Seattle’s all-ages concert guide You don’t need fake ID to have fun.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Let’s be thankful for music, without which our lives would be pretty much boring as heck. Here are some brief announcements:

Twee, Pop Fest! We are very excited to be sponsoring a one-day Twee, Pop Fest on December 10th at the Paradox and the Chop Suey. It is of course All-Ages (as if we’d talk about it if it weren’t), and features some fabulous bands including Math and Physics Club, Tullycraft, BOAT, Parks and Recreation, and Speaker Speaker, and about a zillion others. Really. We’ve reviewed several of these bands before, so it will definitely be worthwhile to check out (we’ll be floating about too, come say hello!).

The calendar is back on track for December. Everyone give special...

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Who would have known that that place we used to go on 4th grade field trips would become the site of a new all-ages venue in Seattle? The Pacific Science Center Laser Dome has added to their schedule live performances by local bands, set to a stunning display of lasers. Best of all, the shows are cheap and all-ages.

Last month featured The Divorce with Mon Frere (reviewed by tofutod), and this month brought The Ruby Doe with Bullet Club.

Morgan Keuler made it to the Ruby Doe’s performance on Friday, and shot some gorgeous photos of the lasers and bands at the show.

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We seem to be having quite a few emergency announcements as of late.

For all of you kids in bands we’ve talked to who were preparing their SoundOff! entries but ran out of time: The deadline has apparently been extended to December 1st.

GO! Move!! Now!

I showed up after the opening band the Stars had played. To tell you the truth, I was so far back for this concert that I don’t really have much to say about it. Ben Gibbard was at the top of his game tonight, playing songs off of the new album, Plans, but not leaving the golden ones behind. The band played songs like “Photobooth,” “Sound of Settling,” and an 8 and a half minute version”Title and Registration,” but made sure to play songs like “The Marching Bands of Manhattan,” and “Crooked Teeth.” And although it may be a little early, Death Cab wasn’t afraid to bust out “The New Year.” Unfortunately, all I really got from this performance was a couple of low quality wavs and some terrible video. Next time, Ben. Next time.

WAV files from the show:

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The Moore is always a beautiful venue for any show. Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst wasn’t lying when he said they should have raised the house lights so we could see the beautiful architecture of the building. The show began pretty slowly with a trio called Willy Mason. The band consisted of a late-twenties/early-thirties singer and his brother, and his friend. Their songs were part rock, part country, but for older guys, they made some really good music. I was so impressed with them that I made Joel buy me the CD after the show. Willy Mason had songs about dogs, moving on, and hope for a better tomorrow. They got laughed at when singing “you don’t belong where the humans eat,” but took it all in stride as they soared through their set.

Next came the Sons and Daughters. I was completely unprepared for what was to come, and I had no idea what to expect. When the lights came...

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OKAY! WE HAVE ENOUGH OFFERS! THANK YOU ALL!
Hello.
This is an Emergency Announcement brought to you by the letter “Q” and the fact that our Calendar is almost empty.

Look at it. It’s all neglected, and alone.

Needless to say, someone needs to do it.

Can that someone be you?
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An mp3 is available, of course, too!
Interview - Rachel of Visqueen [mp3, 2.7MB]

Justine: Okay!
Rachel: Is this thing on?
Justine: Yes it is.
Rachel: Okay
Justine: What’s in the works right now? You guys have Sunset on Dateland, King Me, and they’ve been out for a long time, and you’ve got a new bass player and everything, so what’s next?!
Rachel: Well, I’m about to play a show, in about… an hour. That pretty much is next as it goes right now. But I’m writing our new record and we’re gonna be working on that throughout the winter and then going on tour as much as possible in 2006 so new everything.
Justine: New everything?What about the albums, when are they…
Rachel: I don’t know yet. We’re still working on the recording and where we’re going to do it, so we haven’t even started.
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After trials and tribulations (aka a faulty tape recorder), we present a long-needed interview with Montlake Terrace’s own Mon Frere!

Justine: For the second time, the Mon Frere Interview! Umm…. you guys went touring, this summer. How’d that go? Applesauce…

Nouela: I actually left the applesauce at home

Justine: oh..

Nouela: I felt stupid…

David: You shoulda brought it.

Nouela: How was the tour, guys?
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Opening this fantastic show was a trio called Cass McCombs. Their melodic and relaxing sound was not something that I would normally go to see live. More like something I would fall asleep to. Although their sound and lyrics were a little repetitive, they were still interesting none the less. Their singer had an exquisite voice, but the fact that half of the crowd was talking rather than listening to the performance made it almost impossible to enjoy. The Decemberists accompanied on the last song of their performance which was a definite highlight. If you really like slow folky melodies with poetic lyrics than I suggest you check out Cass McCombs.

After a somewhat monotonous performance, I was really anxious to see the Decemberists. Their Bumbershoot show was brilliant and I knew that seeing them perform at The Showbox would be nothing less than amazing. If you have never heard the Decemberists then I suggest that you ingest as much of their fantastic melodies as soon as possible....

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