Archive for March, 2009
Arms and Sleepers
To See Rating 8/10 Just Curious Rating 8/10 Arms and Sleepers are classy, sexy, and unique. They have a sound so versatile that it could be received in an area as vast as a Music Hall or as quaint as a Tavern. Far from classy, Arms and Sleepers played at The Holy Mountain on the evening of March 13, 2009. The setting was dingy, smoky, and smutty; you couldn’t swing a without bumping into [...]
An Interview with RA Scion of Common Market
When I was able to see Common Market perform on March 14, 2009 it was incredible. The supporting band Vunt Foom was jazzy and funky, the crowd was live, and RA was on point; but what stuck out most was Common Market's lyrics. Common Market is something of a paradox. RA writes lyrics that cover some pretty heavy subjects, however it is done in a way that is light of heart. On the album Tobacco [...]
No Kids, Parenthetical Girls
We have a special occasion and an .S.S.G. first! As you might have seen, I have special link to Electronic Voice Phenomenon on my side panel. EVP has been a brother from another mother to me over the past few months, and Thursday March 12th we had the pleasure of reviewing No Kids and Parenthetical Girls aka (((GRRRLS))) together! EVP took the lead with the words, and I took the lead with the [...]
Blue Scholars, Common Market
Blue Scholars To see Rating 8/10 Just Curious Rating 8/10 Band Members Geologic - Vocals Sabzi - Beats, Turntables In the medium of hip-hop there are lots of common denominators that go into a live show. You've got the MC, the DJ, and the 'raise your hands in the air...make some noise...when I say...you say' tag-lines. With genre specific repetitive elements, hip-hop shows can get [...]
The Republic
To See Rating 6.8/10 Just Curious Rating 6.3/10 Band Members Adam Finch - Vocals, Guitar Jeff Gough - Lead Guitar Dave Myron - Bass Chris Gough - Drums The Republic was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I was really endeared by how much heart they have, but having heart doesn't necessarily make you entertaining. I was a bit confused as far as their direction, but what I thought was lacking in [...]
Motorik
To See Rating 4/10 Just Curious Rating 4/10 Band Members Adrian Garver – Guitar Sio – Bass Vocals Hoagie Gero – Drums In researching the word Motorik, I found that it’s derived from the repetitive yet forward-flowing feel of rhythm. The word Motorik actually means motor skill in German. I agree that their approach is repetitive, but there is a gap between their performance and [...]
Efterklang – Peter Broderick
Efterklang To See Rating 8/10 Just Curious Rating 8/10 Band Members: * Casper Clausen (Vocals & Various Instruments) * Mads Brauer (Computers, Seq. & Flute) * Rune Fonseca Mølgaard (Piano) * Thomas Kirirath Husmer (Drums, Trumpet & Choir) * Rasmus Stolberg (Bass, Guitar & Various Instruments) * Peter Broderick (live-band member – Violin, Guitar, Drums, Whatever he [...]
Gary Jules
To See Rating 8.5/10 Just Curious Rating 8.5/10 Band Members Gary Jules is a Solo Artist When I saw Gary Jules listed to perform at Neumos, I was stunned. As one of many who had latched on to his rendition of the song "Mad World" featured in Donnie Darko circa 2001, I knew that this man possessed a mystifying voice and understated talent. However, that was about all that I knew about him. I [...]
A Special Interview with SOL
If you have been following the our Independent Hip-Hop community, you have probably heard of SOL; if you haven’t yet, let me tell you a little bit about him. SOL is a one of few Hip-Hop artists that gives their lives over to their work. SOL isn’t a Hip-Hop artist because it’s his current project. Hip-Hop isn’t a hobby for him; Hip-Hop is a way of life. SOL will be representing Seattle’s [...]
And That’s What’s Up!
There have been some exciting things coming going on! SSG News! SSG is now on TWITTER! Now my site won’t be such a “black box” as far as what is going on and what I’m up to. Click over, add me, all that good stuff. I also installed “Twitter Tools” so you can look over at my side bar and see what I’m up to at your convenience. :) I created a sub-blog! I need to keep Seattle Show [...]
