Michael Kiwanuka at Prospect Park (06/14/12) Photo: D. Caplan (more) Mar 6 Wed Youth LagoonBuy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 02/13/1312:00 PM Bowery BallroomNew York, NY08:00 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 02/13/1312:00 PM Mar 6 Wed Bird DogBuy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 02/13/1312:00 PM Mercury LoungeNew York, NY09:00 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 02/13/1312:00 PM Mar 28 Thu…
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Sasquatch! Festival 2012: Day 3 (Monday) Wrap Up and Photos
The Joy Formidable by Shawn Anderson at Sasquatch! 2012 Words and Photos: Shawn Anderson aka Drake Lelane Additional Photography: Zach Gore Here we go, the last of the Sasquatch 2012 coverage. Big thanks to Shawn and Zach for all their help! -ed. Sasquatch! Music Festival 2012, Day 3 The final day is usually a mellow…
Drake’s Top 50+ Albums of 2011
Drake’s Top Albums of 2011 Words: Drake Lelane If 2010 was 1993 all over again, 2011 seemed to ignore this trend (and all the corresponding 20 year anniversary reissues), instead reaching back a decade prior. Releases from Destroyer and M83 mined that decade to make great albums, while several bands of that era (Gang of…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 06.28.11
Time to play post-holiday catch-up with The Drake‘s column. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 06.28.11 Summer is supposedly here, but you’d never know it here in Seattle. It’s been a typical June-uary here, with overcast skies and breezy temps requiring extra layers of clothing. It’s the sort of weather that drives folks indoors, indirectly creating…
Shabazz Palaces Are Playing NYC This Week, New Album Coming Soon + SXSW Pics
Shabazz Palaces at SXSW 2011 (03/17/11) Photo: Jon Klemm Seattle’s Shabazz Palaces will release their debut LP entitled Black Up on June 28 via Sub Pop Records (the label’s first full length hip-hop release incidentally). If you want to learn more about the record, or perhaps get a good chuckle, check out the press release…