The sorely missed Seattle band, Carissa's Wierd (not a typo) has had a bit of a revival recently. What with Hardly Art releasing a best of compilation titled They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003 and the one-night reunion show they played at the Showbox Market in July. And fans of Carissa's Wierd have even more to look forward to as Hardly Art has just announced that they will release the band's three studio albums (Ugly But Honest, You Should Be At Home Here, Songs About Leaving) on vinyl and digitally, for the first time ever. more ›

Please, God. Let Seattlest wake up to Sera Cahoone strumming her acoustic guitar and humming sweetly in our direction. Let there be hot fragrant coffee on our bedside table, and maybe some bacon waiting downstairs; we're envisioning dappled sunlight on the comforter, a drowsy golden retriever at our feet, and...well, the most important part of this morning fantasy is Sera and her guitar, both of whom we are totes crushing on this week. more ›