Seattle band, The Moondoggies, as seen in the Lynn Shelton directed MTV series, $5 Cover (Yes, that’s right, MTV did something right!) and at many a night at Blue Moon, talks to me backstage about their new album, Tidelands. Tell me about how you got involved in $5 Cover. Kevin: Lynn is a very convincing [...]
This was the highlight of my Bumbershoot experience. I sat down with Allen Blickle (drummer) and Summer Welch (bassist) of sludge metal band, Baroness, in the Blue Lounge at the Experience Music Project in Seattle. How do you feel about being one of the harder bands at Bumbershoot? Allen: We are like the only hard [...]
We hope you joined us for our Bumbershoot 2010 coverage! Regardless, here is a breakdown of our coverage: Day 1 by Zoe Saurs with reviews of Jamie Lidell, Idiot Pilot, and interview with The Constellations and more Day 1 by Mackenzie McAninch with reviews of Justin Townes Earle, Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs and [...]
Reviews from the massive Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. The first half of my day was filled with a lot of mediocrity: Trampled By Turtles, The Clientele and the Japandroids were all solid performers, but didn’t give me any reason to stay past a few songs. Maybe my patience was running thin, or maybe I was [...]
Reviews from the massive Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. By the time I was done hanging with The Whigs and then editing/publishing that story, it was nearly 7pm. Sadly, I missed TONS of performances today, but hopefully Zoe and Nate picked up the slack. After three days of running hard, I was feeling pretty fatigued, so [...]
Sunday brought the opportunity to interview Justin Ringle of Portland’s indie/folk band, Horse Feathers. Randomville: What do you think has caused your sudden increase in fans? Justin Ringle: One thing is we’ve been touring a lot more than when we first started. Right now we’re going on tour until the end of this year. Obviously, [...]
While having breakfast with photographer Nate this morning, I got a call on my cell phone. It was Julian Dorio from the band The Whigs. He was inviting me to come hang out with them backstage before, during and after their show today to document what happens. Instantly, all of my plans changed and my [...]
Reviews from the massive Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. After my interview with Horse Feathers, I caught their set a little later. They sound pretty much identical live as they do on their album. I was definitely surprised when I interviewed Justin because his speaking voice sounds so much different than it does when singing. It [...]
Reviews from the massive Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. It took five hours to make it happen, but a major THANK YOU to April and Jackson of Bumbershoot staff for finally getting Randomville online!!! NOW we will get some work done!! I stopped by the Cyclecide show happening all weekend long for a minute. The pubic [...]
You’ve all heard of the film School of Rock, correct? Did you know that there actually is a School of Rock, and several of them? The School of Rock Allstars at Bumbershoot today are a bunch of kids (aged 7-17) from Portland, Seattle and other places. As Allstars, some have gotten to travel to Denver, [...]
