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LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: MIDNIGHT LIGHTS

Apr 8, 2016
2 min

LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: MIDNIGHT LIGHTS

Midnight Lights is one of those bands that just created itself. They are originally from our very own Ellensburg, WA and met at Central creating bonds that, little did they know, would last years and break many musical horizons. They are the type of artists that goof around with each other and through that off the wall nature they create music that is on one hand witty and spunky and on the other hand raw and sensitive. Sequestering their natural ability to jive with each oth

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LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: THE SHIVAS

Mar 9, 2016
2 min

LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: THE SHIVAS

I haven’t heard a band make elegant, weightless rock ‘n roll the way The Shivas have. On a drowsy Sunday morning, I’m usually frying eggs in a sizzling pan of olive oil and Irish butter. The musky scent of brewed coffee lingers beneath the sunlight oozing through the window. The room speakers creak with The Shivas’ lo-fi, tingly vocals and smooth, lullaby guitar lines – this is a very memorable atmosphere. The band’s fourth album, Better Off Dead, has defined my Sunday mornin

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LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: SHIVER TWINS

Feb 10, 2016
1 min

LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: SHIVER TWINS

Meet Shiver Twins; the new guys in Seattle’s music scene. Originally from Juneau, Alaska, Shiver Twins felt more in touch sonically with the sound of the Pacific Northwest. So Eric, James, Lance and Cole decided to pack their bags and take a voyage to the Evergreen State. Shiver Twins just released their deluxe EP 19 Again. Although this should be a full-length, this is my favorite EP from 2015. 19 Again is a power chord warehouse blending power, garage, and surf-punk influe

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LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: NOLAN GARRETT

Jan 28, 2016
3 min

LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: NOLAN GARRETT

There’s been a wonderful phenomenon happening amongst young, budding artists recently. More and more of them, seem to turn to guitar-heavy, blues rock, as evidenced by a large part of last year’s Burgstock lineup, specifically the winners of the contest, a high school band by the name of Pull for Fire. Recently, we (DJ Wolfman, and DJ Dane) played a pair of tracks from a fantastic, newer artist named Nolan Garrett, from Tacoma. We had the opportunity to play both The Funky On

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LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: PEASNTBOYS

Jan 21, 2016
1 min

LOCAL ARTIST OF THE WEEK: PEASNTBOYS

Tacoma Washington has always had their music scene, but over the last five to six years the Tacoma hip-Hop scene has been bubbling on the verge notoriety, getting attention from such publications as Vice and Pitchfork. The Tacoma sound is a mixture of 90s Gangsta Rap mixed with the shock and the experimental-ism of artists like Tyler the Creator and Run The Jewels. The scene has produced original and special artists such as The Breaklites, ILLFIGHTYOU, :30, The Sandlot Collec

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