Emerson Salon – Capitol Hill Seattle

Oh how we loved (500) Day of Summer! And one of the greatest parts of the movie was the amazing sound track that accompanied it, including the lead single by Temper Trap, Sweet Disposition. Now that Melbourne, Australia’s Temper Trap has released their new album, we can add Fader to the list of great songs. We are super excited to see Temper Trap live in concert and see if they can deliver the same great performance as on the CD. The Temper Trap will be playing October 17th at the newly renovated Crocodile Cafe in Belltown. More details can be found here. Check out this great music video for Sweet Disposition:

Grizzly Bear, the Boston-born band, made waves in the indie rock scene with the hit single Two Weeks to the point that their latest release “Veckatimest” charted in the top 10 on the Billboard. This was odd since the band’s preview release “Yellow House” was highly acclaimed in the elite hipster circles in Brooklyn and Portland. Regardless, Grizzly Bear’s catchy tunes and obvious talent has helped the band rise up to mainstream acclaim that is much deserved.

Grizzly Bear will be back in Seattle for a headlining performance at the historic Moore Theater on October 16th. Tickets and more information can be found here. Check out the video for Two Weeks here:

Hailing from beautiful Boston, MA, Passion Pit is finally gracing Seattle with their indie dance rock epicness. Coming off of having released “Manners” earlier this year which as become an internet sensation, the band is sure to put on a hot show and we anticipate it selling out, so buy your tickets soon!

Passion Pit started as a one man act with lead singer Michael Angelakos creating a short EP as a Valentine’s Day present for his girlfriend. This disc soon made its way up the music food chain with Michael and Passion Pit getting signed by French Kiss. We love hearing this kind of happy story almost as much as we love a good catchy pop song, and Passion Pit seems to be a virtual machine at pumping out tunes you can’t get out of your head. Check out the video below.

The concert is on October 11th at the Showbox, more information and tickets can be found on the Showbox website here.

Wow! We just found out that Seattle will be host to a free Santigold concert tonight, August 23rd! All that is required to gain attendance to this hour of sonic bliss is to test drive the new Kia Soul. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me! All of the activities are taking place at the Pacific Industrial Center in the SODO neighborhood. Check out this Seattle PI post for more details.