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By Diane Dunn

Last November Melissa Erkkila was working the door at the Rendezvous, when she caught the eye of local musician Jeff Marshall, and at the end of the night he gave her his email address. A few days later Erkkila asked Marshall if his band would play a benefit concert for a girl she knew who was really sick....MORE

Bad Fruit Delivers the Goods
By De Kwok

On Robert Washington’s 19th birthday, the King died and gave rise to one of the most interesting Elvis impersonators around. Washington is a rarity among Elvis impersonators in that he is African-American. ...MORE

By Shawn Telford

Laura Veirs doesn’t do interviews; she does conversations. So, we sat in a quiet Capitol Hill teahouse and conversed about a diverse range of topics, from music and DIY ethics to the nature of man—good or evil? When asked about being a solo artist, Veirs took a long time to reflect because she never really considered herself as such. Her songs begin in her barn—a private musical sanctuary that lights up her face when she describes it. ...MORE

Laura Veirs
By De Kwok

When Jenn Ghetto’s band Carissa’s Wierd disbanded, she was relieved. All the touring and playing shows in different towns took its toll on her. Ghetto retreated to her bedroom, staying up late at night, singing lullabies into her 4-track.. ...MORE

By Tonnvane Wiswell

Laura Veirs doesn’t do interviews; she does conversations. So, we sat in a quiet Capitol Hill teahouse and conversed about a diverse range of topics, from music and DIY ethics to the nature of man—good or evil? When asked about being a solo artist, Veirs took a long time to reflect because she never really considered herself as such. Her songs begin in her barn—a private musical sanctuary that lights up her face when she describes it. ...MORE

wondertoonel

Goodnite Irene Hat, Chickadee Jewelry, S N A P record book, Smartklamp, Little Bird Press, Wishes & Dreams, Mother Teresa Breath Spray, GEORGE ...MORE


Aqueduct, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, The Aviator, Between the Buried and Me, Black Mountain, Dirty Found, Distant, Hotel Rwanda, Idiot Pilot, Lee Coombs, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Megadeth, Men and Cartoons, The Organ, Ra Scion, Ramones Raw, Ravenna, The Republic, Sage Francis, Stickleback, Subtle, Ted Leo + the Pharmacists, Turing Machine, Two of Us, the Waifs, We Versus the Shark, the Woodsman, Wolfmother, , ...MORE




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