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

Justine has made several frantic phone calls to Alec.
The calendar will return ASAP.
Promise.

This last Saturday night Bad Love Session, a band of some of my friends, played a show at the Masonic Temple in Marysville. Much to my disappointment, there were not very many people present to witness the musical glory of Bad Love Sessions. Before Bad Love Sessions hit the “stage” the crowd listened to two other bands, one whose name isn’t even a real word - Deceptance. I looked it up and the dictionary doesn’t lie! The band provided energy but it didn’t seem to reach the crowd as everyone was just stanging around, no dancing at all. After waiting and much anticipation, Bad Love finally hit the “stage” and rocked.

The band is comprised of lead vocalist and guitarist: Aaron B. Aaron has a very unique voice that is truly rock and roll. He has a wide range and a wail that will blow you away. While Aaron wails away and rocks out on his guitar, he is joined by the newest addition...

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The Stranger weekly email sez:

826 SEATTLE
A new writing workshop and drop in center for teens If it has to do with writing- 826 offers it FREE 13 - 18 year olds! check them out- take some free courses and you can win an afternoon eating pizza and hanging out with some VERY, very, very well-known Seattle musicians. (They must remain nameless so that 826 is not mobbed on the day of the event.) Find out more at 826seattle.org 826 Seattle 8414 Greenwood Ave. North 206-725-2625 or email Info@826seattle.org

…type 826 into our searchbox and you’ll have our guess as to who the unknown musicians are (aka the Transatlantic Orchestra). If you’re 13-18, you should definitely check it out, not just because of famous people but because writing is one of the best skills you can have, whether you’re writing song lyrics, show reviews, or your maybe just your term paper.

UPDATE: Ooops! Typo. Applications are due Jan 27th! There’s still time!
NOTE: THIS IS ALL VOLUNTEER!
Welcome to 2006 all. First order of business: new writers. We’re planning on adding a section of album reviews (details below), as well as looking for some new show reviewers, and even photographers. Pretty much anything really. We’re looking for people (not necessarily underage) with a love of all-ages music and the local scene who want to make a difference, meet people, and like seeing their name in print. Interested? Email editors@mercurialsound.com with the info in this application.

As mentioned above, we’re adding album reviews within the next month or two. Attention will be given to underage bands, then local bands, and then to whatever the heck else we want to write about. We figure it’s good to keep up not only on shows, but what albums...

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