As a wise man (Stephen Malkmus) once said, "Aloha means 'goodbye' and also 'hello,' it's in how you inflect." He must've been predicting the advent of local musician Jason Holstrom's new tiki project The Thieves of Kailua. A huge departure from Holstrom's other work with Wonderful and United State of Electronica, the self-titled album (just released on Mill Pond Records) is a loungey ode to Hawaii, complete with Beach Boys-inspired harmonies, plucky ukuleles, and percussion like waves hitting the seashore. Like a lazy day at the beach, it goes well with a maitai or a mojito or a bucket full of Coronas.... more ›

Local music guy, Jason Holstrom, best known as a founding member of Wonderful and the happypartyfuntime supergroup United State of Electronica, has a new solo project: The Thieves of Kailua. Made over a three-year period and released on Mill Pond Records this past Tuesday, the self-titled album has its origins in a trip to Hawaii with his then-future/now-current wife. more ›

Seattlest enjoys a good documentary, so we were excited to see that the Grand Illusion will be showing two politically-charged features later this week. They sound like doozies: more ›