Tag Archives: Music Madness

Arts+Entertainment By Kara Tiernan on May 9, 2012

Give your mother the DubStep experience this weekend. Check Em’ Out: Bassnectar is the techno- sonic brain child of Lorin Ashton, and if you haven’t had the opportunity to listen to the vibrations he continues to produce as a musical project he’s shared from one end of the globe to the next, you might want to take your mother to WaMu Theatre this weekend. (more…)

Arts+Entertainment By Kara Tiernan on April 19, 2012

Music Madness: The Naked and Famous

Passive me, naked you. Check em Out: The Naked and Famous began as a meetcute between composer/writer Thom Powers and lyricist Alisa Xayalith at music school back in 2008. The two New Zealanders were approached by a few independent labels after feverishly sending electro pop demos around town and recruited three other Aucklandites to perform live around the country. (more…)

Arts+Entertainment By Kara Tiernan on April 5, 2012

Music Madness: Miike Snow

The Swedes invade Seattle and unleash the animal. Check ‘em Out: Who is Miike Snow? DJ. Electronica. Wizard. Jackolope. Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, two Swedish dudes hooked on creating beats teamed up with American Andrew Watts back in 2000 to work on someone else’s pop album. Evidently this spawned a lasting friendship that would develop into the elusive birth of Miike Snow in 2007. (more…)

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Arts+Entertainment By Kara Tiernan on March 16, 2012

Music Madness: Kaiser Chiefs

The future is medieval. Check ‘em Out: Five Brits hailing from Leeds, UK’s ever vibrating music scene have shaped over a decade into the award winning ensemble that is the Kaiser Chiefs. Best known for their witty ball busting lyrics, (more…)

Arts+Entertainment By Kara Tiernan on March 7, 2012

Music Madness: Flogging Molly

Fiddling for the working class. Check ‘em Out: There is no category of music to describe the originality and infectious sound that is Flogging Molly. They bring together their Celtic roots through traditional Irish instruments like the violin, accordion, and mandolin, and infuse their songs with a vibrant punk rock sound, that defines them a new age group. (more…)

Arts+Entertainment By Kara Tiernan on February 23, 2012

Music Madness: Cold War Kids

Fierce foursome perform three nights of lyrical mayhem at Columbia City Theatre. Cold War Kids evolved in Silverlake, CA back in 2004, utilizing instruments only secondary to their own stomping and chanting, beating metal pipes and plywood, and howling into tape recorders. (more…)

Arts+Entertainment By Kara Tiernan on February 15, 2012

Music Madness: Rebelution

Reggae band gives Seattleites a peace of mind. Check ‘em Out: In 2004, when four beach rats from Santa Barbara got together to jam in a purple haze of smoke, Rebelution unleashed their captivating blend of reggae and grassroots music (more…)