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Music Monday: check out these unsigned bands!

Sticking with the theme of Music Monday on Twitter, I think it'd be appropriate to post this blog today. The last time I took a hard look at Seattle music, I was pretty disappointed; granted that was a year ago, when Gatsbys American Dream did their spur of the moment performance of "Theater" that inevitably led to the band's reunion. It's amazing how much can change over a year. Every where I look now, I hear about more Seattle music staples joining forces and creating new bands and even more bands coming out of the woodwork with musicians quite new…
Read | Posted by Katie Adams | Sep 26th 2011, 3:51pm | Seattle music, Up-and-comers, Unsigned

Make Me Famous post new acoustic cover of song "Make It Precious"



Ukraine-based band Make Me Famous have just recorded and released a music video for their acoustic cover of their song Make it Precious. The track is a complete 180 from their usual sound but just goes to show the real talent and flexibility of the band creator, Denis Shaforostov's, voice and writing capability. If anyone doubted Shaforostov's ability to sing, I hope this video helps prove otherwise. Also not to be overlooked is lead screamer, Serj Kravchenko, contribution to backing vocals. It appears not only can he growl like a grizzly bear…
Read | Posted by Chris Coates | Aug 20th 2011, 10:36am | Up-and-comers, Video, Unsigned

Chocolate Budo!

What may sound like some sort of foreign dessert and or a very strange and very messy sexual position, is indeed actually, in a way, a "dream team" combo of producers Budo (Seattle based, most popularly known for working with Grieves, whom is also based out of Seattle) and Cameron Argon (most popularly known by his stage name he puts out dubstep music with, Big Chocolate. He also runs a highly subscribed to YouTube account) teaming up to create and put out a new original track called Truman's Tail.

Here is said track I speak of

As if…
Read | Posted by Chris Coates | Aug 17th 2011, 11:36am | Audio, Up-and-comers

FREE DOWNLOAD - BBNR! Villains EP Release

Business Boys Never Rest released their highly anticipated EP Villains for FREE DOWNLOAD today. Their sophomore release includes guest appearances from local Seattle scene heavyweights, Lizzie Huffman and Spencer Mertel (of Man Without Wax). Check it out!

Read | Posted by Chris Bateson | Aug 9th 2011, 5:02pm | Seattle music, Up-and-comers, Unsigned

New music video: Sleeper Agent - Get It Daddy



And here we have Sleeper Agent and their debut music video for Get It Daddy. This band kicks so much ass it's absurd. Watch the video above!

This is "Juggernaut/Manic/Melody/Rock"at its finest.
Read | Posted by Kelly Mason | Aug 4th 2011, 9:57pm | Video, Up-and-comers

BBNR! - Business Boys Never Rest



Business Boys Never Rest released a sick music video for their song "FAME" today. This hip hop trio will be releasing their "Villains" EP for FREE download next Tuesday (8/9/11). I likey free music.

You may recognize the voice on the single's hook. It's sung by none other then Lizzie Huffman! I look forward to downloading their EP next week.

Check this group out now, so you can say ya knew 'em before they blew up!



WWW.BBNRMUSIC.COM
Read | Posted by Chris Bateson | Aug 2nd 2011, 5:30pm | Music News, Up-and-comers, Unsigned

Courage My Love Gets Our Attention (and that of a certain Kevin Smith)

In a magical world of hot chicks and good music there is a thin line that no one crosses: The line into Nerd-Landia. Luckily for us the trio that is Courage My Love, stepped over that line and then kicked its graphic novel ass all over the place with "I Sell Comics".



You may be asking yourself "Why in the hell is this even a song?" The short answer, which still happens to be a long answer, is that Kevin Smith (of Clerks/Mall Rats/Red State fame) had something to do with it.

Yeah, this guy:…
Read | Posted by J.C. Vale | Jul 26th 2011, 10:47pm | Up-and-comers, Video, Unsigned