Taste of Iceland has become an annual tradition for me. I try to make it to as many events as I can each year: the tasting, the museum exhibits, laser shows, and literary events. But for me the biggest event is the Reykjavik Calling concert. In the past it was held at Neumos with some cool collaborations between local and Icelandic artists. Now it’s in KEXP’s Gathering Space with a simple lineup of two Iceland bands followed by a local band. It’s a simple setup, but it always lets me see Icelandic bands that rarely play Seattle, and I always discover local music I’ve previously overlooked. This year, I saw Gyda, Vök, and Navvi. I liked it.
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Music I Liked – Reykjavik Calling
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Music I Liked – Black Belt Eagle Scout to Un
I listened to a lot of music last week. Some of it was actually two weeks ago, and I put off writing about it because of the Amorphis concert. But I did a lot of digging through the blogosphere last week and ended up with so much music to recommend: Black Belt Eagle Scout, C418, Sarah Davachi, Forest of Stars, Glenn Jones, Knife Knights, Pig Destroyer, Piledriver, Spectral Lore, and Un. Read More
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Music I Liked – Deicide, Willie Nelson, Dark Tranquillity
Last week there was so much music. I saw 5 bands and 7 ballets, and that was all I had time to write about. But I did listen to a little recorded music, and I liked Deicide, Willie Nelson, and Dark Tranquillity.
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At El Corazon: Amorphis, Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell, Omnium Gatherum, Blood and Thunder
Esa Holopainen of Amorphis photo c/o Casey Tanasse
I had some music lined up for a regular Music I Liked post today. But I’m going to punt it to next week because on Thursday I saw Amorphis, Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell, Omnium Gatherum, and Blood and Thunder at El Corazon. It was all music I liked.
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Music I Liked, Vacation Edition
The last couple of weeks have been so busy that if there was any music playing in the background, I didn’t really notice it. But now that I’m back at my desk and cleaning out my inbox, I’m finding emails I sent myself while I was on vacation. Some of them are reminders about bands I liked while I was on the road to various camping trips this summer – bands like Carnation and Rebel Wizard. Then last week I went to yoga and discovered Maneesh de Moor.