Several of the shows at Sasquatch caught our eye, but one of the best was little known and in front of a 50 some odd person crowd. The Sasquatch End Sessions produced by the radio station 1077 The End were hidden away in a white tent behind the free cigarette tent. Yea, for those of you that weren't at Sasquatch, there was a free tobacco tent where you could procure cigarettes or chew... personally it was pretty off-putting but bully for the smokers, but I digress. There were a couple sessions that we were particularly excited about: The Flogging Mollys and The Decemberists. Incredibly enough we were among but a paltry crowd for these huge names in the tent tucked away and we were beyond excited to be there. The Flogging Mollys mentioned during their mainstage set they felt the earlier set had fallen short but we would respectfully disagree. It was a once in a lifetime experience and we're sharing with you the photographic evidence. more ›

Not to be outdone by his ex-wife’s recently rebounded career, Eddie Van Halen has reunited the band to hit the road again this fall in a joint effort remind everyone that they’re still alive. Forcing his kid to take sides in his battle for the spotlight, Eddie has appointed his sixteen-year old son, Wolfgang, to replace Michael Anthony on bass while David Lee Roth rejoins the new and improved band because it's Van Halen, not Van Hagar. more ›

, published in the mid-twentieth century, tells the tale of her decision, along with her husband, to quit their suburban Seattle lives and rough it on a farm out on the Olympic Peninsula. We love the book because it's real, and funny, and because the lust for a simpler life (and the realization, as David Lee Roth once said, that "the simple life ain't so simple") hasn't changed to this day. We also love it because it's fun to read about Seattle back when Laurelhurst was the suburbs and the Peninsula was impossibly remote. more ›