Can’t get enough of Pearl Jam? Well, try listening to their new radio station for a week straight and then tell us how you feel about that! The station features live cuts, tour feeds, and interviews. For the occasional Pearl Jam fan, this will be nice to check out at times. For the Pearl Jam […]
EACH MONTH WE PROFILE AN ARTIST THAT FLIPSWITCH PR PROVIDES US WITH. HERE’S OUR BAND OF THE MONTH FOR FEBRUARY: EarthRise SoundSystem The Music: Visit here to hear cuts off of their new album The Yoga Sessions The Sights: The Shows: JIVAMUKTI YOGA EarthRise SoundSytem (Derek Beres DJ/Duke Mushroom live percussion) plays Sandhi Ferreira‘s yoga class Jivamukti […]
It was almost ten years ago that I saw The Bouncing Souls play for the first time. It was in May of 2000 and they played at a venue called the Paradigm (formerly La Luna, Pine Street, etc.) in Portland, Oregon. The Dropkick Murphys and The Dwarves opened the show. I remember that my best […]
So over the past few weeks we ran a couple of stories that both support and do not support Record Store Day. With that in mind, there is now some news on how record stores are getting in on the digital download action. Enter Think Indie. Using this service, you can download your digital songs […]
Ed Kelley, the editor of The Oklahoman, has the embarrasing job of announcing why Oklahoma changed their mind and decided NOT to make the Flaming Lips’ song “Do You Realize” their state rock song (The Lips are Oklahoma natives). And the reason? Because one band member recently wore a t-shirt that had the former Russian […]
Street bands. We all pay attention to them, right? Or shouldn’t we? You know, New Orleans second line brass bands, European Klezmer, Balkan and Romani (Gypsy) music, Brazilian Afro Bloc and Frevo traditions. The usual stuff we hear. Well, if you live around Seattle, this weekend you have a chance to bring yourself up to […]
In 2006, Ben Folds released a cover of Dr. Dre’s “Bitches Ain’t Shit.â€Â Fans of the eccentric piano man had a good laugh, assuming that his melodic take on the hip-hop classic was a good-natured, tongue-in-cheek spoof. But with the announcement of Folds’ newest project, the line between humorously ironic cover and serious attempt at […]
Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys helped to get this 19yr old well on her way. With vocals that sound like a more folkish Cat Power, Jessica Lea Mayfield tells the all-so-true tales of love and loss. Playing a free in-store performance tonight at Seattle’s Easy Street Records, the welcome reverb from her album was […]
 I’ve been here so many times, I can tell you the process. And even how to navigate the terminals to success: Choose a right or left lane, ID at the ready, make your way past the wasted waters, Larger-than-3-ounce tubes of toothpaste, and other absurd toiletries. Then just three more frisks, and your vetting […]
Did you enjoy the things we had to say for the Grammy Awards a couple of weeks ago? Then join us this Sunday as we live-blog the Oscars and pay homage to make fun of a bunch of famous people. The show starts at 8pm EST, but we’ll probably fire it up a little earlier […]