ThisCityRocks

More songs from the last year in Northwest music.

You guys. I made you a mixtape. And let’s get this straight – I’m not saying these are the Best Songs From A Critical Standpoint of 2011 Northwest releases, they’re just favorites that I want to share if you haven’t already discovered them this year.

Pacific Northwest music news for Nov 22-28, 2011

Pacific Northwest music news update

Northwest music news for Tuesday, October 25th.

When we heard this new song during Ravenna Woods‘ set this past weekend at Co-opalooza , we knew we had to share. It has a delicate and haunting feel – both in the way it sounds and the way it sticks with you. Coming up in early November, we will have a full ThisCityRocks episode with Ravenna Woods, [...]

The vinyl loving Pickwick release their “Myths” EP on CD today! Local record stores Easy Street and Sonic Boom will carry copies and at the Seattle locations of Everyday Music and Silver Platters. 

MacLeans Magazine in Canada recently ran a story about how Feist has a “lost album” that she supposedly doesn’t want anyone to know about, called Monarchs (Lay Down Your Jeweled Head).

Let’s talk about how I just discovered Portland quartet Radiation City. (Fine, you knew about them when they were only a duet in 2008, sometimes it takes time for Cool Stuff On The Internets to get to me.)

Theres no questioning that the past few years saw a resurgence in folk and roots sounding music. Call it Americana, call it Canadiana, whatever.