Music Reviews

The Slow Poisoner

“Magic Casket”

A lot of sound comes from the one-man act that is The Slow Poisoner of San Francisco. Read more...


Sordid Sentinels

“Sordid Sentinels EP”

Tacoma’s straight up, honest rock band the Sordid Sentinels have a way about them, which essentially translates to the fact that if you hear the band once, or see what they can do live - you will be immediately hooked. Read more...


Elli

“Songs For My Soldier”

Elli is the stage name of Dawn Joyner, a wife of a soldier stationed at Fort Lewis. “Songs For My Soldier” is 62 minutes of patriotic cover tunes all selected to fit a theme of a woman thinking of her husband in harm’s way overseas – a theme that touches deeply in the lives of Elli and thousands of other spouses in the Tacoma area. Read more...


Allison Moorer

“Crows”

Allison Moorer is no stranger to the country music scene. The Sugar Hill Records recording artist has eight albums under her belt, beginning with her first, “Alabama Song” released by MCA in 1998. Read more...


Lady Antebellum

“Need You Now”

With an appearance at the Grammy Awards, a top five hit with the title track of their second album and a tour opening for Tim McGraw, 2010 is looking good so far for this trio from Augusta, Ga. Lead vocalists Charles Kelly and Hillary Scott and multi-instrumentalist and backing vocalist Dave Haywood seem well-suited for much success in contemporary country music. Read more...


Blackbird Pie

“To All You Thieves and Assassins”

The men of local outfit Blackbird Pie serve up nine tracks of folky pop rock on their 2009 release “To All You Thieves and Assassins.” Read more...


Norah Jones

“The Fall”

Five-time Grammy winner Norah Jones seems to have a magic touch. Her albums consistently sell like hotcakes, and she’s also made welcomed appearances on the silver screen in films like the popular “Two Weeks Notice” with Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant (Jones plays herself in that role). Read more...


Rockwell Powers & Ill Pill

“Kids in the Back”

Tacoma rapper Rockwell Powers offers an autobiography set to music on his new CD with Ill Pill. Read more...


Venus Bogardus

“Spitting At The Glass”

Alternative rock group Venus Bogardus was formed in 2005 in Bath, England by British guitarist/vocalist James Reich, and bass player/vocalist Hannah Levbarg, who is originally from Texas. They released their debut album in 2008. Read more...


Where Sails Meet Rails

“The Economics of Love” E.P.

Tacoma’s Where Sails Meet Rails have been playing together in the unit they currently form since June 2009, and prior to that the band had been playing for about 10 months with their original bass player, who moved to Texas. Once the band got its bass relief, the group started to focus, write more songs and make things happen for themselves, all while creating a solid local fan base. Read more...


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