue or set list for nearly 90 minutes. The flannel shirts in the crowd were many and dancing ensued. Wait? People were actually moving their bodies to the rock and roll music? Yes, it’s true and it felt like something out of the grunge twilight zone or at the very least that awesome NW music doc “Hype”. Beyond the killer live show, all disregard for anything resembling the typical Seattle too cool for school attitude, made seeing the legendary ex-Dead Mooners in the historic musical landmark a real treat and nice break from the norm.

0 [VIDEOS] Weedeater / Black Tusk / The Gates of Slumber @ Funhouse

Words and Videos by Nik Christofferson

There’s nothing like a killer metal show to start the week off right, as was the case with the Monday night Weedeater headlined sludge and doom fest which rolled into town back on March 29th. The Nine Toe Tour as it was humorously named following Weedeater bassist “Dixie” Dave Collins’ digit obliterating shotgun accident, also included a stellar supporting cast including Georgia swamp rats Black Tusk, Doom peddlers The Gates of Slumber, and brutalists Struck by Lightning.

Having blown it and showed up too late to catch Struck by Lightning, Indiana’s The Gates of Slumber were first up. The Gates of Slumber have certainly spent some considerable time studying at the Trouble institute of the doomed or perhaps Pentagram University as well. Gates’ many years of paying homage to doom metal’s pioneers have resulted in a text-book sound that in fact is no way shape or form repetitive or boring. Actually, “Hymns of Blood and Thunder” was one of the better metal records of 2009, and on this night the trio showed why.

With bands like Mastodon, Baroness, and Kylesa all hailing from the Peach State, standing out in the Georgian metal scene seems like an uphill battle. Power trio Black Tusk, while making their Seattle debut, seemed primed to stake their claim as a new Georgian force to be reckoned with in 2010. The new material builds on and crushes anything they have done in the past, and should turn some heads as soon as “Taste of Sin” hits streets May 25th.

Weedeater unfortunately lived up to their well deserved reputation of blowing fuses wherever they go. On this particular occasion they had blown their forth fuse right about the time 1am hit, meaning I couldn’t stick around any longer to see if they were even able to get off the ground. Bummer.

0 [VIDEO] "A Bride Screamed Murder" Video Preview

Check out this video preview of the new Melvins record, out June 1st on Ipecac. Maximum Stokage!

0 [GREAT NEWS] The Moondoggies to Play Bonnaroo Festival!!

Photo courtesy: ©2009 Palmer Sather

I must say that even though I am predominately a metal and punk fan, and mainly choose to focus on harder edged music on SRG. I have a huge soft spot for a few local bands outside that realm that have not only made timeless records in recent times, but continue to amaze me live in concert. It's also not often you are in the right place at the right time, like in the case of the Moondoggies. I can say with certiantly that I was actually there from the beginning. Thanks to some ties from high school I was one of only a handful of witnesses to the Moondoggies' humble beginnings at multiple of those now legendary Blue Moon shows. The rest is an awesome story of record deals, sold out shows, local festival appearences, critical acclaim, and now a US Tour that I am thrilled to have been apart of thus far.

The saga of the Moondoggies only gets better as today the Bonnaroo Festival announced its Cafe Stage lineup, and guess who will be on the farm this June? Our very own Moondoggies!! Congratulations guys, such great news!! See for yourself here.

0 [KILLER SHOW ALERT] Kinski Plays The Croc Tonight!

Easily one of Seattle's best for over a decade, Kinski bring their psychedelic ultra fuzz to The Croc tonight opening for Low frontman Alan Sparhawk's other band, Retribution Gospel Choir. Kinski has been working on new material, so here is hoping for a preview of what will be on the follow up to "Down Below, It's Chaos". Can you tell I'm excited? Don't miss it!

1 [VIDEO] White Wizzard's "High Speed GTO"

This makes me smile.

0 [VIDEO] Torche's King Beef

Another brand spanking new video, this one for "King Beef" taken from Torche’s upcoming split 10-inch with Boris, due out on Hydra Head in February.