Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs / photo by Dave Lichterman
Welcome to the doldrums of Winter, or as it seems to be heading. In the Northwest, that simply means there’s snow in the mountains and music in the air. This week has a few particularly nice surprises up its sleeve and though it starts off slow, the weekend is chock full of great shows. Tuesday starts strong with two potentially awesome shows with two KEXP favorites: Scottish rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks at Neumos and Canadian New Wavers Austra at the Crocodile. Both are fan favorites, both will be phenomenal. On Wednesday, Scott H. Biram will be ripping up the Tractor, and you can catch a preview when he performs live on KEXP on the Afternoon Show with Kevin Cole at 4PM. On Thursday, Feist brings her moody intensity to the Moore Theatre while Noah & The Whale bring their London folk-tinged tunes across town to the Neptune. On Friday, Grand Archives are at the Crocodile, and there’s a couple good under the radar local shows going on with Police Teeth and Virgin Islands at the Comet, and Sports with The Fascination Movement at the Sunset. Much more of the same on Saturday, including really cool local shows with The Young Evils at Rendezvous, Don’t Talk To The Cops at Comet Tavern, hometown heroes The Posies at Neptune, and the much-anticipated WU LYF, poised to be a 2011 Top Ten favorite of many DJs, at the Crocodile with Crystal Antlers. That will be a ripping good night! On Sunday, don’t miss tUnE-yArDs at Neptune or Crooked Fingers are at the Crocodile. Talk about decisions! And those are just some of the highlights. Here’s a more complete schedule for the rest of the week:
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
We Were Promised Jetpacks, Royal Bangs, Bear Hands at Neumo’s (info)
Austra, Grimes at Crocodile (info)
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Scott H. Biram, Joe Buck, Molly Gene One Whoaman Band at Tractor (info)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Elizabeth Cook at Tractor (info)
Feist, Chilly Gonzales at Moore Theatre (info)
Kinski, Cave, Midday Veil, Are You A Cat?, DJ Explorateur at Comet Tavern (info)
Devil Makes Three at Neumo’s (info)
“Rock The Village: A Benefit for village development in Peru” feat. Fox & The Law, The Fabulous Party Boys, Ticktockman, Posse, The Grizzled Mighty at Nectar (info)
MP Embassy: Man. Music. Machine. feat. Araabmuzik, Jeremy Ellis, Party Supplies at Crocodile (info)
Noah & The Whale, Nikki Lane at Neptune Theatre (info)
Friday, November 18, 2011
Grand Archives, Army Navy at Crocodile (info)
Mark Sultan, Night Beats, Red Hex at Chop Suey (info)
Police Teeth, Virgin Islands, Strong Killings, Wow & Flutter at Comet Tavern (info)
Sports, The Fascination Movement, Jupe Jupe (CD Release) at Sunset Tavern (info)
Warren Miller Entertainment’s film “...Like There’s No Tomorrow” at McCaw Hall (Day 1 of 2 from Nov 18 thru Nov 19) (info)
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Warren Miller Entertainment’s film “...Like There’s No Tomorrow” at McCaw Hall (Day 2 of 2 from Nov 18 thru Nov 19) (info)
Daniel G. Harmann & The Trouble Starts, Gary Reynolds & The Brides of Obscurity, The Glass Notes at High Dive (info)
The Maldives, Widower, Davidson Hart Kingsbery at Tractor (info)
The Young Evils, The Black Whales, The Golden Blondes at Rendezvous (info)
Don’t Talk To The Cops, Sports, Humans, USF at Comet Tavern (info)
Fruit Bats, AgesandAges at Neumo’s (info)
WU LYF, Crystal Antlers at Crocodile (info)
The Posies, Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs, Curtains For You at Neptune Theatre (info)
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Warren Miller Entertainment’s film “...Like There’s No Tomorrow” at Auburn Performing Arts Center (info)
tUnE-yArDs, Pat Jordache at Neptune Theatre (info)
Crooked Fingers, Strand of Oaks at Crocodile (info)
Craft Spells, Seapony, Devon Williams, Wet Illustrated at Chop Suey (info)
