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David Bazan, former Pedro the Lion front man-gone-solo, performs “Curse Your Branches” from his album by the same name for a special Bumbershoot edition of The Song Show at the Triple Door on July 28, 2010. Bazan also answers executive...
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Thee Satisfaction performs “Sweet Justice” in the smooth, subtle yet still powerful way that the group is becoming known for, and answer executive editor Mark Baumgarten’s questions about what’s next for the hip hop/jazz duo for a special...
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Strumming his violin like a guitar and singing with a folksy croon, Ritchie Young of the Portland-based folk group Loch Lomond sings “Blue Lead Fences” and answers executive editor Mark Baumgarten’s questions about his childhood and the...
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Jesse Sykes performs "On This Land (Feathers Keep Falling)" at The Song Show VIII, hosted at the Triple Door on January 6, 2010.
It's hard to believe this song didn't get picked for the movie project that originally prompted Sykes' writing...
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Grand Hallway's Tomo Nakayama performs "Father's Clothes" at The Song Show VIII, hosted at the Triple Door on January 6, 2010.
His vocals on this song are incredible...to the end.
For more Tomo, read our fantastic cover story on Grand...
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Damien Jurado performs new songs at The Song Show VIII, hosted at the Triple Door on January 6, 2010.
A brooding writer of acoustic ballads, Damien Jurado is not shy about sharing his pain with the world. The release of Caught in...
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Kristen Ward sings "How To Love Me" with Gary Westlake at The Song Show IX, hosted at the Triple Door on April 21, 2010.
With her rich voice and folk-inspired guitar, she performed a powerful set of sad songs that evening, and also...
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Dustin Hamman of Portland's Run on Sentence sings "I Am the Blood" at The Song Show VI, August 27, 2009 at Seattle's Can Can.
Run on Sentence involves a rotating cast of musicians and a myriad of instruments, rooted in folk and all revolving...
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Local acoustic folk singer Molly Rose performs at the Song Show VI, hosted at the Can Can on August 27, 2009.
Rose's lyrics are full of powerful imagery, mostly due to the fact that Rose was a poet before she was a musician. With a deep...
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Shenandoah Davis sings "Our Favorite Idols" from her album We; Camera at The Song Show XI, held at the Can Can on August 27, 2009.
Playing at a slightly faster tempo than the album version, Davis shows off her classical influences. Mixed...
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Chris Mansfield of Fences performs a new song at an early edition of The Song Show, hosted by Sound magazine at the Can Can.
The song, he says, is inspired by the Augusten Burroughs novel Dry.
With a strong musical background,...
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Joe Syverson, formerly of Throw Me the Statue, delivers soft acoustic performances live at the Can Can during an early edition of The Song Show.
His performance included a number of songs off the This is Then/That Was Now album...
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Fatal Lucciauno performs a powerful a cappella version of "Suicide Note" at an early edition of The Song Show.
He pounds out fears, frustrations and despairs in the hard-hitting style that's making the rapper increasingly popular in the...
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John Van Deusen of Seattle's the Lonely Forest sings an acoustic version of "We Sing in Time" from We Sing the Body Electric at the Can Can.
This indie group from Anacortes has increased their fanbase exponentially in the past few years...
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RA Scion of Common Market, a major name in Seattle hip-hop, brings out acoustic versions of "Dust" and "Forty Acres" to the Song Show at the Can Can.
Accompanied by a lone drum and standing bass, Scion challenges what we're really made of...
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See Me River front man Kerry Zettel performs "Ed Jackson" at the Song Show, back when Sound magazine hosted the series live at the Can Can.
Zettel's trademark drone is soft yet haunting as the song tells the tale of Ed Jackson, a former...
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The Lashes perform "Daddy's Little Girl" at The Song Show IX, hosted at the Triple Door on April 21, 2010.
Founded in Seattle in 2000 by frontman Ben Clark, this six-member group was considered one of the biggest rising stars in local power...
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Hey Marseilles front man Matt Bishop sings "To Travels & Trunks" at The Song Show IX, hosted at the Triple Door on April 21, 2010.
From City Arts editor Mark Baumgarten's review of the show:
"I sat with Matt Bishop and spoke at length...
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Mixing live accoustic instruments with a deep hip-hop beat, Macklemore gives a stellar performance of his dark song "Nikes" during the Song Show XIII, hosted at the Triple Door on January 6, 2010.
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