Seattle’s accomplished music staple Damien Jurado will complete his album trilogy this spring with Visions of Us on the Land. For those unfamiliar with Jurado’s trilogy, the endeavor began with 2012’s excellent Maraqopa and continued with 2014’s Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Sun. The trilogy pairs Jurado with renowned producer & collaborator Richard Swift (Black Keys, Gardens & Villa, […]
Sasquatch Festival 2014 kicks off in just 24 hours. While the second weekend flopped, Memorial Day will feature a hell of a lineup that brought on a quick sell-out. Sasquatch posted last night that a bundle of new tickets are available, so check up on that if you’re still trying to go and the Craigslist […]
Damien Jurado’s 2012 album Maraqopa may well be my favorite of his expansive catalogue. So I was pretty excited to hear the announcement of his 2014 album Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son, and decidedly not alone here. Damien stuck with Richard Swift for the album. You can now stream the whole album via NPR. What […]
Damien Jurado will follow up his excellent 2012 album Maraqopa with Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Sun via Secretly Canadian next year. Aside from a teaser trailer and an essay from Josh Tillman (Father John Misty), we haven’t heard much material from the album yet. But University of Washington’s KEXP debuted “Silvery Timothy” from the album earlier today. […]
Brainstorm: Portland’s experimental pop trio Brainstorm took the early reigns at Bottom of the Hill to kick off the venue’s Friday night frenzy. While the first few tracks found the band facing a somewhat shy (or sober) crowd, by the third or fourth track, people warmed up to their danceable jams. Shout-out to drummer Adam Baz […]