It’s been awhile since Bellingham has heard from Full Frontal Assault: five years to be exact. The metal band broke up in 2008, but few people knew about it. FFA never played a farewell show, never sent out a press … Continue reading →

Locally loved and perennial What’s Up! Award winners, Polecat, release their new album Fathoms this month. Out May 11, this is the band’s third recording, following a self-titled EP released in 2010 and the 2011 full-length Fire on the Hill, … Continue reading →

Every December, Sasquatch pre-sale tickets go on sale. Every February, the line-up is announced. Every March, passes are sold out. Every May, the notions of “not this year,” “I’m getting too old,” or “I have too many responsibilities” are casually … Continue reading →

“If you wanted to create a sort of archetype of the ultimate early 70s, Southern California, spiritual cult you could do no better than The Source Family… they transformed sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll into a genuine religious formation.” … Continue reading →

It is unwise to judge a band by their promo shots, and this fool was relieved to find that Rose Windows are not just another “pastoral” indie-folk-pop band hopping on the numbingly nostalgic trend our area has been a hatching … Continue reading →

Skitnik is a band of wanderers. The members of the group come from a variety of musical backgrounds, and the band itself formed out of spontaneity, absorbing members until it evolved into a seven-member group with a 14-instrument repertoire. Not … Continue reading →