<![CDATA[INLANDER - The pacific northwest - Local Music 2011]]> http://www.inlander.com/spokane/articles.sec-97-1-local-music-2011.html <![CDATA[Bands to Watch: Ocean]]> Dan Cuccia has always been a behind-the-scenes guy — the guy making the bass-heavy background beats that rappers would flow over. He’d watch from the crowd as his charismatic emcee friends]]> <![CDATA[Bands to Watch: K. Clifton]]> Kay Clifton is a serious man. Onstage — and, today, sitting at his kitchen table, sipping a glass of Minute Maid — his tired face is often obstructed by the deep hood of a sweatshirt. Only]]> <![CDATA[Bands to Watch: Whiskey Dick Mtn]]> On nights when he addresses his flock, the uniform that “Father” Tim Lannigan wears is simple, and never deviates. Polyester pants (brown), a white short-sleeved shirt (made shorter-sleeve]]> <![CDATA[Bands to Watch: Horse Thieves]]> In the beginning, the Horse Thieves tried telling other people’s stories. “We went to some dark places with ideas for the sound,” Adam Miller says, “We started with a Cormac Mc]]> <![CDATA[Bands to Watch: Silver Treason]]> Everyone’s seen it: the first drunk girl at a party who starts dancing — by herself — in the middle of an empty living room. “That was [my] favorite moment at any party &mdas]]> <![CDATA[Where We're At]]> Man, it’s been a rough year for venues, but we’ve already been over this. But hey, there are still a lot of places making huge contributions to the scene. We talk a lot about the Knit, the]]> <![CDATA[Up for Review]]> Back in the day, a big chunk of The Inlander’s Local Music Issue was comprised of reviews and write-ups of every single band in town. Big undertaking — we’re not really sure how]]>