Consequence of Sound — Portland indie outfit call it a day after a decade and a half. more info

Stereogum — The Thermals are breaking up. The Portland pop-punk power trio announced in a statement today that they're splitting up and moving on to new projects. "We traveled further, soared higher and played louder than we ever dreamed, and we now look forward... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bummer news: long-running and reliably great indie-punk vets The Thermals have officially broken up after a 15-year career. Continue reading… more info

Sweeping The Nation — 2003 was in some ways the year everything we knew about pop splintered - Phil Spector's arrest, Michael Jackson's post-Martin Bashir arrest, Britney being kissed by and then duetting with Madonna with the precipice starting to hove into view.... more info

KEXP Seattle — This Saturday, KEXP is heading down to Waterfront Park to “Rock the Dock” with a lineup with acts from all around the Northwest. This FREE, all-ages event includes performances from Portland punks The Thermals, Seattle’s power-pop enthusiast... more info

Sweeping The Nation — The second year of STN's existence, so most of this is an unashamed Greatest Hits of that year Los Campesinos!' demos changed everything and we generally got our raison d'etre into gear, as it were. Out in the wider world iPods became big... more info

KEXP Seattle — Everybody likes a good surprise, especially when that surprise is Northwest indie champs The Thermals stopping by Upstream for an unannounced show at KEXP’s Occidental Stage on Friday afternoon. The show brought together a unique blend of long-t... more info

KEXP Seattle — Seasonal Affective… Dance Party? This weekend, Friday, January 27th and Saturday the 28th, it’s the 4th Annual Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival, a welcome break from the dreary January days. This year’s line-up punches winter in the face with The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — You can listen to "Surface Envy" from 'Live in Paris' now. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — As much as anything else, 2016 was about remembering the musical legends we lost. And on the last night of the year, Sleater-Kinney found a fitting and celebratory way to do just that. The band played a New Years Eve show at San Francisco's Nob Hill ... more info