Tag Archives: Seattle

SONG OF THE DAY Posse – Keep Me Awake

Posted on July 27, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Originally featuring on the b-side to their rather scorching/scorched 2017 Kismet single, Keep Me Awake also appeared on the band’s final record, Horse Blanket – released that same year. Posse were made up of Paul Wittman-Todd (guitar/vocals), Sacha Maxim (guitar, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – Inner City Blues

Posted on May 27, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

I find that instrumental covers can sometimes be very hit and miss when it comes to doing the original song justice, but today’s mighty fine rendition of Marvin Gaye’s classic, Inner City Blues, is very much a hit! When Marvin … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Polyrhythmics – Chelada

Posted on May 20, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

“Slipping through the cracks of infinite timelines, Man from the Future just can’t put his past behind him. His journey can be filed as a score for breaking the space-time continuum…….” What a fantastic way to compile an album!! Each … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Night Beats – Burn To Breathe

Posted on April 20, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

…these were the days of the Night Beats!! Who Sold My Generation! What an album! One of the best garage-rock bands to emerge from this era!  Up until their most recent album, the Night Beats were superb!! Three years ago … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Night Beats – War Games

Posted on December 18, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Seattle’s purveyors of all things psychedelic have created some of the finest, heavy doses of mind-bending hazy, crazy garage-nostalgia this side of the 60’s! I use the term ‘have’ instead of ‘continue’ as their latest offering was (I regret to … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Kingdom of the Holy Sun – The Man with the Little Hands

Posted on March 7, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Known for their psychedelic shamanistic madness, Seattle, WA’s Kingdom of the Holy Sun have been making music since they got together in 2012.  Appearing in my feed the other day, I gave them a listen for the first time and … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Brave New World – The Train Kept A Rollin’

Posted on June 25, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Now I’ve asked myself tonight, is a quiet Monday evening the right time or place to unleash this beast of a song…and of course, the answer is a mighty, god damn, hefty YES!! A far, far cry from the original, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Rainwater – Rolling Train

Posted on October 23, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

With band members hailing from New York (Aviva Stampfer, Dane Zarra, Neil Acharya, Patrick Curry) and Seattle (Amy & Drew Fitchette, Jesse Botello, Storm Benjamin), Rainwater are a group of musicians that create one sound from a multitude of influences. Releasing … Continue reading →

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SONG(S) OF THE DAY Chris Cornell – Seasons / Hands All Over / Fell On Black Days

Posted on May 18, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

I have just read the extremely tragic news about Chris Cornell and can’t believe he’s gone! I had to read it twice, the sad news about his untimely passing only really sinking in when I started to read more about … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Shabazz Palaces – Shine A Light (feat. Thaddillac)

Posted on May 4, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s been nearly three years since Seattle art-rap Shabazz Palaces released their last album, Lese Majesty.  This July, they will return with a new LP called Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star, an album appears to be a sort of Brother From … Continue reading →

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