Thursday, March 22, 2012 Reversing Falls – 8:00PM @ Silver Dollar (NeXT & The Untold City) While previously playing along to a drum machine, Reversing Falls recently added a drummer, with Jamie Thompson (formerly of Unicorns/Islands) playing his first show with them on Thursday night. They launched right into the boisterous “This Is Why We […]

Date of show: February 22, 2010 PKEW PKEW PKEW (gunshots) put on a live show almost as ridiculous as their name. That’s meant to be a compliment, by the way. Mike Warne (guitar) and Brodie Bocelli really lead the way on vocals, but known for loud and boisterous group vocals, the entire band gets in […]

Date of show: February 16, 2012 Written by: Chiara DiAngelo The Indie Machine curated a showcase at Rancho Relaxo last Thursday that brought together 4 great up-and-coming bands, including their January Artist of the Month, James and Blackburn. James and Blackburn headlined the show. No one in the band is actually named James, or Blackburn […]

Date of show: December 3, 2011 Black Hat Brigade While the future of Black Hat Brigade still remains unclear, the band (currently on a hiatus) reunited at Rancho Relaxo for at least one more show. The bill was also filled out with side/new projects from band members. Fans gathered to pack the venue, hoping that […]

Sunday, June 19, 2011 We were so thrilled to co-present such a fantastic showcase with our pals Two Way Monologues. While this event was not NXNE official, we wanted to end the festival with a bang! We are so thankful everyone who showed up, especially considering many people took off this last night of NXNE […]

Thursday, June 16, 2011 Day 2 of NXNE started off at the Audio Blood Rooftop for an invite-only party. There was free beer, courtesy of St-Ambroise, and free Vitamin Water. Those Audio Blood folks sure know how to throw a party! First up was Library Voices, who brought out their delightful power pop in the […]

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 I kicked off my NXNE at the Bellevue for Audio Blood’s Go Folk Yourself showcase. I managed to catch Emma Hill and Revelstoke. Emma Hill hails from Portland, Oregon and she was super stoked to partake in the festival. I was instantly captivated by Hill’s sweet voice, but she was also […]

Date of show: April 21, 2011 Welcome to the $5 Rap Show, which takes place every 5 weeks or so at Rancho Relaxo. On this evening, Toolshed headlined to celebrate their CD release for “The Lost.” Unfortunately, their CDs were tied up at the border and didn’t make it to the show. The guys made […]

Date of show: April 9, 2011 Amos the Transparent took the stage after 12:30am and the crowd was already sweaty, with a great group right up front eager to hear the new material. Sitting down at the keys, frontman Jonathan Chandler set the crowd straight right off the bat, “We’re here to have fun. If […]

The special secret headliner for the Two Way Monologues show on April 9th at Rancho Relaxo has been revealed! Amos the Transparent will be performing a special set, as the audience will have the privilege of being the first to hear Amos the Transparent’s new album in its entirety. If you’re unfamiliar with Amos the […]