Jon McMillion should be in marketing. He's managed to engineer himself the best kind of buzz for himself after his debut at last night's Oscillate. Much of the crowd was left confused, not by the music he was performing, but by the fact that very few knew who Jon was. Within Seattle's incredibly insular techno scene, it's hard to pull off that sort of surprise, but Jon executed this social manipulation perfectly (whether that was his intention is beside the point). more ›

Seattle is known for grunge and always will be, no matter how much we might want the world to know we've moved on. Detroit is a bit less pigeon-holed, but they've earned that distinction through extraordinary musical breadth, impacting rock, R&B, industrial, techno, electro, and ghettotech along with other genres too numerous to mention. Over the next few days Seattle gets to benefit from Detroit's electronic legacy, with two shows guaranteed to move a crowd. more ›