As the sun set on Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood on Saturday May 20, concert goers filed into the Sunset Tavern to a sold out show featuring Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids) and Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio/Dan Andriano in the Emergency … Continue reading
Tortoise, 1939 Ensemble April 22 • The Shakedown Tortoise photo by Tommy Calderon The two band bill of 1939 Ensemble and Tortoise, certainly was appealing to more than just myself as The Shakedown quickly began to fill with concertgoers on this … Continue reading
Local notes on what’s happening with musicians, events and more. Have something to share? Send your info to editor@whatsup-magazine.com. “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” – Michael Corleone, Godfather III Aaaaannnnnnddddd, I’m back! … Continue reading
by TEO CRIDER Over the past year, Jesse Cohen, Erik Wallace, Brendan Silk and I have largely been hiding away in our downstairs practice space, writing and rehearsing the songs for the upcoming Candysound album, and emerging together – pale, … Continue reading
by Halee Hastad Long dark hair, leather cowboy boots, pinned denim, and strange superstitions. Babylon is a band that looks like they sound and they sound damn good. I met up with them on their 17th of a 30-something day … Continue reading
by Nikko Van Wyck Simple yet elegant, beauty in the basics, and down to Earth are all phrases that can easily describe a hike through our Cascade wilderness backyard. And, fittingly, those words are the epitome of what local Bellingham … Continue reading
interview by Brent Cole There are few performance artists that I respect more than Robert Lashley. His passion and fire while reading his poetry is awe inspiring, captivating and incredibly emotional. Like few others, his entire soul gets put into … Continue reading
by Keenan Ketzner Sometimes musical notoriety comes without warning. Especially in the modern era where home producers can circumvent labels and distributors to get heard on the internet, every so often one of them has both good tunes and rides … Continue reading
by Caitlin Cohen Brit Keeton and McKain Lakey, the Woolly Breeches, are brilliantly goofy. When they’re together, they have this fun and playful banter—they poke fun and laugh with each other. They are also incisive and innovative—using music as a … Continue reading
by Kristen Stanovich photo by Jay Sansone Anais Mitchell’s influence is far-reaching. In interviews with singer-songwriters, Mitchell’s name often tops the list of musical heroes among Ani DiFranco, Leonard Cohen and Gillian Welch. Now, with a music career that spans … Continue reading