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RIP Donna Summer!!

While music from the mid '70s disco-era was clearly created before most people on this blog were born, the majority of young people who love music should still be familiar with the name Donna Summer. She was heralded as the Queen of Disco for a reason. Nobody had more disco hits throughout the '70s than she did and her easily recognizeable jams like "Last Dance," "She Works Hard For the Money," "Love to Love You Baby," and "Hot Stuff," among others made her a household name.

It's being reported that Donna Summer died this morning after battling cancer. She was 63 years old. Below are a couple of Donna Summer classics that will probably be in my head all day long.

This is one of the best disco songs ever created.

An ode to hard-working women everywhere …

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Posted by Jonathan Cunningham on May 17, 2012 at 11:36am

WHOA BUMBERSHOOT

The 2012 Bumbershoot lineup was announced this week and it features some very awesome (and some very interesting) choices.

Aside from Nude, I'm super siked to see Ty Segall, The Vaselines, Katie Kate, The Helio Sequence, THEESatisfaction, The Young Evils, and Posse.

What do you think?

Also... Tony Bennett????? WHAT.

Saturday, 9/1

Jane's Addiction, AWOLNATION M. Ward, The Jayhawks, The Helio Sequence, City and Colour, The Heavy, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, King Khan & The Shrines, Heartless Bastards, Oberhofer, Thee Satisfaction, Damien Jurado, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, Sera Cahoone, The Soul Rebels, Don't Talk to the Cops!, Skerik's Bandalabra, Alela Diane, The Barr Brothers, TacocaT, Unnatural Helpers, Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Polecat, Nude

Sunday, 9/2

Tony Bennett, Mac Miller, Big Sean, Keane, Blitzen Trapper, The Promise Ring, Yelawolf, Mudhoney, Wanda Jackson & The Dusty 45s,…

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Posted by Jessi Reed on May 10, 2012 at 5:00pm

Eternalkeys: Soundtracks of Mistery

Eternalkeys is an instrumental Soundtracks Project Created by Italian Modern Composer - Keyboardist Mimmo D'Ippolito (Born 18/12/1982 – Brindisi). Project name mean: "Eternal": something that will remain, Timeless and shapeless; "Keys": Abbreviation of the Word Keyboards; a travel between a World of Fantasy, dreams, imagination, Real Sensations and themes of our life: Sorrow, pain, Fear, melancholy, our past and future hopes, emotions, love, absences, solitude, childhood, old age; a travel though world of Mysteries: paranormal, life after death, Destiny, death, strange creatures, ghosts, haunted places, ufos, galaxies, nature, ancient stories...Eternalkeys influences goes from Soundtracks (Tv, Documentaries,Anime, Videogames, Movie score), Ambient, Modern Classical, Electronics, Rock Keyboard oriented, Goth, new age, all instrumental . Eternalkeys is currently divided into three chapters: Eternalkeys intro (2008) 3 Soundtracks; the Single on piano only "Spirit Beside…

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Posted by Eternalkeys on May 6, 2012 at 6:34am

The Crocodile Now Putting on All-Ages Shows

Last week, the good people at The Crocodile announced that one of the most historic music venues in the city will now be putting on all-ages shows. This has the potential to be a really good thing for teens locally. Lot's of good shows happen in Seattle and the surrounding area that music lovers under the age of 21 want to enjoy. But more often than not, music fans under 21 usually can't go. The age-ism surrounding live music shows is probably one of the least talked about forms of social discrimination within the arts community and it's great that the folks at The Crocodile are making this happen.

Here are snippets from the press release:

CROCODILE TO EMBRACE CONCERTS FOR FANS OF ALL AGES

Since 1991, The Crocodile has been recognized as Seattle’s favorite venue to see local and emerging musicians as well as national touring artists in an intimate concert environment. For…

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Posted by Jonathan Cunningham on April 30, 2012 at 3:42pm

Capitol Hill Block Party 2012 Lineup Announced

Really excited to see some former Sound Off! bands in the lineup for this year's Capitol Hill Block Party!!

Congratulations to Kithkin, Kung Foo Grip, Nude, Feet and to all the bands playing.

Full lineup after the…

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Posted by Jessi Reed on April 24, 2012 at 10:30am

Teen Artist Workshop: Reviewing THEESatisfaction's New Album

 

 

 

THEESatisfaction

awE naturalE

(Sub Pop)

THEESatisfaction is full of great bass guitar riffs in most of their songs and jazzy groves. There record awE naturalE has no breaks in between songs. There are a few songs of which go straight into the next song and throughs your head bobbing enjoyment off. The record felt as if it had no point at all. Their voices were hard to hear and the back round music seemed a little too loud. Their voices were being sung with soft melodic tones which need a lot of ear attention to understand what’s being said.

                A few of the songs on this record include Queens, and Extinct. A few songs off of awE naturalE remind me of old pop artists such as Phil Collins, and, Peter Gabriel which relates to the song Deeper. The song Sweat reminds me of Paul McCartney and Wings, and the song God reminds me of jazz artist Beck, and the song Needs reminds me of Nomo a band from Ann…

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Posted by Marshall Lamar Verdoes on April 20, 2012 at 3:21pm

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