Consequence of Sound — Another hard partying anthem from Mole City. more info

Prefix — 8 Track Relay & Music Festival at Portland International Raceway in Portland, OR ( July 20-21, 2013) more info

KEXP Seattle — Quasi, the Portland based duo (and formerly married couple) of Janet Weiss and Sam Coomes, dropped the official video for “You Can Stay But You Gotta Go” today. The song comes from their upcoming album, Mole City, which is set to release on Octob... more info

Consequence of Sound — Double album Mole City due out in October. more info

Impose Magazine — After a mysterious decision to do no real anticipatory press, an announcement yesterday proclaimed that drum mega-heros Matt Cameron, Zach Hill, and Janet Weiss had teamed up to make a record under the name DRUMGASM. The trio, whose forces have appea... more info

KEXP Seattle — The cold has snapped back here in Seattle but we’ve got a great week of shows ahead. The bar gets set high early with The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Quasi at the Crocodile on Tuesday night. On Wednesday night, Titus Andronicus and Ceremony are... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonSome conductors would be content to open an orchestral season with Beethoven's Choral symphony and leave it at that. Not Esa-Pekka Salonen. The Philharmonia's principal conductor is an ideas man. As one would expect, he del... more info

KEXP Seattle — “I think I’m getting old,” remarks singer-pianist Sam Coomes of Quasi after a frenetic performance of their one of their songs, “but that’s not really strange, that’s normal.” Quasi have been around for nearly two decades, but the Portl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2012 edition of MusicFestNW takes place in September 5 - 9 at 18 venues in Portland, OR and will feature performances from over 150 bands, including Passion Pit, Hot Snakes, Girl Talk, Danny Brown, Beirut Silversun Pickups, Dinosaur... more info

Guardian Music — Vincenzo Maltempo(Piano Classics)Alkan's hyperbolic piano music has always seemed an acquired taste. Monumental in its scale and ambition, and vociferously championed by its supporters, it's too often disappointing in performance, with little to show... more info