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Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of January 16 through January 18

Tony Kay — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:20:05 +0000

To those of you clamoring for more posts here at ye olde semi-dormant SunBreak, you’re the greatest. Both of you. Most weekends in this ‘burg are pretty stacked musically, but this one’s especially resplendent with sonic riches, some suffused with significant bittersweetness. Read on. Friday, January 16 (tonight!) Garageland Fest with The Paul Collins Beat, Rich … Continue reading →

TSB interview: Lena Simon talks to the SunBreak about KAIROS, Pollens, La Luz, Thunderpussy, and much more

Chris Burlingame — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:59:47 +0000

Lena Simon is a wunderkind in the Seattle music scene. She plays several different instruments across five very different bands, including her own project KAIROS. She divides her time between KAIROS, the weirdly rhythmic pop band Pollens, hip hop artist and Stranger Genius shortlister Katie Kate, surf rockers La Luz, and Thunderpussy (a new, all women, … Continue reading →

Your Live Music Bets for the Weekend of August 23 through August 25

Tony Kay — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:06:34 +0000

The Dog Days of Summer are officially in place, so get ‘em while they’re hot. And if you’re of the opinion (like me) that the best moments of the soundtrack of your life should be set to live music, this weekend will not disappoint. Tonight (Friday, August 23): Pixies Cover Night (feat. members of Midday … Continue reading →

The Twenty Best Live Music Shows I Saw at Bumbershoot 2012 [Photo Gallery]

Tony Kay — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:23:58 +0000

Run a bubble machine on your performance stage, and I’m close to being your bitch. Run a bubble machine on your performance stage while singing a catchy punk-pop ditty about how Kevin Costner should die, and I resolutely am your bitch.

Mad Rad and Katie Kate Work Up a Sweat at City Arts Fest [Photo Gallery]

Tony Kay — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:50:15 +0000

...seeing this band of adrenaline-and-humor-stoked lunatics tearing it up on the real-life party mountain (AKA Capitol Hill) should be on every Seattle music fan's bucket list.