We’ve got a special guest post today from longtime RCA friend and Seattle music scene fixture Jake Gravbrot. Photographer, hair stylist, music nerd, and dad, Jake always has cool projects going on. Stop by his website or say hey if you catch him at a show, like Empires this past weekend. Check out his thoughts and pictures from the weekend show below.
Chicago breakout band Knuckle Puck was recently in town for Man Overboard’s Heart Attack Tour, and they knocked their set at Chop Suey out of the park. Watch the band’s new video for ‘No Good’ below, which is actually quite good.
Hailing from Chicago, new metal/hardcore act Barrier has announced a co-headlining tour with Floridians Adaliah. The tour will make a few stops in the PNW: 2/14 in Bremerton, 2/15 in Spokane, and 2/16 in Boise. For more information (or Adaliah), catch Barrier on Facebook and stream their songs on their BandPage!
To commemorate ten years of their landmark record ‘Mouthfuls’, the Fruit Bats will be playing all ten tracks live TONIGHT, 11/14, at Seattle’s Neptune Theater. With frontman/mastermind Eric D. Johnson deciding to discontinue the Fruit Bats as a vehicle for his songwriting, this could very well be the last time Seattle sees the iconic folk rock band perform under this moniker. Johnson has confirmed that he will continue in his efforts toward writing soundtracks and new music and may yet perform Fruit Bats songs in the future. For tickets to this historic evening featuring opening act The Donkeys, visit the Neptune Theater website.
This Friday night, Chicago folk pop artist Tristen will stop by El Corazon’s Lounge, touring in support of her new record, ‘Caves’. Sharing the stage will be California rocker Ezra Furman (also touring with a new record titled ‘Day Of The Dog’) as well as opening acts Carson Allen, Ashtree, and Seattle artist The Requisite. For tickets, visit the El Corazon calendar!
Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It. has released a new track off ‘Intersections’, due September 24th on Triple Crown Records. The track is titled The Shaking of Leaves, and will open ‘Intersections’. Into It. Over It. will be touring with Saves the Day and Hostage Calm this Fall, including 9/7 in Vancouver BC and 9/8 in Seattle at El Corazon. Stream the new track here, and buy tickets for the tour on the Saves the Day website!
Evan Weiss, better known as Into It. Over It., debuted a new song titled Spinning Thread off the forthcoming Triple Crown album ‘Intersections’. A Fall US tour with Saves the Day and Hostage Calm has also been announced, with tickets for Seattle’s September 8th date already available. Stream Spinning Thread, and be on the lookout for preorder information on the Into It. Over It. website!
