The watery blue indie jazz of Jubilee began in Seattle with Steve Harden’s love for drums and wee-hour talks about life-stuff. “One of our conclusions was that, regardless of what art is, [the artist] gains a voice,” Harden told me, “that’s part and parcel to the whole thing.” Jubilee was started with [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Moscow’
March 3, 2009
FFR
The Foundry Field Recordings: crunchy like Kashi, smooth as Silk?. (ummmmmmmmm) Apparently good for you.
February 9, 2009
Twee with a Twang: Sundance Kids
Sundance Kids! makes me feel like ridin off into a sunsetten stage with my capgun at my side.
November 7, 2008
See Women Play. Hear Women Rock.
The first song was good, it was different than the usual. The second really caught you off your guard, and now that I was into the rhythm of this band, I knew to just relax and fall between the waffle-woven multi-layered textures of sound. At the end of the third [...]
October 9, 2008
The Shoemaker Brothers
Q. Cat: “The Shoebox Brothers?”
Once upon a time, four brothers grew up roaming the hills and woods of Washington, listening to the sounds of nature and making music in the open air. Now, all growed up and tall, they’re undergrads at Wazoo and makin music everywhere they can. The Shoemaker Brothers are: Samuel [...]