Art by Zee

Funeral Party: Finale

Everything Everything: Schoolin

Back Ted N-Ted: The Mirror

Twin Shadow: I Can’t Wait

Hunting Parties is a three-day festival of the most brutal hardcore music around playing at The Morgue, Neumos and the Comet July 30 – August 1.

Acts are still being added but so far the line up include:

Friday (July 30) – The Morgue, All Ages
The Estranged
Arctic Flowers
Broken Water
Bellicose Minds
Frustration

Friday – After party (venue tba)
Tuberculosis
Rayos X
Poliskitzo
Mata Mata

Saturday (July 31)- The Morgue, All Ages
Resist
Funerot
Raw Nerves
ix

Saturday – The Comet, 21+
Salted City
Cull
HC Minds
Sod Hauler

Saturday – Neumos, All Ages, Bar w/ID
Dropdead
Brainoil
Agrimonia
Iron Lung
Samothrace
Death Raid
[Advance tickets available at Etix Moe Bar, Zions Gate, Singles Going Steady and all Sonic Boom locations, Saturday, June 26 at 10 am.]

Sunday (August 1)- The Morgue All Ages
Wehrmacht
Nerveskade
Unlearn
Bone Sickness

A few more tunes for your free listening/downloading pleasure:

Oberhofer “Away Frm U” On Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11911-away-frm-u/

Here We Go Magic “Casual” Download: http://www.tellallyourfriendspr.com/singles/HereWeGoMagic-Casual.mp3.zip

Twin Shadow “I Can’t Wait” Download: http://www.tellalllyourfriendspr.com/singles/TwinShadow-ICantWait.mp3.zip

Joemca “Big Dreams” Download: http://www.tellallyourfriendspr.com/singles/Joemca_BigDreams.mp3.zip

!!! “AM/FM” from Strange Weather, Isn’t It? due August 24 on Warp Records:
http://myaccount.dropsend.com/file/a7a38f37cdae7d88

Mice Parade “In Between Times” from What It Means To Be Left-Handed due September 14 on FatCat: http://myaccount.dropsend.com/file/260bcc0d23c286fc

Dan Sartain “Atheist Funeral” from Lives due July 20 on One Little Indian: http://myaccount.dropsend.com/file/c1d4a141da10b248

HEALTH “Die Slow” (TOBACCO Remix) from DISCO2 due June 22 on Lovepump United:
http://myaccount.dropsend.com/file/fd40901511889202

Mayor Mike McGinn introduced the Seattle Music Commission today, the 21 member group responsible for helping the City of Seattle support, promote, expand and encourage Seattle music.

“Music is such a part of the fabric of our city, and is one of the reasons why it’s so great to live here,” said Mayor McGinn. “I’m pleased that this group of individuals has agreed to serve together and leverage their collective efforts to continue to make sure that Seattle is the City of Music.”

The members of the commission were appointed both by the Mayor and the City Council. They will meet at least nine times a year and serve staggered three year terms to keep the commission fresh. To get the staggering effect underway, new members have been appointed to one, two, or three year terms.

The members of the Seattle Music Commission are:
(Mayoral Appointments)
Jason Finn – Musician, Presidents of The United States of America
K. Wyking Garrett – Director, Seattle Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council/UmojaFest
P.E.A.C.E. Center
Kyle Hopkins – Head of Music Acquisitions, Microsoft X-Box/ On-Air DJ,
KEXP.org
Megan Jasper – Executive Vice President, Sub Pop Records
Alex Kochan – Vice President, AEG Live (Showbox Venues)
Marcus Lalario – Entrepreneur / Nightclub Owner
Tom Mara – Executive Director, KEXP 90.3 FM/KEXP.org
David Meinert – Owner, Fuzed Inc./National Trustee: The Recording Academy
(Grammys)
Larry Mizell, Jr. – Writer, Musician, On-Air DJ at KEXP.org
Griff Morris – Principal, Content Licensing and Vendor Management, Amazon MP3
Marcus Womack – Product Management, iLike Inc./iLike.com

(Council Appointments)
Kate Becker – Co-Founder, Vera Project/Director of Development, Seattle Theatre Group
Elena Dubinets – Vice President of Artistic Planning, Seattle Symphony
Holly Hinton – Content & Online Product Manager, Starbucks Entertainment
Jason Hughes – Co-owner, Sonic Boom Records/Owner, Sonic Boom Recordings
Ben London – Executive Director, The Recording Academy Pacific Northwest
Chapter
DeVon Manier – CEO, Sportn’ Life Records
Mike Meckling – President, SNMA/Co-Owner, Neumo’s and Moe Bar
Jon Stone – Executive Director of Festivals, One Reel
Annette Taborn – Executive Director, Pacific NW Blues in Schools
(vacant)

“I moved to Seattle from Ohio in 1989 to pursue a career in music. Who knew that arriving in Seattle would be the equivalent of winning the jackpot. Seattle provided a perfect storm of talented people, great music and a great place to live. It has only gotten better,” said Ben London, Executive Director, The Recording Academy Pacific Northwest Chapter. “I’m excited to be part of the music commission and continue my dedication to sustaining Seattle’s rich musical legacy and cultivating its next innovative chapter.”

“As an original advisor to the efforts that built the City of Music vision, I’m proud to be a member of this new Commission,” said Holly Hinton, Content & Online Product Manager for Starbucks Coffee Company. “It’s an amazing group of people coming together for the same purpose – to support the growth of the thriving music community in Seattle.”

The first meeting of the new commission will be on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.

For more information about the music commission and the “Seattle, City of Music” initiative, visit the Seattle

The Capitol Hill Block Party kicks off July 23 offering 3 days, 3 stages and more than 60 bands. While you tick off the days on your calendar, check out these songs from two Block Party artists, Mahjongg and Bea

Mahjongg “Miami Knights” Download: click here

Bear In Heaven Remix of Crystal Castles “Celestica” Download: click here

SIFF‘s first Face the Music feature in this year’s festival is tonight at the Triple Door where at 7:00 and 9:30 pm, The Maldives will be performing an original live score for the silent film Riders of the Purple Sage, starring Tom Mix, the mold on whom all future cowboy stars was cast. Mix had a busy career – he made over 300 films in just 25 years – and here you’ll have a great chance to discover why he was so popular, highlighted by excellent live music.

Recently re-elected UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown isn’t exactly known for his fresh beats, but lately he has been known for his words, having been recorded referring to a voter as a “bigoted woman”.

The Chap have capitalized on the PM’s gaffe by taking the soundbite and chopping it into a catchy techno hook.

The group says: “You know how whenever a very public figure messes up with the whole world watching/listening, someone immediately remixes the really poignant bits into a really annoying techno tune and puts it on youtube and then expects millions of hits and LOL comments? ‘ere it is! In a really annoying techno version! Just to clarify: In no way does this represent our support of David Cameron or indeed any political party. We just did it to attract attention to The Chap.”

“Never a Frown with Gordon Brown” is catchy fun and available for free download by clicking the link.

The Chap’s next album, Well Done Europe is out soon, keep up with the band by following their blog.

The last time The Golden Duo hit the road in North Americawas last year when they toured with The Presets; this year the “post-disco disco” duo is back with a new tour that includes The Hundred in the Hands.

They play NYC’s Mercury Lounge on Friday, May 14 and then commence touring in June, opening on the 4th at LA’s Spaceland before moving on to San Francisco and Mountain View and then moving eastward:

May 14 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
June 4 – Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland
June 5 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
June 6 – Mountain View, CA – BFD Festival
June 9 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
June 10 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
June 11 – Detroit, MI – Majestic
June 12 – Toronto, On – Wrongbar
June 17 – Boston, MA – Middle East
June 18 – Washington DC – DC9
June 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie

One of the Northwest’s most talented musicians is Carrie Akre who has a long history of brilliant musical work with Hammerbox, Goodness and her own singer-songwriter career. Carrie has a massive amount of musical intelligence and now you can learn from her: Her six week singer/songwriter course begins February 24 and runs for six weeks at EMP/SFM. EMP members pay a mere $135 for the course; non-members pay $160. In either case, it’s a genuine bargain for the opportunity to learn the basics of writing and performing your own songs in a friendly, encouraging, and artistically challenging environment with one of the best instructors you could ever imagine.

For more information on the class, check out the class listing online.