I subscribe to Wax Poetics, a publication that deals with crate digging, funk, soul, hiphop, and the like. I read through each issue, commenting on the various things I should check out. But alas, my mind is not as strong as it once was and so I forget all these lovely suggestions. Now that I am given an hour a day on the bus, I have started to go back through the issues and write down some of the artists, albums, and labels that seem to be noteworthy of further exploration.

I’ll try to provide links for the various things I find and you can, if you like, check them out yourself. Each issue contains quite a bit more areas to explore, these are just the ones that I am less familiar with or have had my interest reignited in them after I saw an article or an ad for them.

Lucky you, there is no particular order to my madness. I think I have all issues but 3 out of the 37.

Aug 30, Aug 31, Sept 1 Bumbershoot – not sure what day but go see the Sound of Young America and Human Giant Comedy shows if you can get in!

Sept 6 – TV on the Radio – Showbox

September 24 – Dr. Dog – Tractor Tavern – bad name good band

September 25 Mike Relm – Chop Suey – Great DJ and DVDJ – mixes classic dvd cuts to music.

October 3 – Dan le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip – Chop Suey

October 17 – Sterolab – Showbox

October 18 – The Minus 5 – Tractor Tavern

October 28 – Roky Erickson $ The Black Angels – Showbox (stellyd is stoked about this one)

November 6 – King Khan and the Shrines – Chop Suey

November 19 – Of Montreal – Show Box

That is all for the moment. We’ll see what I can make it to. Most of them would be nice but Otto needs a good role model. wheeee!

I’ll update as I see fit.

and a few snippets of video to go with this.

3/8 – slippage – king cobra club – allison’s band

3/9 – The Raveonettes – Neumo’s

3/22 – Dengue Fever – Neumo’s

3/26 – Vampire Weekend – Neumo’s SOLD OUT

3/27 – greyboy all-stars – Neumo’s

3/29 – Albino! – studio seven

4/10 – georgetown orbits – cafe venus/mars bar

4/18 – blitzen trapper – Neumo’s

4/20 – Caribou - Chop Suey

4/24 – Simian Mobile Disco – Chop Suey

5/2 – Tim and Eric’s Awesome Tour – Neumo’s

5/14 – tapes ‘n tapes – the showbox

5/18 – tokyo police club – Neumo’s

5/21 – Blowfly – The Funhouse

2/12 – Super Furry Animals – Neumo’s

3/22 – Dengue Fever – Neumo’s

3/26 – Vampire Weekend – Neumo’s

4/18 – blitzen trapper/fleet foxes – Neumo’s

5/2 – Tim and Eric’s Awesome Tour – Neumo’s

7/12-13 – SupPop20 – Marymoor Park

7/13 – King Khan and the Shrines – Tractor Tavern

7/28 – sharon jones and the dap kings – wooodland park zoo

9/1 – Bumbershoot – Seattle Center

10/3 – Jamie Lidell – Showbox

10/4 – Santogold – Showbox SODO

10/11 – Tokyo Police Club/Mt St Helens Vietnam Band – Nuemo’s

1/29 – Orgone - Nectar

2/1 – Crack Sabbath – High Dive

2/12 – Super Furry Animals – Neumo’s

2/13 – Los Amigos Invisibles = Neumo’s

2/22 – Blitzen Trapper – UW Hub

3/9 – The Raveonettes – Neumo’s

3/22 – Dengue Fever – Neumo’s

3/26 – Vampire Weekend – Neumo’s

4/20 – Caribou - Chop Suey

4/24 – Simian Mobile Disco – Chop Suey

i’m also contemplating this shows. i’ve got to listen to a little bit more of them before i make my final determination

4/22 – Hot Chip – Showbox

i got to it from this gem.

as always, the holidays with skerik are nice.