TUESDAY 8/11/09: MARK TWAIN INDIANS, THE VALLEY ARENA, OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN
“[SMART ROCK] Don’t let the riffage scare you. The Valley Arena’s new disc, We Died, finds the SoCal crew engaging in hard rock as smart as it is heavy: Tricky post-hardcore guitar licks are there to buoy cleverly jingoistic turns of phrase. Fans of bass-heavy ‘90s indie rock like Jawbox and Seaweed ought to dig the group’s smartly aggressive aesthetic, which grows in spurts with each release. And you thought nobody was making worthwhile rock ’n’ roll anymore. Psshh.” - CASEY JARMAN, The Willamette Week
now, especially, daffodils is on constant replay on my work stereo that awkwardly boosts the bass on everything i play. dancy! tear-jerking! i am aggressively trying to sell this music to these people who are just trying to drink their coffee and read a book.
Half of the new "Friends Are Relatives" compilation is available for free streaming and downloading! Download "Friends" (Disk One) of the 150 minutes that make up this wonderful collection of 24 bands from across the northwest!
"FRIENDS ARE RELATIVES" MASA Records 10 Year Anniversary Compilation!
This is disk one ("Friends") of the MASA Records 10 Year Anniversary Compilation! Featuring 2 songs from 24 different bands from four main music scenes: Seattle, Bellingham & Olympia, Washington and Missoula, MT. Money from the sale of this compilation goes to local youth and culture activist groups in each of the cities.
Seattle bands on this compilation are Herr Jazz, Alaskas, Sorry, Problems, 1985, aheartlesssolution and Your Heart Breaks. Seattle batches of this compilation benefit Seatte DIY, which can be found at www. seattlediy. org
Bellingham bands on this compilation are Go Slowpoke, Memes, Whammies, Maple Nightingale, Jonathan McIntyre and Crystal Pastures. Bellingham batches of this compilation benefit WhAAM!, which can be found at www. whaam. org
Olympia bands on this compilation are Chin Up, Meriwether!, Fall Of Electricity, Robin Cutler, Generifus and Eli Moore. Olympia batches of this compilation benefit Stonewall Youth, which can be found at www. stonewallyouth. org
Missoula bands on this compilation are Tyson Ballew, Friedrichs Teeth, Knot Knocked Up and Bridgebuilder. Missoula batches of this compilation go to help all-ages shows happen at Zootown Arts, which can be found at www. zootownarts. com
well, just so you know you are in my thoughts. me anna (i love you avalanche) and peter (go slowpoke) on the first one, which is actually the second one chronologically. me, peter and ian imhof on the second...
hope y'alls are well down there. wish we would have had more fun time to chat when you played over there in seattle. i am currently in missoula for 6 weeks doing a documentary on the music scene for school and "personal enrichment. "
'LAKE' is having a very special "Oh The Places... K Records Signing Party & Music Video Premere" at Rotture (315 SE 3RD) on Wed. 9/3 with SPECIAL GUESTS 'The Daffodils' & 'Ohioan' // 9PM // $5 // 21 plus with I'D -- "Come on Down", Dave Mosier --> Rotture Promotions
I have been getting renee and eugene in my head like mad for the last couple weeks. I am so happy to see my favorite songwriter playing again. I wish I was a daffodil too!
