Monday, May 2, 2016

Posted By on Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:50 AM


Elkfest
is the festival at the end. There's Sasquatch! at the Gorge over Memorial Day Weekend, Volume (lineup just announced Friday) running June 3-4 and then Elkfest, Browne's Addition's big summer block party, June 10-12. Today, event promoters announced the full lineup, and, like we've all come to expect, it's full of a bunch of up and coming national, regional and local acts.

Headliners this year include Los Angeles-based reggae act the Expanders, who are on tour with Tribal Seeds and Rebelution, the Sub Pop band Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, who have toured with fellow Alabama act the Alabama Shakes and, of course, Seattle's own soul act Down North, one of the hardest working bands in the Pacific Northwest, who also have great love for Spokane. The rest of the list is stellar as well. 

Elkfest 2015 full lineup is as follows:
THE EXPANDERS
LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES
DOWN NORTH
THE RUSTY CLEAVERS
DUKE EVERS
JUS WRIGHT
ANTHONY HALL
FOLKINCEPTION
THE HOLY BROKE
FRIENDS OF MINE
BREADBOX
QUARTER MONKEY
THE RUB

As always, Elkfest is free and all-ages, although the beer gardens are 21+. It doesn't get better than that. 


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Friday, April 29, 2016

Posted By on Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 1:28 PM

click to enlarge THIS WEEKEND IN MUSIC: Iron Goat Brewing opening, Holy Grail, Andy Mineo
Rapper Andy Mineo comes to the Knitting factory tonight. Stick around after the show, you may even get pulled into a game of dodgeball.

TONIGHT

It turns out that Christian rappers are doing big things in the mainstream these days (we explored the topic in this week’s music section). Of course, New York-based Andy Mineo qualifies in that he’s a rapper who happens to have a faith, but Mineo is one of the artists leading the charge. He plays the Knitting Factory tonight at 7 pm and tickets are $25.

Within the Seattle-based collective the Horde and the Harem's indie-rock and folk-pop songs are so many ideas. And tonight you can experience all of them at the Observatory. Pine League and Buckingham and Company open. Cost is $5 for the 9 pm show.
Tonight, the Iron Goat Brewing hosts a grand opening celebration at its new location (read about all the changes right here). The lineup tonight includes local acts Milonga and Mama Doll, starting at 4 pm. Then Saturday you get a whole lot more with Dead Serious Lovers, Nick Grow, Summer in Siberia, and the Fun Ladies, which begins at 11 am. 

SATURDAY
In the mood for some acoustic music madness? The Viking hosts Getchfest Saturday, which includes a whole bunch of local artists comin’ in and strippin’ down, musically speaking. The lineup features short sets by members of the Nixon Rodeo, Invasive, Free The Jester, Banish The Echo, Children Of The Sun, Tyler Lang, Sovereign Citizen and more. The whole super-long show starts at 3 pm. 

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Posted By on Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 10:08 AM


We are 35 days away from one of the most exciting Volume lineups we’ve ever announced! Of course, we’re biased; the two-day festival (June 3-4) — featuring more than 100 bands at 10 venues — is the Inlander's own event. But this year is about to be bigger than ever before.

• First, Seattle hip-hop duo Shabazz Palaces is headlining the whole festival. With this act, you get one half of Digable Planets. Yes, the influential New York jazz/hip-hop band that’s currently on a reunion tour and playing this year’s Sasquatch! shares a member in Ishmael Butler, aka Palaceer Lazaro. Started in 2009, along with multi-instrumentalist Tendai "Baba" Maraire, this experimental rap duo is the first hip-hop group to get signed to Sub Pop Records and they’re absolutely going to kill their closing Saturday set at Volume.

• Second, we’ve added in more music venues, meaning you’ll have to run even more between shows to see the acts you want.
Baby Bar (all-ages until 9 pm)
The Bartlett (all-ages)
Big Dipper (all-ages)
Boots (all-ages)
Mootsy's
nYne
The Observatory
The Pin! (all-ages)
Red Room Lounge
Terrain Stage at the Cracker Co. Building (all-ages)


• Third, the lineup is packed with thrilling touring and local acts. See all below: 

SHABAZZ PALACES
NEVER YOUNG * BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER * AYRON JONES & THE WAY * MARSHALL POOLE * DONORMAAL * THE BAD TENANTS * YOURYOUNGBODY * KRIS ORLOWSKI * A SHADOW OF JAGUAR * DUKE EVERS * FLYING SPIDERS * PLEATHER
* THE HOOT HOOTS * GAASP * TEKLA WATERFIELD AND THE SWEET NOTHINGS * MARSHALL MCLEAN BAND * XURS * SEBASTIAN AND THE DEEP BLUE * LOU ERA * X SUNS * MOMMY LONG LEGS * HOOP * PUFF PUFF BEER * MINI BLINDS * GRENADES * THE HAGUE * VATS * NAIL POLISH * CAVE GIRL * POWERBLEEDER * CRAZY BUGS * COUCHES * VALIDATION * CARY HAYS * SUMMER IN SIBERIA * FOLKINCEPTION * VON THE BAPTIST * THE BROKEN THUMBS * LOOMER * PINE LEAGUE * THE BACKUPS*
JAN FRANCISCO * JULIA KEEFE * BITWVLF * THE HOLY BROKE * NAT PARK AND THE TUNNELS OF LOVE * PERU RESH * DEFORMER * THE SMOKES * JUS WRIGHT * CRYSTALLINE * HOLY COWS! * BREADBOX * WATER MONSTER * THE COLOURFLIES * JA & CO * FAUS * OUTERCOURSE * HEY! IS FOR HORSES * COLD BLOODED * SUPER SPARKLE * AMPERSAND * EMPTY EYES * WAYWARD WEST * THE DANCING PLAGUE OF 1518 * FAT LADY * DEAD SEE SQUIRRELS * BENNY BLANCO * PHLEGM FATALE * SUMERIANS * LOCAL PAVLOV * MARK SHIRTZ AND THE DIRTY SHIRTZ BAND * FUN LADIES * S1UGS * DARK WHITE LIGHT * FRIENDS OF MINE * WAX808 * PÉRENNE * ITCHY KITTY * CARLI OSIKA * BANDIT TRAIN * LIZ ROGNES * BULLETS OR BALLOONS * THE BIGHT * SIAMESE SUICIDE * BREEZY BROWN * YOU DONT KNOW ME * DJ JG * PRAIRIE WAR * WIND HOTEL * GUILT GIFT * WAKE UP FLORA * DJ CASE * TWIN TOWERS * CO-OP * DJ C-MAD * BLACKHOUSE RECORDS SHOWCASE


Here’s the full schedule. Better get to planning. The lineup/schedule is subject to change, but we’ll keep you updated.

As far as tickets are concerned, they’re still just $20 for a two-day wristband. Buy those here. Note that all venues are selling weekend passes at the door during Volume. Cost moves up to $30 on Friday (June 3) for the two-day pass and $20 on Saturday (June 4) for one-day only tickets.

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Posted By on Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 10:22 AM

click to enlarge Blink-182 headed to Spokane in September
(left to right) Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Matt Skiba of Blink-182

If you like your punk on the poppy side, today is your lucky day: Blink-182 is heading to Spokane in September for a show at Spokane Arena. Tickets go on sale May 6. 

This might not be the Blink-182 you know and love. As fans of the band know, long-time guitarist Tom Delonge is long gone, replaced by Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio, joining long-time members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker. The new lineup recently released a lyric video for a song on their new album, California, and it sounds pretty much like what you want out of a Blink-182 song: 

The band will be joined at its Spokane show by A Day to Remember and All-American Rejects. 

The show is September 16, and tickets go on sale May 6 at 10 am, for $25, $50, $65 and $75. 

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Posted By on Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:30 AM


One got the sense during his first-ever show in Spokane last year—a sold-out gig at The Bartlett—that Gregory Alan Isakov would be back. Now it is so, and he's coming back big. 

Isakov, a master of atmospheric folk-rock that's taken him from the small Colorado ranch where he lives to play shows all over the world, is coming back to play a show at The Knitting Factory on Aug. 5, accompanied by his band and accompanied by a group called the Ghost Orchestra. 

Isakov's songs reflect his life spent on the move, from his native South Africa to Philadelphia and eventually Colorado — along with years of touring with both his band and solo — and while they can be sad, delicate things, his live show last fall proved anything but. Playing solo other than a few songs when he was accompanied by opener Laurie Shook or guitarist Justin Landis, Isakov smiled often and joked constantly between songs. 

While his show at the Bartlett was a sparse, solo affair, albeit a highly entertaining one, this go-round, maybe Spokane will get the full Isakov live experience that's earned him critical raves and comparisons to fellow sonic painters like Paul Simon and killer lyricists like Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen. In June, a collaboration with the Colorado Symphone on his music will be released.

Tickets for Isakov go on sale Friday at 10 am via TicketWeb.com, the Knitting Factory website or by calling 866-468-7623.

Here's a bit of Isakov:  

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Friday, April 22, 2016

Posted By on Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 1:30 PM


FRIDAY

Tonight, the Baby Bar is bringing Curse — not a curse, mind you — to downtown Spokane. The Baltimore dark electronic two-piece cast a mesmerizing spell over listeners with their spaced-out Phantom of the Opera-like sound. They scream, they moan, they may even scare you a little. Local openers include Drunk on False Enlightenment and BITWVLF. Show starts at 9 pm and is free.

SATURDAY
Friday is Earth Day, but the big Riverfront Park celebration goes down tomorrow with musical performances from planet-conscious local acts like Endangered Species Band, Angela Marie Project, B Radicals, Ras my K and Lucas Brookband Brown. Get there around 10 am to bask in the free, family-friendly event.

The Seattle-based Spinning Whips cause quite a happy racket with in-your-face rock that also has a glittery, psychedelic sheen. Tambourine licks are rampant, as are rattling maraca lines, and there’s a sense that the group never take any of it too seriously. Frontman Jordan West, who grew up in Spokane and possesses a voice that at least attempts to hit every note under the sun, hasn’t played in the area since 2008. On Saturday, he’s back with his band at the Baby Bar. The free show, featuring local acts Empty Eyes and Holy Cows, starts at 9:30 pm.

Arlo Guthrie’s
Saturday Bing Crosby show is sold out, so hopefully, if you were planning on going, you already have tickets. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of his most famous record, Alice’s Restaurant, the whole night is a tribute. The Inlander had a poignant and hilarious mail interview with Guthrie in 2014, when he last came to the Bing Crosby Theater. Here’s just a sample: 
INLANDER: You play with your son; how is that, keeping the music in the family?
AG: Well, having kids just naturally gives you more family. I have a mess of kids and grandkids who all play, write, and sing. I was hoping for a smarter crew, but you take what you get. 

Read the whole article here.

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Posted By on Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 10:59 AM


The first time I saw Prince was in the summer of 1997 at The Gorge, driving frantically after work from a job in Moscow to get there in time to see what friends had told me was an amazing show. 

They weren't kidding. It turned out to be life-changing for me, turning me from a casual fan to an obsessive one as His Royal Badness played every instrument on stage at some point, danced like a demon, hit every note while moving with insane energy, and throwing up fiery guitar solos the equal of any axeman I've ever seen or heard. 

The guitar is now silent, as Prince died today at 57, according to various media reports. This comes after a recent incident when his private plan had to make an emergency landing on his way home to Minnesota after an Atlanta concert. 

That Gorge show led me to buying a hell of a lot of Prince albums — the cat was incredibly prolific — and going to see him every chance I could. I saw him in hockey arenas, outdoor amphitheaters. I'd convince every friend I could to join me (which they usually did, because even if you thought Prince was nuts, songs like "Let's Go Crazy," "When Doves Cry" and "Little Red Corvette" are just undeniable). The shows were never anything less than awesome. Awe-inspiring, even. 

And if friends didn't want to go? I'd go solo. I once drove to Vegas from my then-home in Salt Lake City a couple days before Christmas to see him in a 1,200 seat theater, and the show was littered with LA celebs who'd made the trip to see him in a small venue (and in Vegas, naturally). And I made sure to weasel my way into one of his notorious post-show "surprise" gigs in a local club once, where he basically just jammed funk instrumentals with legendary sax-man Maceo Parker and his backing band just an hour or two after finishing a near-three-hour gig for 12,000 people. And there were only about 50 people there, in a club where we usually saw indie-rock and metal. It was surreal,  to say the least. 

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Posted By on Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 12:42 PM

click to enlarge Dave Alvin bringing his "Roots on the Rails" tour to Spokane this summer
Believe it — Dave Alvin, a masterful songwriter and guitarist, will deliver one of the best shows of the summer in Spokane.

Roots-rock pioneer Dave Alvin is coming through Spokane this summer on his "Roots on the Rails" tour, one of the most unusual ways you'll see a concert tour make its way across the country. 

In this case, it's more accurate to say "make its way around the West," as Alvin's journey via railroad starts and ends in Los Angeles, and hits places like Glacier National Park, Seattle and Portland in addition to the Lilac City. 

Alvin — known for his years in '80s punk outfits The Blasters and X, and for decades of solo work focused on blues, folk, country and rock music — most recently visited Spokane with his brother Phil last summer. 

This time around, he'll be joined by some top-notch musicians, including Eliza Gilkyson, Cindy Cashdollar, Christy McWilson, Chris Shea and more to deliver a night full of traditional American music. 

This summer's show is on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Chateau Rive in the Flour Mill building. Tickets are $25 and go on sale Friday through TicketsWest outlets and its website and at 4000 Holes record store. 

Here's a bit of Alvin doing his thing on a tune he wrote for X, "4th of July": 

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Friday, April 15, 2016

Posted By on Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:01 AM

TONIGHT
Country music lovers rejoice, Jeremy McComb is comin’ home. The Nashville North co-owner is back in the Post Falls area playing at his own Stateline establishment tonight as part of his west coast tour touting his brand new album. Even better, this show is free for ladies and $5 for guys after 8 pm. Opening is Luke Jaxon. Read this week’s story about McComb right here.

SATURDAY
Portland's The Thermals, who just played a Bernie Sanders rally in their hometown, kick off their next tour Saturday at the Bartlett. The band is also signing albums at Garageland earlier in the day, as part of Record Store Day. The so-hot-right-now Summer Cannibals open the set. The show starts 8 pm and is $15 at the door.
For a Seattle band, Tangerine certainly is sunny. The three-piece’s music is citrus-sweet rock that never delves into a cloud of tiresome dream pop. The band plays a Sasquatch! set this year, but catch them Saturday at the Observatory for a more intimate experience. Openers include Summer in Siberia — back with a new lineup and tunes — and Caprice. Cost is $5 and show starts at 8 pm.

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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Posted By on Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 2:00 PM

click to enlarge We're turning the Volume up this year — get your tickets now
Age of Nefilim slayed at Mootsy's during last year's Volume music festival.

Volume
is coming your way this June and we at the Inlander are getting excited. As Memorial Day Weekend is so late this year, Volume — always nestled between Sasquatch! and Elkfest music festival weekends — hits Fri, June 3 through Sat, June 4. The good news is you can buy your tickets now for just $20, the same price as last year. That’s right, we know how hard you work for your money.

While the lineup isn’t completely finalized yet, know that its set to be bigger than ever, with more bands and venues. There’s going to be a whole hell of a lot more running between shows this year. Here’s a list of the participating downtown live music venues.

Baby Bar (all-ages until 9 pm) 
The Bartlett (all-ages)
Big Dipper (all-ages)
Boots (all-ages)
Jones Radiator
Mootsy's
nYne
The Observatory
The Pin! (all-ages)
Red Room Lounge
Terrain/Cracker Co. Building (all-ages)

Buy your wristbands here.

Note that all venues are selling weekend passes at the door during Volume. Cost moves up to $30 on Friday for the two-day pass and $20 on Saturday for one-day only tickets.

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