Smokey's got the hits....

Kings Of Leon - Pyro

Local Natives at The Showbox

We went to the Showbox at the Market last weekend for Local Natives, The Union Line, and The Love Language. There.Are.No.Words to describe the beauty of what took place in that venue. It was completely sold out. Everyone knew the words, the crowd was grooving to every song and it was pure gold! Well done!

Spin Magazine's Bumbershoot Kick-off Party

A couple weeks ago, we were lucky enough to go to Spin Magazine's Bumbershoot Kick-Off party at The Crocodile in Seattle.

We arrived as nervous nellies, were checked in at the door ("yes we're on the list") and were given 2 drink tickets. The Crocodile was a great environment to hold this kind of party and even though it wasn't as packed as we thought it would be it was still somewhat of a good time.

Copies of the newest issue of Spin Magazine were strewn about on a tables and at the bar, free to steal at the end of the night. A photographer was creeping around taking pictures of the party-goers (my photo was a MAJOR reject! and I ruined the chance of ever being photographed again for the rest of the night.)

Videos of Spin cover shoots were being played on a giant screen and right next to that Sune Rose Wagner sat at his MAC computer playing songs for everyone to enjoy.


The party lasted only two hours and while we had a few glasses of punch (thanks to meeting the Mike's Hard Lemonade sponsor who generously provided us with more drink tickets), and listened to great music, the party, overall, could have been better. More people, better set-up for the guest DJ, and an overall better vibe could have made this party such a great time...but it was a bit lackluster.

We were lucky enough to chat with Sune at the end of the night and he echoed our disappointments with the party. But besides our mutual let-down with Spin we chatted about NYC, music, watching movies in hotel beds, living in Seattle, The Raveonettes next tour, and Facebook. What more could you ask for in a conversation with a sexy rock star?

Thanks Sune! You can put us on the list anytime...

Kings of Leon 'Radioactive'

New song and video....loves it!

Dead Man's Bones - Pa Pa Power

Our personal YouTube Video Collection!

So we've finally gotten around to uploading the videos from our years and years of concerts. It's crazy to think how many days and sleepless nights we've spent rocking out to amazing bands...but of course, it's always well worth it.

Even though there's lots more videos to upload, here's some of our favorites so far!

Sexy Men and Rockin' Chicks

Two weeks ago we trekked out to the beloved Gorge in George, Washington to rekindle our love affair with Kings of Leon. It had been since Austin City Limits last year that we've seen our favorite men play live and damn it, it was about time to have a musical orgasm all over again. They played old favorites, the hits like "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody" (at which point, all the douches came out of the woodwork and treated the Gorge like their own personal dance club, complete with man-on-man dancing and the elusive "douche dance" which is rarely seen,unless you spend time at said club.) and new songs ("Mary" and "Southbound") from their upcoming album.

The boys pleased all of our senses and and in true rock and roll style, they ended their set with a display of fireworks. Kudos boys, it was truly a pleasure. Come back anytime.

The very next weekend we headed to Seattle for the Capitol Hill Block Party! Although there were tons of great bands playing Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we only went for Sunday's show and it was for one reason only: The Dead Weather.

I don't have to explain the appeal of them. Jack, Allison, LJ, and Dean are the quintessential rock stars. They exude sex appeal and can rock the shit out of anything; including a make-shift stage on the edge of a city block. It was a hot Seattle day, people were literally packed on top of each other, but once that music started, nothing else mattered.

Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party

If you're going to the Capitol Hill Block Party this month, they just released the full schedule by day.

Check it out:

FRIDAY
MAIN STAGE

4:00PM - Macklemore
5:00PM - Bear In Heaven
6:00PM - Shabazz Palaces
7:15PM - Yeasayer
9:15PM - Holy Fuck
10:45PM - MGMT


NEUMOS

4:00PM - Police teeth
5:00PM - Fences
6:15PM - Unnatural Helpers
7:30PM - Champagne Champagne
8:45PM - Head Like A Kite
10:00PM - "Fantastic Four" Hip-Hop Show feat: Stay Hi Brothers,The Physics, Candidt, J.Pinder.
11:30PM - AFTER PARTIES FEAT: SING SING


VERA STAGE

4:00PM - Naomi Punk
5:00PM - USF
6:00PM - Francis And The Lights
7:00PM - Chris Pureka
8:15PM - Mahjongg
9:30PM - Jaguar Love
10:45PM - Fruit Bats


........................................

SATURDAY
MAIN

2:15pm - The Redwood Plan
3:30pm - Obits
4:45pm - Avi Buffalo
6:00pm - Blitzen Trapper
7:30PM - !!!
9:00pm - Blonde Redhead
10:30pm - Atmosphere


NEUMOS

2:00PM - Eastern Grip
3:00PM - Beach Fossils
4:00PM - The Drowning Men
5:15PM - THEESatisfaction
6:30PM - Happy Birthday
7:45PM - Math And Physics Club
9:00PM - Past Lives
10:15pm - Night Marchers
11:30- 3:00am AFTER PARTIES FEAT: SING SING


VERA STAGE

2:00PM - Head and the Heart
3:00PM - Cold Lake
4:00PM - TBA
5:15PM - Air 2 a Bird
6:30PM - Black Breath
7:45PM - "Hip-Hop showcase w.Grynch/Spaceman/State of the Artist"
9:30PM - Grand Hallway
10:45PM - Zola Jesus


........................................

SUNDAY
MAIN

2:00PM - Harlem
2:45PM - The Maldives
3:45PM - Mad Rad
5:00PM - Real Estate
6:15PM - Blue Scholars
7:45PM - The Dead Weather


NEUMOS

2:15PM - Steel Tigers of Death
3:15PM - Flexions
4:15PM - Villagers
5:30PM - Book Of Black Earth
6:45PM - Cynic
8:00pm - Hey Champ
9:15PM - Truckasauras
10:30pm - Victor Shade
11:45pm - Fresh Espresso


VERA STAGE

2:15PM - Horde and the Harem
3:15PM - Pepper Rabbit
4:15PM - Ravenna Woods
5:15PM - S
6:15PM - Grand Archives
7:30PM - Dutchess and the Duke


*All bands listed are subject to change or cancellation at any time without notice.
There are NO REFUNDS or EXCHANGES, even in the event of an artist cancellation.


Go to www.capitolhillblockparty.com for more info!

New Bands!

I've come across some new bands today. Some very very good bands. Some of them I've never heard of before, others I've been aware of and am just now getting around to listening to them.

Here are my new favorites:

The Crookes, hailing from Sheffield, England, these guys are certain to be the next big thing. Favorite track? "Yes, Yes We're Magicians."

Stornoway. Another great British band. I swear there's something in the water over there. Check out the track "I Saw You Blink."

The Like. These girls are like listening to a modern day version of The Ronettes (of course, they are a tad bit edgier.)

Favorite track: "Wishing He Was Dead" and "Release Me."

Warpaint. This is one of those bands that I've constantly heard about but hadn't actually listened to their music. I'm glad I finally did. These girls are awesome! And they are playing The Paramount Theater in Seattle with The XX in September!

Favorite Track: "Beetles"

Smith Westerns: Sounding like a mix between Marc Bolan and The Strange Boys, these Chicago boys are something special.

Favorite Track: "Be My Girl"

Crystal Stilts: I've never heard of these guys before but they are an eerie, psychedelic band from NYC.

Check out "The sinKing" and "Crippled Croon."

Those Darlins: A trio of bad-ass chicks from Tennessee. With songs like "Red Light Love" and "Wild One" I get the feeling that they could put away plenty of whiskey and break a lot of hearts.

Dum Dum Girls: Touring with the Crocodiles this summer and Vampire Weekend and Beach House this Fall, these girls are getting bigger by the minute.

Check out: "Jail La La"

Magic Kids: Another great Tennessee band, while there is only one song available on their Myspace page, "Summer" is soon to be one of my new favorites.

Blue Blood Blues

Thanks to Conan O'Brien's website Team CoCO, we have this awesome new video from the Dead Weather. This was filmed at Third Man Records. Enjoy "Blue Blood Blues."

Alex Ebert's Return to Ima Robot

What's this little gem I stumbled upon this morning?

Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe) is back in his former band Ima Robot??

Well it appears that Alex has returned to his former band as a little side project. They just released this song titled "Ruthless"

Check out the video below:

Jack & CoCo

Sasquatch 2010

Three friends, three days, non-stop music and comedy, and a couple crazy nights in Quincy, WA. Here's what ensued: