A few days ago we were so excited to see that Champagne Champagne were in the top 30 acts called out by Spin Magazine that would be appearing at CMJ's Music Marathon this year. CMJ is the College Music Journal, a great source for catching up on signed and unsigned bands alike. They have been producing this festival for three decades and as such has become one of the major music festivals to attend, along the lines of SXSW, Bumbershoot, and Lollapalooza. While Champ Champ has been getting a lot of buzz, we were surprised to see them so prominently plastered in the Spin article and that they were performing at this weekend's fest at all. more ›

We've been hitting shows on the Seattle music scene for about four years now, and if there's one thing we can say with certainty, it's that Seattle doesn't need more musicians, it needs ones. Such may be the consolation of learning that next week, the Seattle chapter of Paul Green's School of Rock opens. If Green's now famous "school" can help create a new generation of musicians whose influences go deeper than Green Day, that alone will be an achievement. more ›