This or That: Mad Rad Makes Some Noise for the Needy
Here at Seattlest Music we love to know everything we can about our favorite local musicians. Does that make us stalkers? Perhaps. We'd like to think of it as adoring from afar. Luckily, most of the members of the Seattle music scene are extremely kind individuals and love being involved however they can. We decided to help you guys get to know these wonderful people through a quickie "interview" of sorts. After compiling a list of Seattle "rivalries" it was sent off to some of our favorite artists. We put no constraints on how they choose or respond, so who knows what you're going to get? Replies have been pouring in, so it's time to share with you! Every Wednesday you can come back to Seattlest to check in on your favorite locals.
For our second installment of This or That, Radjaw from Mad Rad told us what he thinks of this fair city and its eccentricities.
1. Barsuk or Sub Pop ==> Sub Pop
2. SAM or Frye ==> SAM
3. Red Hook or Chateau St. Michelle ==> Neither, ELYSIAN
4. Paramount or the Moore ==> Paramount
5. Northgate or SODO ==> SODO
6. Light Rail or Metro Bus ==> Metro Bus
7. KEXP or The End ==> KEXP
8. Sonic Boom or Easy Street ==> Sonic Boom
9. I-5 or Aurora ==> I-5
10. Pike Place or local farmer's market ==> Pike Place
11. Vivace or Vita ==> Vita
12. Stranger or Seattle Weekly ==> Stranger
13. Dick's or Red Mill ==> Dick's
14. Zanadu or Arcane ==> Zanadu
15. Trophy or Cupcake Royale ==> Cupcake Royale
16. Greenlake or Lake Union ==> Greenlake
17. UW or WSU ==> UW
18. Gasworks or Golden Gardens ==> Golden Gardens
19. Archie McPhee or Top Ten Toys ==> archie mcphee
20. Top Pot or Voodoo Donuts ==> Top Pot
21. Vancouver or Portland ==> Portland
22. Space Needle or Smith Tower ==> Space Needle
23. Fremont Troll or SAM's Blacksmith ==> Fremont Troll
24. Cha Cha or Unicorn ==> Unicorn
25. Broadway or Market ==> Broadway
26. Huskies or Redhawks ==> Huskies
27. Jive Time or Bop Street ==> Bop Street
28. Beth's or Hurricane ==> Hurricane
29. Columbia City or Georgetown ==> Columbia City
30. Ichiro or Hernandez ==> Ichiro
31. Columbia City Cinema or the Admiral Theater ==> Columbia City Cinema
32. Crocodile or Neumos ==> Neumos
33. Belltown or Pioneer's Square ==> Belltown
34. Hot Mamas or Piecora's ==> Hot Mamas
35. Woodland Park Zoo or Seattle Aquarium ==> Woodland Park Zoo
36. Volunteer Park or Lincoln Park ==> Volunteer Park
37. Northgate Target or Westwood Target ==> Northgate Target
38. George and Dragon or Brouwer's ==> George and Dragon
39. Ballard or WEST SEATTLE ==> Ballard
40. _______ or _______ ==> none
They have a fantastic show coming up at Neumos with Truckasaurus and Junkie XL. This is no ordinary show, however. It's the kickoff for Noise for the Needy. "What's that?" you may be asking yourself and you can pat yourself on the back because it's a great question. Noise for the Needy (NFTN) is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization whose goal is to raise money for charitable causes through the production of live music shows. This particular kickoff party is way more than just a concert, it's an all out event.
According to the Noise folks, the show is themed around the graphic novel Shinjuku. The author, Mink, is a big NFTN supporter, and he wanted to do a signing in Seattle to support NFTN. For the event, Neumos will be decked out like the club Poppies, which plays a central role in Shinjuku. There will be costumed characters, projections, contests and much more. It’s not your regular gig at Neumos, to be sure. That sounds like a hell of a lot of fun, and we're super psyched to be a part of it. You should come out too, it's pratically free with only a ten dollar cover charge.
Thurs. March 10th // Neumos // Doors 8pm // tix $10 adv.
