I've been beating the drum for a while on this one and feel the need to spread the word on this again. If you're in the Seattle area, the ongoing Hotel Crocodile Lobby Sessions series is one of the best ways to see new, and up. & coming bands in the Seattle area from a wide range of genres. The next one in the series is electro/cumbia band Terror/Cactus. Terror/Cactus was a 2023 Sonic Guild gran recipient, and they have a new album coming out June 12th. These sessions are cheap ($12.32 in advance including fees!) and the intimate setting of the hotel lobby makes for a great, up-close experience with the band. Doors at 7pm Tuesday 4/22 for this next one. https://www.ticketweb.com/event/hotel-crocodile-presents-lobby-sessions-hotel-crocodile-tickets/14811433?pl=crocodile

Anyone else streaming the Coachella shows this weekend?

I am a longtime Drivin n Cryin/Kevn Kinney fan, and I am so happy the band has a new album. One song in particular, Mirror, Mirror, has been stuck on repeat in my head. It’s about Kevn’s mom’s struggle with Alzheimer’s. Just beautiful and poignant, especially if you are part of the sandwich generation. 🥹 Give it a listen, and the whole album too! It’s lovely Saturday driving and listening music.

Hello There Music Peeps! I'll be at Mars this Sunday for my night of playing some tunes - about 7p. Since it is Easter Sunday, you can expect some classic and new goth, some of the waves (dark, synth and cold,) traditional and recent trip hop, a blend of dark and moody comforts with a few brighter surprises sprinkled in. If you're in town or around you should stop on by -- Dark Entries is not just a classic Bauhaus track, its a damn fine cocktail! Cheers!

Let’s share some playlists! I know we already do this in some form or another across this board, but thought it might be fun to kind of centralize it. Here’s what I’m thinking, based on a group I used to run IRL. Once every three months, I’ll set up a thread calling for mix submissions. It’ll stay open for a month, and anyone that wants to drop a mix is free to do so. My promise to you is that I will listen to every mix, just please keep the lengths sensible since the point here is sharing. That’s the crux of it. So let’s start here. Drop a playlist you’ve made in the comments… could be your latest mix, could be your favourite mix, could be a custom mix for this project. You do you. There are no rules, apart from being kind to one another, which seems a baseline for this place anyway. In future maybe we pick custom themes for these or implement some kinda structure but let’s start it easy. P.S. If any of you wanna make or send me actual mixtapes I’ll take ‘em. DM me and I’ll happily shoot you an address.