Bellingham's Music Magazine
Since 1998
Bellingham's Music Magazine
Since 1998
Queen’s Anne Revenge My Grandather Killed Anton Webern Self Released queenannesrevenge.bandcamp.com My Grandfather Killed Anton Webern could easily find a home on the soundtrack of a movie, scoring anything from a mysterious film noir to a mind bending sci-fi production. … Continue reading
Luc DeSio When You Read Slow Death Masa Records masarecords.bandcamp.com DeSio’s latest release was through Masa Records, a self-described D.I.Y. label that has released records from a plethora of great Pacific Northwest bands including Bellingham’s own Go Slowpoke, Lands Farther … Continue reading
VR Trainers Image Self Released vrtrainers.bandcamp.com If sparseness is what you’re looking for, look away. “Image,” the sixth VR Trainers release since 2010 is dense, frenetically so. Describing VR Trainers as an electronic project would be simplifying things a bit. … Continue reading
Westsound Recording Co. Tiny Versions Westsound Recording Co. westsound.bandcamp.com This was recorded live to two track tape, and lacks some of the polish and balance of other Westsound recordings, but there are still incredible moments to be had. The title … Continue reading
The Lumpkins Problems & Flames Strayney Music lumpkins.bandcamp.com This record made me sad. Not sad in the connecting-with-loss-stuffed-deep-inside kind of way, but sad in a no-money-no-future-no-sense-old-hat kind of way. Good whiskey-drinking music I reckon, and I suppose that is what … Continue reading
Mostafa & Walrus Mageever Tatterdemalion Self Released mostafa.bandcamp.com If you are a fan of old school 90’s hip hop, laid back flows, sample heavy boom and bap beats and clever word play then Tatterdemalion is the album for you. The … Continue reading
First things first: I like The Banana Split EP – It’s a split that really grows on ya by Otto and Noise Toys. It’s also one that I was really excited to hear, since I hadn’t heard any non-live recordings … Continue reading
Hillary Susz & Tommy Trzcynski What Mouths Are Made For Self Released hillarysusz.bandcamp.com Hillary Susz is a singer/songwriter from Spokane and graduate of Western Washington University. With influences such as Neko Case, Lauryn Hill, and Radiohead, she teamed up with … Continue reading
Girl Guts, Caparza, Ol’ Doris, Death by Steamship I-5 Series, Volume One Whoa! Boat Records whoaboatrecords.com Volume One of the 1-5 Series, released by Whoa! Boat Records, documents the ties that bind Bellingham and its larger sibling that resides 90 … Continue reading
J.C. Combs Gazing Spectropol Records J.C. Combs is a Seattle-based composer who puts emphasis on improvisation. Spectropol Records is a Bellingham-based label that releases music that tends to lean towards the weird and experimental side. So, sounds like a match … Continue reading
Kyle Vest Obsession Self Released facebook.com/vestkyle One thing is clear from the ominous piano sample and thundering trumpets on the opening track “Music is my Life” from his album “Obsession”, Kyle Vest means business. Hailing from Idaho, the Bellingham resident … Continue reading
Lucky Mystery Now Orchestra Lucky Mystery Now Westsound Recording Co. westsound.bandcamp.com/album/lucky-mystery-now This is what the doctor prescribes for the coming months, sweet funk for the soul. Seriously, it will help keep your spirits up as the wind and rain sets … Continue reading
A magical occurrence happened in this city last fall. a group of three came from Arizona, to recruit drummer Matt Cooper from Spokane and birth what is now known as Noise Toys. With some help from already existing group Black … Continue reading