The organizers of the Wakarusa Music Festival are announcing this year’s lineup in three installments. Installment number one came out today with Pretty Lights, The Bob Weir, Chris Robinson and Jackie Greene Acoustic Trio, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, G. Love and Special Sauce, Beats Antique, ALO and Assembly of Dust among the dozens of acts set to appear at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas between May 31st and June 3rd. A number of groups will perform two sets at the event including Balkan Beat Box, Railroad Earth, The Heavy Pets, SOJA, Keller Williams, The Moondoggies and The Infamous ...

Last year’s birthday was a big one, thirty, and we had a party to match the occasion. The Moondoggies (performing as the Allman Butters), a Tom Petty sing along with American Girls, Pickwick standing all but on top of each other to fit on the Blue Moon stage and Kelli Schaefer helped Josh and me [...]

Buffalo Death Beam, Henry War">At War, Tiny Messengers @ Tractor Tavern | 12/20 | 8pm | $6 (Get Tickets) | 21+ Buffalo Death Beam had their beginning all the way over in Pullman with roots at Washington State University. Stating such influences as The Maldives, The Moondoggies, and Local Natives you quickly hear the folk [...]

The Moondoggies in Denver ::: photo by Abbey Simmons The Moondoggies are obviously equipped for December year-round, so it’s ironic that December is the time we really get to see them strip off the checkered long sleeves and in their place rep their collection holiday sweaters. Have you got a problem with Christmas themed ties or [...]

This weekend is highlighted by the 2011 Seattle Folk Festival, a three-day folk bonanza “inspired by the cold, misty winters of the Pacific Northwest,” presented by Hearth Music and taking place in Columbia City. This year’s lineup is a venerable who’s-who of Pacific Northwest folk, including Kevin Murphy of The Moondoggies, Bryan John Appleby, Riley Read more...

Look around the indie music scene in Seattle, and likelihood is that you’ll see the fingerprints of Erik Blood popping up all around. He’s a former member of Turn-Ons, released a superb album a few years back called The Way We Live under his own name, and has built up quite an impressive list of releases in which you can find his name listed under “Producer” (including The Moondoggies, The Lights and Partman Parthorse!). Now we can add Soundtrack to his growing repertoire. This latest project is listed ...

TV On The Radio and My Morning Jacket amongst day 2's highlights at ACL's 10 year anniversary.Rain came and stuck around for most of the afternoon at Zilker Park, home of ACL's 2011 Festival. Along with it came cooler air and well timed Crazy Horse inspired performances by roots-rockers, Phosphorescent and The Moondoggies. Each band performed unfazed by the gray clouds , while winning over new fans from their 2010 releases ("Here's To Taking It Easy" and "The Tidelands"). Those slowly strolling into the park after Friday's hip-hop fused kickoff trying to avoid the rain ...

First, if you were an album getting played tonight, which one would you be? ► In advance of the annual Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven cookout in Pioneertown this weekend, David Lowery brings both of his bands to the Satellite with a special agenda: Cracker will be performing its 1993 album “Kerosene Hat,” and Camper Van Beethoven [...]

Longtime Seattle heroes The Moondoggies have been storming the Northwest since their 2008 debut, and 2011 is no different. Still touring in support of 2010′s Tidelands, the fearsome foursome have proved over and over again that whether it’s hushed acoustic ballads or fierce, gospel-esque rock, they dominate the playing field. The creativity and experimentation was Read more...

Gold Leaves, Kevin Murphy (of The Moondoggies), and Joseph Giant @ The Crocodile | 09/1 | 8pm | $8  (Buy Tickets)| 21+ It’s been four years in the making, but Gold Leaves, the solo project of Arthur & Yu’s Grant Olsen, has finally made its debut. Gold Leaves’ first full-length, The Ornament, was released on [...]

With Bumbershoot upon us, we’re reflecting on our favorite moments of last year’s festival. Seeing Solomon Burke perform just a month before he passed, Billy Bragg making digs at Starbucks, The Moondoggies unplanned acoustic set in the KEXP Lounge and seeing Mike McCready play with Star Anna and Her Laughing Dogs all come to mind. [...]

1. Pomegranates - "Softness" (Acoustic-based opening track from their new double EP In Your Face Thieves/Chesnut Attic out now on vinyl and digitally from Lujo Records. Both 5-song EPs were recorded with their friend Caleb Groh and features his vocals on two of the songs. Stripped down, mostly acoustic and without any restrictions, the Poms have given us an intimate gem as we wait for their next move.) www.myspace.com/pomegranatesart Download: http://www.lujorecords.com/media/01%20Softness.mp3 2. Gold Leaves - "Cruel/Kind" (New project of Grant Olsen from Seattle folk duo Yu">Arthur & Yu adds touches of R&B; and doo-wop, orchestral ...

After Hot Bodies In Motion got the crowd dancing extra hard to their cover of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” this Saturday and The Moondoggies closed their pseudonymed set on Friday with The Byrds “Sweet Mary”, Josh and I got to talking about covers. About how a well-placed one can make all the difference in the world [...]

Gold Leaves The Ornament Hardly Art Records [2011] Fire Note Says: Gold Leaves is a simple straightforward indie-folk record that will keep you thinking. Album Review: Gold Leaves is the creation of Grant Olsen, which is one half of the Seattle indie folk outfit Yu">Arthur & Yu. His collection of tracks were four years in the making, as the record reflects on many of his personal happenings that include everything from birth to death. It is a mellow thought stirring type of listen that takes a multitude of spins to get into but Olsen's warm vocals make it easy ...

Today's Mix/Cover/Live includes The Moondoggies, Male Bonding & Tiger My Timing">My Tiger My Timing. Tiger My Timing">My Tiger My Timing - Endless Summer (J U S T S A Y J O E \\ Mix) by mytigermytiming The Moondoggies – You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Bob Dylan cover) Male Bonding - Total Freedom (Live)