As previously mentioned, Monday at Bumbershoot was heavily skewed towards the alt-country side of things. We're not sure if that's good programming or bad programming. On the one hand, if you're way into alt-country, just attend that one day of the festival and you're all set; on the other hand, you've got some tough choices to make among Blitzen Trapper, Langhorne Slim, Two Gallants, the Maldives, and Old 97s. We managed to catch some......

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......

We have a soft spot for any singer-songwriter with enough chutzpah to get an entire festival crowd to storm the stage. Such was the scene when Langhorne Slim seriously rocked Pickathon down in Portland last summer. And that, friends, is one of a thousand things we love about Langhorne Slim. Another thing we love? He's a spectacular songwriter who writes tunes you can't believe aren't already classic folk songs. He'll be hitting the stage......

As unlikely as it may seem, it is the truth. Qingzhao Su of Guiyang, China dreamt about the Two Gallants and Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles show at The Crocodile yesterday. Two Gallants Plays to a Sleeping Qingzhao Although she speaks no English and had never heard of Seattle, Two Gallants, or Langhorne Slim, in her dream she knew exactly where she was and knew the lyrics to all of the songs. She could......