If you ever see Seattlest at a show and get annoyed with our habit of constantly looking over your shoulder, it's not that we're looking for someone better to talk to. We love to watch bands set their crap up. Yeah, that's really the only chance you have to talk to your friends, but we can't help constantly glancing up there while one band takes down and the next sets up. You can get a good look at what you're in store for by doing this. Like "Yes! A Theremin! Let's stay here!" or "Fuck! A Theremin! Let's get the hell out of here!" So Bobby Bare, Jr.'s band didn't set up a Theremin prior to their show on Wednesday night. They did get out a cowbell, though, and we knew what we were in store for and we wanted to leave before it happened. more ›

Dr. Dog is a terrible name for a band. Based on that name alone, we'd expect them to be in the vein of Skynrd or perhaps really bad white guy jazz. But instead the Philly quintet make feel-good tunes that, with all the layered harmonies and old-school production, could pass as Beatles b-sides. Their last album Easy Beat contained at least four full-fledged grade-A tracks, including jangly charmer "Say Something" [mp3]. New album We All Belong was released last month to the best reviews of the band's short career, in no small part due to Flaming Lips-leaning retro jams like "Ain't It Strange" (see below). more ›

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