Whether you're a fan of melodic noise-rock (not always a contradiction in terms) or just never got over a childhood obsession with dinosaurs, Pterodactyl is the band for you--especially if you like post-rock that doesn't take itself too seriously. They'll be playing at the Sunset tonight with two awesomely named bands we know absolutely nothing about: Nudity and Same Sex Dictator. more ›

Tuesday, December 12 more ›

It's Sunday night at the Crocodile Café, and the place is humming—but are people here for opener The Trucks, The Pink Mountaintops who pulled a last minute no-show, or Deadboy & The Elephantmen? The bobbing heads and sing-alongs accompanying "Introduction," The Trucks' first song, are evidence that the Bellingham girl-tet has drawn a good chunk of this Seattle crowd. And until tonight—CD release party!—they'd only issued a handful of streaming songs and a three-track demo disc. more ›

Tuesday night Seattlest went to see the Pink Mountaintops, the Can't See, and Whalebone at the Crocodile. We missed the first band because the Crocodile waitress forgot to put in our order until we had to go up and ask her. But that is neither here nor there. more ›