It's a big ol' bummer that Brent Knopf decided to leave Menomena a few months ago. Especially since their newest release Mines was such a hit, we just didn't get it. Then we remembered that Brent had been a part of another band, Ramona Falls, while Menomena had been taking a hiatus for the first half of 2010. more ›

Leave it to one of Seattle's weirdest and coolest bands to be the first to perform at an active volcano in the continental U.S. Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band performed a special benefit show at the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mt. St. Helens on August 15th as part of the celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the volcano's eruption. more ›

"Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band" by Jean-Marc Luneau, from our Flickr pool more ›

BEST OF BASS: Did you miss the Decibel Festival? Despite urgings from Seattlest Donte, DJ Riz and others, we did in fact miss said musical electro-fest last time around. Micro Decibel Festival is our chance and yours to make good. Jesse Rose, KiloWatts outta Philly and Deru are performing tonight, and you should be there. more ›

Everybody's favorite local indie band with a thirteen-year-old drummer has got themselves a record deal. As reported by Pitchfork, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band has signed to Dead Oceans (home to Bishop Allen, Evangelicals, Bowerbirds, and more). MSHVB will release its currently untitled full-length debut Spring 2009, with Scott Colburn (Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, as well as the MSHVB EP) and the band at the co-producing helm. To celebrate, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band will embark on its first full-fledged West Coast tour later this month, kicking things off in Bellingham November 21st, making a stop at Neumo's December 7th, and wrapping up at the Doug Fir in Portland on December 9th. more ›

"HISTORY IS ABOUT TO CRACK OPEN": Angels in America may be one of the most moving plays we've ever seen, and it's being reprised in Seattle for the second weekend in a row, before ending its run next week. The performance of the play's first part, "Millenium Approaches," is being performed by Absurd Reality Theatre at the Bagley Wright, in the small theater. May we suggest you head out to the theater and catch a showing? When you're done with Part One, you can always head to ReAct's production of Part Two: "Perestroika." more ›