Le Beat – May 2012 (0)
5/14/12 •
I’ve got my party hat on and ready to bring you another column of The Scoop… err.. le Beat! YES! What’s Up! has shirts for sale for the first time in awhile, you can see the ad for ‘em on page 9 (with Merch HOT captain Django Bohren as the model). The design was done [...]
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11 Questions: May 2012 – Scot Casey (0)
5/14/12 •
If you know Scot Casey, you already know he is one of the more creative and kind people you’ll ever meet. When he’s not making fantastic concoctions at The Black Drop, he’s playing music at the Honeymoon, creating art or writing for What’s Up! It’s our pleasure to have him here for 11 questions. Brent [...]
Hooves: Behooved (0)
5/14/12 •
Even after three years of writing for What’s Up Magazine, I still develop a pit in my stomach each time I hurl another batch of interview questions to a group of musically gifted strangers. My goal, as always, is to finish the article; however, once I click the “Send” button, I can’t help but wonder [...]
The Ames: Making sense (0)
5/14/12 •
If The Ames were a candy bar, they would dip themselves in Cup O’ Noodles. This ragtime-folk three piece may be a bit unusual, but they flawlessly blend existing elements of American roots, bluegrass and more to create a sound that is all their own. “When I was in high school, I had a strange [...]
Ghostland Observatory: ElectRock from the Netherworld (0)
5/14/12 •
You feel it when you’re all alone. In a big empty house. That slight tickle at your nape. A tiny prickle, lifting your hairs on end. A small electric current, it runs up your spine to your fingers and toes. It’s that uncertain certainty, that though you know there’s nobody else around, there’s something there. [...]
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- White Hills: In search of space
- Rock ‘N’ Roll Moment of the Month – The Mark at the Shakedown
- Live Show Reviews: House of Tarab with Ruby, Anyelle & Delilah – Blue Horse Gallery – April 22
- Live Show Reviews: IG88, Cherub, K. Flay – Wild Buffalo – April 21
- Live Show Reviews: The New Monkey Knife Fight Improvisatory Struggle – Redlight – April 2
- Live Show Reviews: Oberhofer, Pond, Learning Team – April 7 – Jinx
- Live Show Reviews: Guitar Wolf, Rookery, The Transistors – The Shakedown – April 13
- The Mountain Runners: The story of the Mount Baker Marathon
- Pretty Little Feet
- Jessica Lynn Bonin: A painting a day
- Photos from the weekend of Yellingham
- The Slacks: They are and you aren’t
- Kimya Dawson: Performance benefits Bellingham Girls Rock Camp
- Black Elk: The best they can be
- JD McPherson
- Visiting local music venues: Part 3 – Wild Buffalo, Cabin Tavern and Blue Horse Gallery
- CD Reviews: Sunshine – Sunshine
- CD Reviews: Sugar Sugar Sugar – Sugar Sugar Sugar
- CD Reviews: Jonathan Sampson – Various recordings
- CD Reviews: So Adult – Split 7″
- CD Reviews: Jonah Michea Judy – Night, The Different Painting
- CD Reviews: Eagle Teeth – Spicy Beef EP
- CD Reviews: Dog Shredder – Brass Tactics
- Stuff yer face – Cafe Rumba: Peruvian perfection
- Pin-Up – May 2012 – Good Time Girls
- Tales from the road: Learning Team Spring Break 2012
- Sunshine: One bright band
- Sarah Goodin and company: Good for the soul
- Oberhofer: Pop-rock messiahs
- Totimoshi: Rock road warriors
- Live Show Reviews: April 2012 – What’s Up! 14th Anniversary Bash – March 29 – Glow
- Live Show Reviews: April 2012 – Green Frog Grand Opening – March 10 – Green Frog
- Live Show Reviews: April 2012 – Vokab Company, My Dad Bruce – March 19 – Wild Buffalo
- Live Show Reviews: April 2012 – The Librarians – March 31 – Honeymoon
- Live Show Reviews: April 2012 – Lonebird, Bath Party, Eagle Teeth – March 28 – Shakedown
- Live Show Reviews: April 2012 – Havilah Rand and The Ames – March 31 – Redlight
- Rock ‘N’ Roll Moment of the Month: Black Beast Revival
- 11 Questions: April 2012 – Cat Sieh
- TJ Martin: Former Western student hits the big time
- Kelly Hoekema: The beautiful and the damned
- Higginson Festival of Music and Worthy Fest
- Yellingham: Third annual do-it-yourself event features three days of music at local homes, venues
- The Pharmacy: Over the Counter
- Rattletrap Ruckus: Old Timey Super Group
- Visiting local music venues: Part 2 – Boundary Bay, The Shakedown and The Underground
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