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I personally wasn’t able to make it to Sasquatch this year, a huge shame considering The Gorge is the only place I would like to spend Memorial Day weekend. Lucky for me NPR Music is providing us with archived sets from the entire weekend. Even better they are letting us download the recorded music. Maybe I’ll dedicate this weekend to having a belated Sasquatch of my very own. Thanks NPR!

Incubus currently has a cover contest going on where they asked fans to cover their new single “Promises, Promises” given only the sheet music for the song. I was very pleased to find that the best video submission I have seen so far was created by a fellow Seattleite, I’m impressed!

This cover was recorded by Seattle native David Michael Frank along with Ben Klenz (drums) and Joseph Intile (bass). Don’t be fooled by the illusion of identical triplets playing alongside each other in this video. What we are really seeing is a multi-talented musician, David Frank, who is currently in the process of recording an original VideoAlbum. Stay tuned for more information on this upcoming album.

Only the submissions with the most views will be considered for the contest, so be sure to check it out and support local talent.

Download this cover of “Promises, Promises” for free and be sure to check out other covers by David Michael Frank on his Facebook page and his website.

Judging by all of the weird things that have been happening to me in the past day (house currently under raccoon siege, guy sitting next to me wearing aqua socks) I’d say this time it’s DEFINITELY the real deal.

R.E.M. – “It’s The End Of The World”

In preparation, everyone better make it to some good shows tonight, and make yourself a really good mix to listen to tomorrow afternoon, just in case. Anyway, Happy Friday, ya’ll! Here’s some of the music you can catch tonight:

The Crocodile – Handful of Luvin’, The Good Hurt, Local Strangers

Chop Suey – Buffalo Tom, The Heavenly States, Kimo Muraki & Tiny Messengers

High Dive – Thee Emergency, At The Spine, Baltic Cousins

Neumos – Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs

Showbox SoDo – Jimmy Eat World, Kinch

The Triple Door – Gypsy Soul

Tractor Tavern – The Cops, The Golden Blondes, Stag, The Chasers

The Stranger’s Capitol Hill Block Party is sneaking up on us and they have just given us a few reasons to start getting excited. I hope everyone is pleased with the lineup, and if not, hold tight and hope for the best as there are still more bands to be announced. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, May 20th at 10am online.

All of this Seattle sunshine is going straight to my head and I’m getting a little prematurely excited for all the music that is headed to Seattle this summer. Capitol Hill Block Party will be happening July 22, 23 & 24th and just two weeks later will be Bumbershoot (tickets already on sale) on September 3, 4 & 5th! We don’t have the entire lineup for Bumbershoot yet but check out their Facebook page where they are revealing one artist every day in May.

TV On The Radio – “Wolf Like Me”

Check back with TVD Seattle for the latest information on the biggest summer music festivals in Seattle!

This is the show of the week you don’t want to miss! This Friday, May 20th, at the Crocodile be sure to catch Handful of Luvin’, a Seattle based folk/rock band that will not disappoint. Joining them will be The Good Hurt and Local Strangers.

All three of these bands in one night is going to be absolutely awesome, the very best way to end this sunny week in Seattle, I assure you.

You can purchase tickets online and check out the Crocodile’s website for more details on the show.

Finally, the details of this supposed concert celebration have been officially announced! Pearl Jam will be hosting and headlining a Labor Day Weekend concert at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI. Joining them will be The Strokes, Queens Of The Stone Age, Mudhoney, John Doe, Joseph Arthur, Glen Hansard and Liam Finn. Tickets go on sale to the general public on June 4th at 10am.

If you are like me and will not be able to make it out to the middle of the country to celebrate, they will be following up the festival with a short Canadian tour. Tickets for the Canadian shows will go on sale May 27th at 10am.

Check out Pearl Jam’s website for more details on the festival/tour and the sweet deals you will be getting if you are a Ten Club member!

For those of you that missed the memo, Soundgarden finally announced more shows, one of which will be the Gorge on July 30th. I was starting to get a little worried that they would forget about us!

There is a pre-sale through The End that starts at 10am this morning, otherwise grab your tickets tomorrow, Saturday, May 14th at 10am through Ticketmaster. Joining them at the Gorge will be Queens of the Stone Age, Mastodon and Meat Puppets.

I was lucky enough to catch their secret show at the Showbox last year (their first time playing together live in 13 years) and it was incredible! Don’t miss them at the Gorge and check out a little piece of Seattle’s music history.

55thandBrooklyn is a hip hop/rock group composed of five friends who came together at the University of Washington to jam and have been playing together in various groups ever since. After seeing them play live, it was apparent that each of the band members come from different musical backgrounds. This aspect of a band, in my opinion, can be one of the biggest driving forces in creating really good and unique music.

Each member of the band brought something different to the table and as a group, 55thandBrooklyn is able to blend the styles seamlessly to create quality tunes. There was never a dull moment in their set and they definitely know how to have a good time with their music. If I can tell the band is thoroughly enjoying themselves when playing live, it is the cherry on top and makes me appreciate their music that much more.

I got to hang out with the band for a bit after their practice last week to have a quick chat and to ask them some questions. Check it out:

TVD: How did 55thandBrooklyn come together?

55th (Peter Muller): Whitney and I have been playing together for about four years. As memebers of HMC (Husky Music Community) there was a lack of opportunities at UW for student musicians, it is hard to find gigs, places to practice, and other resources. Musicians in our fraternity would play in our jam room so we started to play shows there and played as the house band. Some of the HMC artists were featured in The Daily (UW student newspaper) and started getting more attention that way. 55thandbroklyn started as a blog with electronic looping, a lot of the songs we play today started with those old tracks.

55th (Whitney Killian): The songs on the blog started really digitalized and we have worked on translating them into more of a live sound.

TVD: What do you see in the future for the band?

55th (Peter): Music would be fun to do as a career but for right now we do it because we love it. We don’t just want to make the music that the industry wants to hear. We are student musicians and not music students which makes it more difficult. With possible changes within the band, there will eventually be more synthesized drums.

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There are big things going on in Seattle’s hip hop scene and if you weren’t already aware, come check it out tomorrow night, May 6th, at High Dive, I promise you won’t regret it. Theoretics will be playing their first show since selling out their album release at the Hard Rock. Joining them will be Ayo.O, Rockwell Powers, Nu Era, and Dj Bebop. Lots of good music packed into one night at one place. High Dive, 9:30, be there.

Theoretics

Nu Era

Rockwell Powers

For more information about the show check out High Dive’s website and the Facebook page.

If you didn’t catch the Fleet Foxes last night and don’t have tickets for tonight, I’m sure you are kicking yourself. And if you aren’t, you should be. I don’t have many words to describe the beautiful musical experience that went down at the Moore last night because it basically left me speechless. If you aren’t headed to the Moore tonight for round two, I have the best alternative.

Tonight at Lucid Jazz Lounge in the University District be sure to check out the Namaste Kathmandu Benefit Concert that will feature many University of Washington student musicians. Among many other talented musicians playing will be 55thandBrooklyn. Trust me, you don’t want to miss them! Stay tuned for more on 55thandBrooklyn and TVD Seattle’s interview with the band.

Not only will you catch some awesome music tonight at this benefit concert, but you will also be supporting a great cause. The $10 cover charge will be going towards Namaste Kathmandu which supports the Mechi Mahakali Primary School in Nepal. To put it simply, the money will go towards helping children get the education they deserve, how could you say no to that? For more information on the great things Namaste Kathmandu does check out their website.

Check out the Facebook page and Lucid Lounge’s website for more details on tonight’s event.

Wondering what your next music purchase should be? Here’s my suggestion…Brandi Carlile just released here new CD, Live at Benaroya Hall, and if you pick it up at Easy Street Records you will score passes to see her play at their Queen Anne store on Tuesday, May 3rd.

Easy Street is making this opportunity even easier by having a midnight sale at the Queen Anne store on Monday, May 2. Be there to grab Brandi Carlile’s Live at Benaroya Hall and you will have the chance to see her perform live the very next day!

Brandi Carlile – “Late Morning Lullaby”

For further details on this special offer check out Easy Street’s website.

I just came across this Record Store Day 2011 gem and love it! A perfect combination of some of my favorite things – The Head and the Heart, Easy Street Records, Sonic Boom Records, KEXP and Record Store Day. I think my favorite part of the video is at 4:12 where a little girl is singing along with her eyes closed, so cute I could die! Enjoy.

This Friday, April 29th Acorn Project, Dub Lounge International and The Fabulous Party Boys will be playing at Nectar Lounge. You know what that means…it’s time to get funky.

Coming from Bellingham, Acorn Project will be bringing some funk/jam tunes to Fremont, the perfect music to unwind to on a Friday night. This show will be kicking off Acorn Project’s West Coast tour and they have some killer acts joining them. Dub Lounge International recently released their new album, Dub Lounge One, and are returning from a West Coast tour of their own. The Fabulous Party Boys will top the night off with some jazz-funk fusion. Don’t miss it!

Get tickets in advance for $7 or $10 at the door, music starts at 9pm.

If you are wondering where the place to be is this Wednesday night, look no further! One of this week’s shows you can’t miss: My Goodness, Fox and the Law and Elba at Tractor Tavern tomorrow night, April 27th . If you like to rock, you are in for a good time.

My Goodness recently released their self-titled debut album with Sarathan Records and you can download their single, “C’mon Doll” for FREE on the band’s website. If you can’t make it to Tractor Tavern tomorrow night, you can catch them in West Seattle on Friday, May 13th at Easy Street Records.

My Goodness – “I’ve Got A Notion”

You can buy tickets for tomorrow’s show in advance for $5. Doors at 8pm and the show starts at 8:30.