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New Songwriter Act from Montana: D A W N S

This article is about a month overdue. I’m writing most of it in first person, due to the personal, internal conflicts I’ve had while pursuing this story. I want to be open about it. As ou… more →

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New Songwriter Act from Montana: D A W N S

Admin wrote 5 months ago: This article is about a month overdue. I’m writing most of it in first person, due to the pers … more →

Tags: features, Volume 3, Issue 2.2, Montaña, Music Industry, CMJ, David Boone, D A W N S, Tijuana Gift Shop

Getting Bombed with The Young Evils at CMJ

Admin wrote 6 months ago: Troy Nelson and Mackenzie Mercer met while working at West Seattle’s Easy Street record shop. … more →

Tags: videos, Volume 3, Issue 2.1, Music, Seattle, CMJ, The Young Evils, foreign spells, Shane Stoneback

Ben Gibbard Plays New Record and Old Songs on his Solo Tour

Admin wrote 6 months ago: Everyone has their soundtrack to their middle school, high school, and college years: songs that con … more →

Tags: United States - Northeast, Volume 2, photos, issue 20, Barsuk, death cab for cutie, Ben Gibbard, New York City, HiFi

The Strafing Run: Having a Psychic Conversation of 20 Questions with Charles Rowell of the Crocodiles

Admin wrote 7 months ago: Crocodiles show poster by Corey Brickley. Dayum. Sometimes, life is actually pretty great. I’m … more →

Tags: Columns & Essays, The Strafing Run, Volume 2, ISSUE #19, State College, JEFF VAN FOSSAN, Chronic Town, flashback forward, Swiss Alps

Ty Segall Makes Us Feel Lazy by Releasing Third Album This Year, Twins

Admin wrote 7 months ago: Ty Segall’s third release of 2012, Twins. I mean, seriously Ty Segall. We get it. You’re … more →

Tags: Reviews, Volume 2, ISSUE #19, Cloud Nothings, ty segall, The Shins, beach house, guided by voices, Twins

"There is No Nature" Part II, Mount Eerie Sinking into the Ocean Roar

Admin wrote 8 months ago: The following is a visual prose poetry response to Mount Eerie’s second 2012 release, Oce … more →

Tags: Reviews, Volume 2, issue 17, Narrative, Phil Elverum, mount eerie, Ocean roar, anacortes, Washington

Jherek Bischoff's Invisible Orchestra

Admin wrote 8 months ago: Jherek Bischoff’s orchestra, without their instruments. | Photo by Hallie Santo The instrument … more →

Tags: interviews, Volume 2, issue 16, Seattle, David Byrne, jherek bischoff, composed, eyes, Music video

Stephen Steinbrink and the Great Greyhound Tour — 1 comment

Admin wrote 9 months ago: Photo by Sarah Cass If the lighter and darker music of The Beatles, The Shins, Elliott Smith, B … more →

Tags: interviews, Volume 2, Issue #1.5, Music, tour, Europe, Stephen Steinbrink, arizona, acoustic

Celebrating Elliott Smith's 43rd Birthday

Admin wrote 9 months ago: Photo by Chantal James On August 6, 1969, revered songwriter Elliott Smith was born in Omaha, Nebras … more →

Tags: features, Volume 2, Issue #1.5, Kill Rock Stars, Elliott Smith, Birthday, Lyrics, Records, Easy Way Out

From Little Norway to Nagahama: A Q&A with Lemolo — 2 comments

Admin wrote 9 months ago: Meagan Grandall (left) and Kendra Cox of Lemolo. Photo by Genevieve Pierson While THE BOMBER JACKET … more →

Tags: interviews, Volume 2, Issue 14, Music, sharon van etten, Seattle, KEXP, lemolo, the kaleidoscope

"There Is No Nature," Mount Eerie under the Clear Moon — 2 comments

Admin wrote 10 months ago: The following article is a narrative written after an interview with Mount Eerie’s Phil Elveru … more →

Tags: interviews, Volume 2, Issue 13, Narrative, Phil Elverum, mount eerie, The Microphones, clear moon, Ocean's Roar

God's Favorite Beefcake Shall Not Be Moved — 3 comments

Admin wrote 10 months ago: This piece is not an obituary or memorial. It is not a news story either. Tragedy affects us all in … more →

Tags: Concerts, features, Volume 2, Issue 12, Music, Seattle, God's Favorite Beefcake, Cafe Racer, Shootings

Song Premiere from Emperor X + Euro Tour News — 3 comments

Admin wrote 11 months ago: Photos by Stephanie Gonot We at THE BOMBER JACKET are happy to premiere a new song from Emperor X to … more →

Tags: ISSUE #10, features, emperor x, western teleport, Barnone, Music, Los Angeles, tour, Europe

Four 2012 Albums You May Have Missed

Admin wrote 11 months ago: Right now is a great time to be a indie music journalist. Every week brings a flood of new music fro … more →

Tags: Reviews, United States - Northeast, ISSUE #10, RCE, Lee Ranaldo, Sonic Youth, the bomber jacket, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Anton Newcombe

Drumming in the Garage with Neal Morgan

Admin wrote 11 months ago: I saw Neal Morgan play a show in Dresden, Germany last fall. He opened for and played with Bill Call … more →

Tags: Reviews, ISSUE #10, Portland, Neal Morgan, in the yard, drag city

An Afternoon With Tea Cozies — 2 comments

Admin wrote 1 year ago: Tea Cozies, from left to right: Jeff Anderson, Brady Harvey, Jessi Reed, Garrett Croxon. Photo by Ja … more →

Tags: interviews, ~Issue 9, Music, Seattle, tea cozies, KEXP, Sound Off!, ty segall, East Street Records

Broken Water's Latest Release: Anything but a Traditional "Album" — 1 comment

Admin wrote 1 year ago: Olympia, Washington’s Broken Water has been self-releasing music since early 2009. The three-p … more →

Tags: Reviews, ~Issue 8, Broken Water, Hardly Art, Tempest, Seaside and Sedmikrásky, Buzz or Howl, Věra Chytilová, Dr. Gabor Mate

All Hail Seattle's Absolute Monarchs — 1 comment

Admin wrote 1 year ago: Photo by Robin Dupuy Ask a Seattle native to describe the Seattle music scene and you will receive h … more →

Tags: Reviews, Concerts, ~Issue 8, Music, Absolute Monarchs, 1, Good to Die, Bumbershoot, Seattle

A Decade of Xiu Xiu

Admin wrote 1 year ago: Xiu Xiu: a ten-year-old indie act piloted by Jamie Stewart, a man whose personal life becomes excess … more →

Tags: videos, Concerts, Music, Xiu Xiu, Jamie Stewart, always, Polyvinyl, Bella Union, tour


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