ON TOUR NOW: Great interview with Hosannas up at the Santa Barbera Independent

We couldn't agree more with what Aly Comingore says in this quote...

"It’s the kind of performance that gives you chills and sends you running to tell all your friends. It also gives credence to the claim that Hosannas might just be Portland’s newest darlings."

Visqueen melted faces last night in DC at the Black Cat

The Washington Post was there and Flotard & Co. brought everything they had. After an hour long set, the crowd was won over!

"Visqueen sounded like the great missing link between grunge and power pop." Patrick Foster, Washington Post

Loch Lomond shares a new song from the Night Bats EP!

Loch Lomond, in celebration of their upcoming West Coast tour, are sharing "Ghost Of An Earthroom" with you! If you've not heard this band before, you're in for a treat... The instrumentation is simply gorgeous and the lyrics, oh the lyrics!, imagine a world where a giant earthworm, hmm, on second thought... just give it a listen!

"Ghost Of An Earthworm"

Tour Dates:

06.10.10 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
06.11.10 - Eugene, OR @ Cosmic Pizza
06.12.10 - Davis, CA @ Sophia's
06.13.10 - San Francisco, CA @ Hotel Utah
06.14.10 - Santa Cruz, CA @ the Crepe Place
06.15.10 - Santa Barbera, CA @ Muddy Waters
06.17.10 - Los Angeles, CA @ the Bootleg Theater

Wonderful interview with Melanie Valera live at Advance Copy now!

The folks at Advance Copy had a chance to interview Melanie Valera from Tender Forever... her answers are wonderfully insightful. It's a stellar read, promise!

"It's a dark but straight forward series of songs. That's what and who I am." Melanie Valera on her new album, No Snare.

The Lights live on KEXP today at 1:30, starring in "Amplified Seattle" premiering at SIFF tomorrow!

Just wanted to alert you to the Lights upcoming performance today at 1:30 PST live on KEXP from a stage at Easy Street Records in West Seattle. How they deemed these three fit for live radio is beyond me, but I'm excited! Stream it live at kexp.org. Also, Seattle International Film Festival is debuting the documentary "Amplified Seattle" and it prominently features the Lights. It's being screened this weekend on May 22nd at 2 PM at the Neptune Theater and again on the 26th at 9:15 PM.   "The Lights are a band that are unhinged and connected. They are live, unfrayed, tilted, and more importantly they are able to get live and tilted with their shows." Trent Moorman

Awww. Look! New TLE store....video by Matthew Ross.

Soft Tags head out on US tour!

Have you heard Soft Tags yet? Sounding like college radio, one a.m. circa 1982 and tirelessly recording, and releasing as many as three records a year, this band is keeping the DIY, screenprinting and four track ethos alive from their home base of Portland, Oregon. Chances are that, in the next month and a half, you'll have a chance to catch them live! Until then, watch the amazing video for "Architect Song" off their newest album Mathematical Monsters:

Tour Dates:

05.27.10 - Portland, OR @ the Know

06.12.10 - San Francisco, CA @ the Hemlock Tavern
06.13.10 - Oakland, CA @ the Stork Club
06.15.10 - Los Angeles, CA @ the Silver Lake Lounge
06.16.10 - San Diego, CA @ the Radio Room
06.17.10 - Scottsdale, AZ @ the Rogue Bar
06.18.10 - Albuquerque, NM @ Burt's Tiki Lounge
06.19.10 - Dallas, TX @ the Cavern
06.20.10 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
06.21.10 - Kansas City, KS @ the Record Bar
06.22.10 - Lawrence, KS @ the Replay Lounge
06.23.10 - Iowa City, IA @ the Yacht Club
06.25.10 - Chicago, IL @ the Darkroom
06.26.10 - Columbus, OH @ Hal & Al's
06.27.10 - Manhattan, NY @ the Cake Shop
06.28.10 - Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU In-Studio Session, 9:00 PM
06.29.10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Death By Audio
06.30.10 - Brooklyn, NY @ the Bell House

07.01.10 - Cincinnati, OH @ May Day
07.03.10 - Lincoln, NB @ the Bourbon Theater
07.06.10 - Denver, CO @ the Hi-Dive
07.08.10 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
07.20.10 - Portland, OR @ the Doug Fir