Kathleen Edwards is a Canadian singer-songwriter who claims her primary influences are Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Tom Petty. She spent some of her youth in Korea and Switzerland and she studied classical violin for twelve years. She swears, drinks whiskey, and she plays the Tractor Tavern Tuesday night with John Doe. Ever since listening to the title track from Asking for Flowers we can't seem to shake it. It's sad and it's beautiful. Can......

MARCH POINT: SIFF Cinema is offering a free screening of this local film production by members of the Swinomish Indian Reservation. March Point is a movie about a movie about oil refineries, Native American communities, and growing up. Isn't it supposed to be raining on Saturday? Perfect: this is indoors and will expand your soul's horizons. (Probably.) RSVP to be on the safe side. 4 p.m., Saturday // SIFF Cinema // Free ON A GRAVEL......

Blitzen Trapper had a fantastic set early this afternoon, and even though we didn't know how good the stuff from the album they're releasing later this month was going to be, we expected to have a blast at their show. We did have a blast, and apparently Blitzen Trapper is releasing a classic rock album on the 23rd that we're going to buy immediately. After Blitzen Trapper we saw a half dozen or so alt-country......

The amusing story of how we wound up at the Showbox Saturday night to see the Old 97s begins with a plan hatched amongst friends far too late at night (and after far too many drinks). And, what with the constant internet access you get with the iPhone, we wound up with tix to the show, while everyone else turned out to be spread between Las Vegas and Palm Springs last weekend. And thus......

This is going to be a damn good weekend, snow or no. And, it all starts tonight with Jack Wilson and the Wifestealers at the Sunset. Tomorrow, we've got Sera Cahoone's CD release party at the Tractor, celebrating the release of her awesome new disc Only As the Day is Long (SubPop). And then, the whole weekend will round off with Bob Schneider at Chop Suey. We're happy about all this because we love all......