To use a word that the twins themselves fancy, the Shook Twins are delightful women who play delightful music. Katelyn and Laurie Shook of the Northwest duo the Shook Twins are, quite literally, identical twins. They are joined on stage at Seattle’s The Triple Door by their bassist, Kyle Volkman. With alike voices, Katelyn is [...]

  For those film, musical, and acapella lovers in Seattle, local acapella group, Seattle SoundBYTES, will be performing their original musical this Friday, May 18th. The musical, inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean and Ocean’s Eleven, is a tale of nine criminals: the cat burglar, the hacker, the counterfeiter, the pickpocket, the muscle, the mastermind, [...]

We just found out we will be covering the Sasquatch Music Festival again this year. One of the performers we can’t wait to see is young blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. Don’t know who he is yet? Take it from us: This kid will be world-famous soon, so hold onto anything memorabilia you can get [...]

Help some orphaned kittens and get some great cat-themed original art for doing it

Each month, Randomville profiles an artist that Barsuk Records provides us. For May we’re profiling Ramona Falls. The last time I saw Menomena perform, it was their first show to kick off their tour for their new album Mines. I had seen the band several times and had been a fan for years. From a fan’s perspective in the audience, [...]

It seems like the older and older I get, the more and more I absorb the sadness when someone dies. I never met Adam Yauch, or MCA of The Beastie Boys as he was also known as. But just because I never met him, that doesn’t mean I can’t feel sad about his passing of [...]

Mr. Snider is a man of the people; he’s a folk musician/genius with a very humorous and witty take on serious social, religious and political topics.

UPDATE: CONGRATS TO CHRIS ADKINS OF INDIANAPOLIS, OUR CONTEST WINNER!!! Ah yes, contest time once again at Randomville! Who would like to win a free Lithograph (sorry, not signed) of The Mars Volta? We’re going to make one lucky fan a winner! Here is what you have to do: Either leave the comment “Mars Volta” [...]

  Quite frankly, I’m surprised with how Damon Albarn’s career has turned out. When Blur was put on indefinite hiatus back in 2004, I thought that the Britpop superstar was destined for an unremarkable solo career. After all, how did most of our favorite frontmen of the 90s cope after their massively successful bands broke [...]

The Lumineers recently lit up Seattle, specifically at Neumo’s on March 31st. Check out the photos from Erin Lodi.