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Author Archives: Bart Cameron
Brite Lines Enter the Workshop
As Columbia City turns into the Lower East Side of Seattle, (with I guess Tacoma serving as our Brooklyn), the scene at Columbia City Theater gets more and more compelling. That’s where I found Brite Lines singer Zach Gore– enthusiastic … Continue reading
Big Boy Music: Fort Union Has Made the Album of the Summer for Anyone over 30
Fort Union – self-titled (2012, self-released) I thought I had the wrong album, truthfully. The opening chord pattern played on an atmospheric synth without rhythm or resolution seems like it could go forever. But somehow, it segues into an arpeggiated … Continue reading
Blues Revival through Seattle: GravelRoad Carrying on Harry Smith’s legacy
On April 6, 2012, two different strands of the newest blues movements will be on display in Seattle. Seattle’s own GravelRoad, promoting their excellent progressive/ acid blues album Psychedelta, will be at the Funhouse, and Portland’s Tango Alpha Tango, whom … Continue reading
Man, Manifesto, Waitress: Sam Russell at Columbia City Theater
It’s not that I want Seattle to change. But one day I’m listening to a damn good alt bluegrass band called Creeping Time at Conor Byrne when a herky jerky hirsute man jumps onto stage and belts out the beginning … Continue reading
Iceland Airwaves Part 2: Gimaldin, Megas and Playing for Festivals
Iceland Airwaves is getting big coverage in Seattle this year. Listening in, you may have a few thoughts: 1) damn, that sounds like fun, and 2) isn’t it slightly unfair that hundreds of local bands can’t get coverage, while obscure … Continue reading
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Iceland Airwaves Part 1: Find Great Icelandic Bands, Find Good Music Writing
October is Iceland Airwaves month. You’ve heard about it in Seattle, in part because KEXP is promoting it and broadcasting from Reykjavik, my old home. Airwaves used to have an enormous impact on my life: as the editor of the … Continue reading
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Tango Alpha Tango at Comet Tavern Tonight–Slow Skate Should Assist in the Forceful Adoption of Portland’s Bluesy Up-and-comers
The rivalry between Portland and Seattle is unmentioned on this blog. I won’t give it voice here. I’ll just say, we locals get a bit tired of bands from the city with the NBA team. I won’t explain it, because … Continue reading
That’s What Ballard Was Missing: Sax at the Hattie’s Hat Back Room
I got stopped on the street and told about Prawnyxx. Saxophone, drums and heart, I was told. This band’s playing tonight at the newly up and running Hattie’s Hat back room. This, to me, could possibly make up for the … Continue reading
Friends and Family: If Only More of Seattle Were Like This Band
Lemme preface this. I always thought The Foghorns, which is my band’s name, was the worst band name in Seattle. (We started on an island in Wisconsin, I swear it made sense at the freaking time.) But, God bless them, … Continue reading
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Album Review: Shenandoah Davis – The Company We Keep
Shenandoah Davis – The Company We Keep (2011, self-released) Shenandoah Davis is a Ball of Wax alumnus (see volumes 16 and 18). In fact, she’s the first example I point to for the beauty of the concept of such a … Continue reading
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Tagged fremont abbey, shenandoah davis, the company we keep
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