Cameraphonic

MP3: Laibach - Leben Heisst Leben from Anthems You might scratch your head if any band would record an album full of covers of national anthems...

MP3: Balkan Beat Box - Hermetico from the album Nu Med I know that the wood floor at Fillmore can sometimes be a bit bouncy, but I never expected it could be make you fly… That was what happened when Balkan Beat Box visited the legendary venue on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 and made people...

As a feature on the site, I will be dredging my own personal archive of taped shows to showcase rare or otherwise unheard performances from artists I love...

As part of the first installment of the Cameraphonic Sessions, I decided to make the most of my time up at Bumbershoot and to catch a few acts who would be willing to be part of the series...

Nada Surf, minus their bassist/plus one Ozma bassist, played live on KEXP the first day of the festival from the “super secret” location in the downtown center...

MP3: Sondre Lerche - Wet Ground from Two Way Monologue “Hello San Fransycho!” greeted Sondre Lerche, the Norwegian singer songwriter, as he entered the stage of Great American Music Hall...

The final day of the festival was surprisingly nice. The rain from the first night, which carried slightly into the next morning had subsided and the sun occasionally reared out from behind the clouds to make for pretty enjoyable weather...

Being out at the Gorge for any amount of time is kind of a surreal experience. You are out there in the high desert of Washington state and you can literally sit back and watch the weather change by the minute, which this entire weekend it did. While there, you are confined to this relatively [...]

Portraits of My Brightest Diamond My Brightest Diamond were one of the last acts to preform on the labor day weekend packed Bumbershoot festival in Seattle. After three amazing days of music, fatigue started to set in, ears growing numb and legs barely getting off the ground...

[photo by Josh C. Bis: www.sciencevsromance.net] After having to cancel on their show earlier in the day because of bus trouble, The National pulled their tour bus up behind Grand Archives as they were finishing up to play a last minute set for the crowd...

We had met up with Seattle’s Tiny Vipers just as Jesy and Ben were unloading from their van in front of San Francisco’s Elbo Room. After some quick introductions, we were off with an objective in mind, but no real location to shoot at. We considered the idea of a funeral home as we passed [

David Bazan took the stage as he does these days, just him and a guitar. No grand introductions, no sorely missed drum player, and as the house music stops… he walks on stage and starts right into a set showcasing newly written material mixed with (now) old Pedro The Lion and Headphones songs...

MP3: Amanda Palmer - Runs In The Family, from Who Killed Amanda Palmer Amanda Palmer, one half of Dresden Dolls, made her way to the beautiful venue, The Great American Music Hall on Wednesday, August 9th, promoting her upcoming solo album called Who Killed Amanda Palmer...

THE SOFT DRUGS are TW WALSH’S band. he was in PEDRO THE LION for several years and wrote and co-wrote songs on their last album ACHILLES HEEL. From the man himself TW: i’m pleased to announce that THE SOFT DRUGS are working with a brand new (the first?) “blog/label” called CHASING LIONS...

MP3: No Age - “Eraser” from Nouns The chaotically melodic duo of No Age brought their brand of indie rock influenced punk rock to the stage of the Great American Music Hall the other night, just a couple months after opening at the same venue for Battles...

The first day of the festival for us was one where we were running a little late and trying to make the rush to catch the main stage openers, Fleet Foxes, before their set was over. We made it with a few minutes to spare, but I will include those photos with the ones below [...]

Portraits of Handsome Furs The Handsome Furs played to a sold out crowd at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop in September of 2007 and we are offering you the chance to be up front and center to this great show...

MP3: The Long Winters - Pushover from Putting The Days To Bed. Seattle’s, The Long Winters, brought the 70’s back Thursday night at the Independent...

MP3: Port O’Brien - Stuck On A Boat (Live @ The Triple Door, Seattle, WA) Port O’Brien ended their tour this week with a final show at Cafe du Nord on July 11th. To a sold out crowd, they endured through Van being sick and with a lot of audience participation persevered...

MP3: Wolf Parade - Language City (At Mount Zoomer) Wolf Parade played last night to a sold out crowd at the Fillmore, still promoting their album At Mount Zoomer...

Mp3: Totimoshi - Ladron 12 Galaxies was the host to three incredible bands on July 8th, Big Business, Triclops and Totimoshi, who were celebrating the release of the album Milagrosa...

Mp3: Tilly And The Wall - Pot Kettle Black Tuesday night is the new Saturday night, well, at least it was when Tilly And The Wall played at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. The place was packed, fans were eagerly cheering and singing along...

Mp3: Jesse Sykes - LLL Jesse Sykes opened the second night of hers and Earth’s encore show at the Tractor Tavern on July 29th, which was also the final night of the tour...