Weeknd to play first American show
Enigmatic Canadian R&B act The Weeknd have announced their first American show date. On September 15, band leader Abel Tesfaye & co will play Vice‘s Upfront Extravaganza at New York’s Skylight One Hanson. The Weeknd will be joined by A-Track, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Black Lips, the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Nick Zinner and others. While the Weeknd joined […]
MusicFest NW Preview Playlist
Musicfest NW 2011 Line-Up Announced MusicFest NW takes over the streets of Portland beginning today and running through Sunday. You can check out the full line-up right here and a day-by-day schedule right here. In the meantime, here’s a preview playlist of just a handful of the dozens upon dozens of incredible artists heading to […]
Bumbershoot 2011 Preview Playlist
Bumbershoot 2011 Preview Playlist Bumbershoot Festival will fill Seattle Center this weekend, with three days of music ranging from international to locally acclaimed acts. The full line-up was announced in June, and KEXP announced their Music Lounge line-up earlier this month. Apes on Tapes has put together a preview playlist to prepare for the stellar […]
Jacen Magnolia announces Recession Rock Tour
Spokane, WA rock-trio Jacen Magnolia has announced their Recession Rock Tour, beginning this past Wednesday 8/24. JMag’s brand of psychedelic blues/surf will be swinging through the rest of the Pacific Northwest starting tonight in Vancouver, BC. Their debut album is currently being recorded and should be out this fall, watch their site for details. Tour dates […]