Bellingham's Music Magazine
Since 1998
Bellingham's Music Magazine
Since 1998
by Emile Panerio Our story from the road, was an easy decision. We had one stand out day on our Fall tour that was clearly the best day, ever. The day was our stop in Long Beach, WA just a … Continue reading
By Lindsay Hilton You may not recognize Ernest Greene by name alone, although his band Washed Out’s music inspires a civic sense of pride in the hearts and minds of many Pacific Northwesterners. Greene’s hit song “Feel It All Around” … Continue reading
by Alexa Peters It’s the silent rule of most music connoisseurs: you won’t find quality artists or music by following mainstream “star-making” shows like The Voice. After all, isn’t that how image-based, auto-tuned, drivel-quality pop music is perpetuated? That was … Continue reading
Eagle Teeth is a three-piece dance rock band primarily known (by some) for their live shows that involve thrusting hips and zebra spandex from time to time. They have kind of gained a reputation as a party band, or at … Continue reading
Grant Eadie has been busy. Within the past five months, the 20-year-old Western student, who plays under the name Manatee Commune, has played shows at the Wild Buffalo opening for the likes of Teen Daze, Blue Sky Black Death and … Continue reading
by William E. Badgley “There are the things that are out in the open and there are the things that are hidden… and life… the real world has more to do with what is hidden maybe… you think?” –Saul Leiter … Continue reading
interview by Brent Cole You have to love Robby Cleary. Working tirelessly to revive a seemingly dormant local punk rock scene while booking at the Cabin Tavern, he’s also involved in the start of a label for local punk and … Continue reading
by Jake Werrion One of the most recent additions to the Bellingham music scene is Fictions, a group of friends who share a love for northwest indie sound. The band is comprised of Nick Thacker (Guitar, Vocal), Katie Weiss (Bass), … Continue reading
Nov. 22 Wild Buffalo Meat Puppets. Just… visualize that for a second… Now, imagine what seeing The Meat Puppets, in the flesh, would be like. This iconic band of Meat Puppets have been touring the world since 1986 – before … Continue reading
Dec. 5 The Shakedown This night at the Shakedown was all about upping the ante, being louder than the band that played before. Of course, the bar was set pretty high with an opening set by the skinny, shirtless Portland … Continue reading
Dec. 27 Cabin Tavern The Cabin has been establishing itself as the go to place for punk rock and bringing in one of the all time legendary punk bands, M.D.C. will do nothing but enhance that image. Everett band Anticulture … Continue reading
Dec. 14 The Shakedown Unfortunately, Bellingham’s favorite bar owner’s birthday only comes once a year. I say unfortunately, because somehow Hollie Huthman (the co-owner of the Shakedown) always manages to book the best bands in the Pacific Northwest for her … Continue reading
Dec. 12 Wild Buffalo Not much more than a year and a half after playing their first ever show at the Wild Buffalo, Odesza made a proud return to Bellingham, having become a huge success in such a short amount … Continue reading
Dec. 15 Wild Buffalo Following a huge weekend of music at the Wild Buffalo, Bellingham was ready to close it out with a special show from Seattle’s Rose Windows and Pickwick. Unforunately, just hours prior to the show, Rose Windows … Continue reading
Apartment Kids Soft Gamma Repeater Self Released apartmentkids.bandcamp.com Every so often, a truly brilliant record emerges from the Bellingham music scene. A recording that stand above the rest – both in songwriting and sound. A recording that sounds professional, not … Continue reading
Minor Plains Starfish Prime Self Released facebook.com/MinorPlains “This isn’t what you twist your hips to.” The Mars Volta, Fall of Troy (r.i.p.), Minus the Bear, all have heard that accusation. And while it does matter, that hardly means those bands, … Continue reading
Fictions Sleep Right b/w Blank City Self Released facebook.com/abandnamedfictions The new split digital single by Fictions is fantastic little pop gem and another example of why this town is awesome – there’s always a new band coming along making great … Continue reading
Topless Spirit Bomb 11 Self Released facebook.com/T0PLESS “Only eat with the people that you starve with/Only run with the people you walk with,” spits vocalist Zach Barlow over the title track on Topless’s latest album, Spirit Bomb II. Just writing … Continue reading
The Muscle Relaxers Little Heart Self Released Languagearts101.bandcamp.com Bedrooms are quiet places we recede to in order to escape everyone else’s version of the world and create our own. They are where our own ideals for living can be realized. … Continue reading
Mr. Feelgood and The Firm Believers Self titled Self Released reverbnation.com/mrfeelgoodandthefirmbelievers Mr. Feelgood and the Firm Believers released their first album packed with feel-good jams and music that gives people good reason to believe. This is consciousness music. The sounds … Continue reading
Dinofour and Brix A Blink of an Eye Self Released dinofour.bandcamp.com/ I had the distinct please of reviewing the EP A Blink of and Eye from from Dinofour and Brix. It is both smooth and powerful with some very tight … Continue reading
Galapagos Symposium Self Released galapagosband.bandcamp.com Symposium, the debut album from Galapagos, features four 10-minute crazy-inventive-bewildering epics that fly well beyond the horizons of any genre you’d try to place it under. This music is incredible. You’ve got the keys, guitar, … Continue reading
Dad Jazz Exitpoint Stallion Self Released dadjazz.bandcamp.com First things first. Dad Jazz are pros when it comes to naming things. They should really consider opening a titling consulting agency and have people who struggle with the task of naming things … Continue reading