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Listen to This: Zola Jesus – “IXODE”

Mute Launches Electronic »

Independent record label Mute has just announced the launching of their new electronic sub-label, Liberation Technologies. [...]

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Tonight in Seattle: Fujiya »

The emerald city's live music venues never fail to serve up a good set of choices on Friday nights, and [...]

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Fujiya & Miyagi, Yuni in Taxco, Glitterbang @ Neumos | 1/27 | 9pm | $13 (Get Tickets) | [...]

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Graves Project Blowed Tour featuring: Phreewil, The Interceptorz, Suntonio Bandanaz, Greg & Jerome, [...]

Every once in a while, a cover comes along that will stop one dead in their tracks. Today, we get one such cover from SolarSolar. They have recently taken their hand to an SSG Music favorite, "Albatross" by Wild Beasts. The original version, personified by their gorgeous music video, swirls with Hayden Thorpe's vibrato, capturing the feeling of [...]

SSGtv: Ben Fisher

In the past couple years we have seen a resurgence in the folk music scene. From new bands getting on the neo-folk wave (Mumford & Sons, The Head & The Heart) to even older musicians coming out with new material (Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen) there is a definite demand for the genre. Local Ben Fisher sat down with SSG Music on a very brisk [...]

Premiere: “The Sun of the Natural World is Fire” from Jim Jarmusch & Jozef Van Wissem’s upcoming album, Concerning the Entrance into»

Jim Jarmusch is rebel legend; a filmmaker and artist who won't kowtow to expectation. Jozef Van Wissem may be a lesser known entity, but nonetheless equally qualified to share the rarified air of Jarmusch’s unending creativity. It’s this vigor of reckless spirit that infects the duo’s collaboration, Concerning the Entrance into Eternity, [...]

The Home Row Keyed – January 24, 2012

No whimsical looks back at formative hip-hop groups in this week's edition of The Home Row Keyed. Just a few shots of musical espresso that kept my ears at attention for the past few days. Get keyed on the stuff I did, below. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds6dbdOjWV8 The Goon Time Mixtape - First Serve New York’s hottest new club jam [...]

New Music: Miike Snow – “Black Tin Box (feat. Lykke Li)”

Miike Snow is gearing up to release Happy to You on March 27, 2012. They've already released the leading single, "Devil's Work," and today they're offering another melodic song to whet our appetites. Check out their latest, "Black Tin Box" featuring Lykke Li below; have a look-see at their tour dates here; if you're in Seattle, enter to win [...]

SSGtv: St Paul de Vence

On any dreary and wet evening in Fremont, an eclectic neighborhood in Seattle, WA, you can see many people taking walks with their dogs or going for a jog. On this particular evening in early January, it was misting and already dark by dinnertime, the streets were aglow with fluorescent streetlights and car headlights that flicked onto various [...]

Watch: Active Child – “Hanging On”

A video has recently appeared for the song “Hanging On” off of dream-pop outlet Active Child’s You Are All I See which dropped this past summer. The video highlights extreme depth-of-field shots and eerie but beautiful natural imagery one might imagine while listening to Active Child’s spiritual creations. These powerful shots are the work [...]

EMP Announces 2012 Exhibition Schedule

The EMP Museum announced its 2012 exhibition schedule with a lineup that includes: AC/DC: Australia’s Family Jewels; Icons of Science Fiction; Worn to be Wild: The Black Leather Jacket; and Hear My Train a Comin’: Hendrix Hits London. EMP is the only North American venue to host AC/DC: Australia’s Family Jewels. On exhibit from April [...]

Internet Attacks Yesterday in Megaupload Land

Yesterday was a big day in internet land! It comes as no surprise that with the world wide protesting SOPA/ PIPA censorship, big business has gone directly after one of the biggest players in file sharing, Megaupload. Associated Press reported that MegaUpload was shut down yesterday by federal prosecutors and its workers have been [...]

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Ani DiFranco – Which »

Score: 8.6 /10.0 Righteous Babe Ani DiFranco Many know Ani DiFranco as a feminist folk artist but yet on her new [...]

Lana Del Rey – Born to »

Score: Incomplete Interscope Lana Del Rey ”And the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools/Tryin' to [...]

Cloud Nothings – Attack »

Score: 8.8/10 Carpark Cloud Nothings During the process of writing his sophomore release as Cloud Nothings, Dylan [...]

New Music

Watch: Pretty Lights — “We Must Go On”

Download: Memoryhouse »

The Ontario dreampop duo Memoryhouse will soon release their new album The Slideshow Effect, and now they’ve let the [...]

Features

Listen to This: Zola Jesus – “IXODE”

SSGtv: Ben Fisher »

In the past couple years we have seen a resurgence in the folk music scene. From new bands getting on the neo-folk wave [...]

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SSGtv: Ben Fisher »

In the past couple years we have seen a resurgence in the [...]

SSGtv: St Paul de Vence »

On any dreary and wet evening in Fremont, an eclectic [...]

Talent Buyers Shift in the »

In the world of talent buying and show booking, everything [...]

Interview: Champagne »

Champagne Champagne have been up to a lot. Fresh off a tour [...]

Artist Spotlight: Little »

Many people view a hurricane as a horrible and destructive [...]

Interview: Kid Koala Talks »

Kid Koala has, for many years, been a great musician. In [...]

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Seattle Local: Georgetown Music »

We just got a notice from Georgetown Music Store that they were robbed last night. They asked us to post a list of their stolen merch in hopes of casting [Read More]

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Song of the Day: »

R.I.P. Etta James. Thank you for the timeless love songs--in love, and out of love. [...]

Song of the Day: »

Today we visit the SSG Music vault of Helladopeness for a comedic Song of the Day. [...]

Song of the Day: »

It's always a good day for some Arcade Fire! Sometime I can't believe it...I'm moving [...]

Seattle Concert Reviews

Wolves in the Throne Room, Broken »

Nathan Weaver of WITTR Last Thursday, Olympia's Capitol Theater hosted the capital's own NW black metal demagogues Wolves in the Throne Room. Half way through last year, brothers Nathan and Aaron Weaver completed their fourth full length album, their second for Los [Read More]

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Listen to This: Zola Jesus – “IXODE”

Mute Launches Electronic »

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Download: SolarSolar – “Albatross” (Wild Beasts Cover)

SSGtv: Ben Fisher

Premiere: “The Sun of the Natural World is Fire” from Jim Jarmusch & Jozef Van Wissem’s upcoming album, Concerning the Entrance into»

The Home Row Keyed – January 24, 2012

New Music: Miike Snow – “Black Tin Box (feat. Lykke Li)”

SSGtv: St Paul de Vence

Watch: Active Child – “Hanging On”

EMP Announces 2012 Exhibition Schedule

Internet Attacks Yesterday in Megaupload Land

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