The Sea-Sound

I saw DCFC at the Crocodile Cafe back in January. It was the first show they played since spiting up with Chris Walla and they were not only introducing new songs but new band members as well. I've seen DCFC 5 times now and its still a pleasure to see them live. The band was really playful and happy on stage. Ben sang his heart out and I'm pretty sure he sweat out all his water weight. That man can sing, and sweat. The band along with two new members were really great. It seemed as if they had been together all along and it looks like they're all great friends. The new songs they introduced were taken really well by the audience. They have a great early Death Cab sound and also introduced fresh electronic beats which made some of the songs sound like they could very well be off of Narrow Stairs. Wanna listen to them? Well I have you covered! Below you will find 3 new songs, "Black Sun" which is the first single off the album and "No Room In Frame" and "Ghost of Beverly Drive". I hope you enjoy them and keep an eye out for their new album Kintsugi out on March 31st. 

No Room in Frame

Temples debut album “Sun Structures” is a trip. Its music dwells heavily on sixties beach vibes. Songs like “Shelter Song,” and “Mesmerise” are instant flashbacks to a beach gathering where girls are bobbing their hips side to side and busting out that swimming dance move, you all know what Im talking about. These reverb soaked vocals and distorted guitar sounds blend perfectly with its simple repeated drum beat to create an instant head bobbing track. 

The first five songs are all upbeat, fun and catchy. Its a great start for the album and an easy catch for anyone giving it a listen for the first time. “Shelter Song” is the first single off the record and the catchiest song off the album. It has an easy sing along pattern and flirtatious lyrics of a lovers first date. The album then transitions to the darker more experimental side once it hits track six, “Move With the Season.” The songs are slower and introduce more strings and groovy guitar solos. This is where the transition from beach vibes goes to adventure vibes. “A Question Isn’t Answered” is a key pivot point in the album where you see a happy medium of both the up beat and eerie sounds shown throughout the album.

Today I had a talk with my Lyft driver that made me think about this blog. We got to talking about wanting to work in the music industry and be a music journalist, which is what I've always wanted to do. He made a comment about how everyone who does this is now mostly doing it freelance style on their own blogs, which is what reminded me of this. I was really proud of the work we (Jess & I) were doing on this blog and I kind of lost sight of what I wanted to achieve with this blog. I started taking my journalism courses and realized how I was doing it all wrong and trying to take on too much and I abandoned this place. Im sorry I gave up... 

So this is me trying to pick it right back up and go back to the main reason I started this thing, which is to talk about music and share what I like with others. I want this to be my platform to connect with other music loving people and to get others on board with what I like and have yet to discover. Alrighty, so theres that! Im ready to get back to it and to do it my way and have fun with it! 

It usually means they wont be playing their usual show/ their own music, they will be playing a variety of music that they like from other artists. These kinds of shows are actually pretty cool cus you get to see what music inspires them and you get to see what music they tend to listen to. 

Animal Collective is awesome and I know they have influenced a lot of my personal favorite bands so I think it would be so sweet to see their DJ set! 

Many people were curious as to why Fall Out Boy and New Politics were not going to be stopping in Seattle on their upcoming tour after both bands had successful sold out shows here. Today, the announcement came that the reason was because they would be stopping in Puyallup on September 12th at the Washington State Fair (formerly known as the Puyallup Fair).

Head over to Neumos on May 8th decked out in purple and pink for the Pink & Purple Pickwick Party. Local indie artist Pickwick will be serenading the crowd for the reveal of the music lineup for Bumbershoot 2014. Advance tickets for the announcement party are available here for $15.

Three-day passes for Bumbershoot are currently $112. Ticket prices will increase once the music lineup is announced as well as single-day tickets will be available.

Earlier this week, the president of Live Nation announced that they were cancelling weekend 2 of Sasquatch! Music Festival during Fourth of July weekend because of low ticket sales. Sasquatch, which is usually a one weekend, 4-day event was changed to a 3-day festival because of the change to a two weekend festival. The cancellation isn't a surprise because of the high cost of tickets for both weekends. Sasquatch has been a tradition for many for Memorial Day weekend, and the idea of extending it to two weekends did not sit well for many.

Artists such as Soundgarden, Tegan and Sara, Frank Ocean and Local Natives were planning on performing the second weekend. Hopefully though, many of the artists are going to be making arrangements to play at smaller venues to make up for the cancellation.

Ticketmaster is refunding half of the ticket prices to the credit card that was used to purchase the tickets. And some weekend 1 passes are still available if you are still considering attending.

Shoutout to all the people who bought their Paradiso 2014 tickets during early bird! Paradiso tickets went on sale this morning, and as predicted, tier 1 and tier 2 have already sold out.

This years 2-day festival is being headlined by Bassnectar, Above & Beyond, Zedd and Krewella. If you have never been, this is a great year to start your beautiful Paradiso experience at the Gorge.