MONKEYSHINES: We were going to suggest you go see Chris Cornell at the Showbox SoDo, but it's sold out. So instead we'll remind you that you have until May 10 to catch the Curious George-inspired exhibit at the Children's Museum, Let's Get Curious! Is it an egregious example of product placement? Whatever, we just like it, to paraphrase Liz Lemon. Not to overshare, but Curious George was easily the most appealing character we remember coming across in our toddling era. Oh, that monkey! more ›

Want tickets to My Bloody Valentine at the Wamu Theatre on April 27? The pre-sale goes through Thursday at 10 a.m. Two pre-sale codes: MYBLOODYVALENTINE and LOVELESS. Tickets here, from TicketMaster, so there's fees galore, but the tickets are $38.50. more ›

Line Out and Pitchfork had it this morning, but we just found out: My Bloody Valentine play the Wamu Theatre April 27. Tickets onsale to the general public 3/20, with an Internet presale starting 3/18. We'll make sure to post any info we get on how to get in on that. more ›

Brooklyn trio A Place to Bury Strangers bills themselves as "the loudest band in New York," but that's not exactly true. A band's loudness is of course the product of several factors, the volume and intensity assuredly a function of the sound system every night they play, or the sound guy, or the venue itself. So perhaps it's more accurate to describe APtBS as "the effects-pedaliest band in New York" or "the My Bloody Valentiney-est band in New York." Because both of those claims are true, without a doubt. more ›

Saturday at the Croc, we hated most of the crowd at first sight. Who invited the tools to John in the Morning at Night? Jager shots were being consumed, and there were way too many dudes in backwards white baseball caps, just chillaxing with their brahs. For this, we can only blame Vampire Weekend. more ›

We don't know the first thing about NW indie band Saturna [MySpace], really, we just wanted to get out Saturday night. more ›

Seattlest read enough "Band to Watch" articles to get either mildly excited or moderately annoyed at the latest Norwegian band to bring their act to the states – 120 Days (file under this year's Serena Maneesh). Formerly known as "The Beautiful People" – these fresh-faced Oslo boys had all the girls swooning at Chop Suey with a formulaic mix of Roland Samples and sexy drum beats (think New Order), oversaturated guitars (think My Bloody Valentine), and a singer with enough swagger and skill to make it all flow (um, Bono?). It's a sound with influences we dig; we just question the concept of originality. One thing is for certain though; their live show definitely lived up to the "Pitchfork-Hype" we expected to regret and the tinge of rock was a pleasant surprise from a band known for 9 minute songs. In fact, after listening to their latest self-titled release, most everything about this band surprised us – mostly their amazing on-stage energy. Not typical from a band with such shoe-gaze aspirations. We just wouldn't want to be their roadie – we've never seen so much damn equipment on stage for one band! 120 Days seem poised to assimilate most of North America as they close out a successful tour here on the West Coast. Holding it down on hump day, Seattlest took in all the experimental/ambientness we could handle from local opening bands Joy Wants Eternity and New Grey Area – unfortunately we probably needed to drop some E to really enjoy the mix of slide show and live show. Really now, that hasn't been done well since The Knife.... more ›

The best word we've heard to describe Danish band Mew is "unabashed." This trait is a good thing---we'd much rather hear a band play shoegazey post-prog rock earnestly than with their tongue firmly in cheek. Truly, if you (as a band) firmly believe in your over-the-top-ness, well, you just might convince us too. Embrace the inherent cheesiness and you've got a good chance in winning us over. more ›

The Evangelicals, Woven Hand and Serena Maneesh played Neumo's last night. more ›

The Melody Unit's Kevin Kelly On a Life Spent in SeattleMusic, Why the Band Never Made It, and Why He's So Ambivalent AboutTheir Latest (Greatest) Album more ›

If there are two bands whose names you want to drop in conversation to bolster your indie cred, you can do a lot worse than My Bloody Valentine or Sonic Youth. After checking our hipster conversion chart, we see that My Bloody Valentine's Loveless or Sonic Youth's Dirty are easily worth their weight in artfully worn vintage t's. more ›