The new record began with the same surprise turn that started Corin Tucker's career back in 1991, ended Sleater-Kinney's 11-year year run in 2006 and inspired the punk-feminist rocker to redefine herself as a stay-at-home mom.

It was early 2009, and Tucker was performing at ... + MORE

In this often reflexive and world-weary era of popular music, there seems little room for unabashed wonder, or joy without suspicion. Some regrettable fear planted within each of us around the 7th grade or thereabouts still makes it hard to dance, hard to hold hands, hard to say "I love you," ... + MORE

Vetiver's Andy Cabic grew up in northern Virginia and spent a few years in Greensboro, North Carolina, playing guitar, writing music and recording as a member of The Raymond Brake, which is where he first met future Vetiver members Trippe and Dunn. After moving to San Francisco, Cabic helped ... + MORE

Swift began performing and singing in Quaker churches around the age of fourteen and began writing and recording his material at home not long after. In 2001, Swift moved to Southern California to pursue his solo recording career. He recorded Walking Without Effort but, unhappy with the record, ... + MORE

If you don't believe in reincarnation, try listening to Caleb Klauder's music. There's little other explanation for why a small-island Washingtonian can write, play, and sing music that sounds like it should be rolling out of a Great Depression honky-tonk. You can almost hear the dust sifting ... + MORE

Despite what the laundry detergent ads have been telling us, the future's going to be dirty. No matter how much time we spend in front of the little clean, white geometric figures of the wuh wuh wuh, that white glow won't rub off. All still rises from and resolves into dirt. Or at least petroleum. ... + MORE

Truckstop Darlin' comes out of the amazing music scene of the Great Northwest, more specifically, Portland, OR. Their self-titled debut album has been hailed as "raw and powerful" and their live shows are a sweaty, fist-pumping riot soaked in cheap beer and whiskey. These boys play honest, ... + MORE

A paradox is not an impossibility. 'Zoo Animal,' the band's self-titled second record, reveals itself to uphold such a maxim with a sharp yet subdued sound that is informed by equal measures of classical minimalism and '90s grunge. This contrast is just one of many as Zoo Animal's stark, ... + MORE

January 28 & 29, 2011 | Mission Theater | 1624 NW Glisan | $10/$5(Youth)

Three unique screenings of 2010 Pickathon highlights covering 35+ bands from the Mountain View, Fir Meadows and Woods Stages including performances by Dr. Dog, Punch Brothers, Heartless Bastards, Hayes Carll, ... + MORE

View the shows from your home with one comprehensive Benefest Live Streaming Pass!

All shows during Benefest will be streamed live over the internet, same dates and times as scheduled below. Amazing audio and video quality fit for the big screen. This allows virtually anyone to ... + MORE