It took nearly six years, but the members of Tuatara finally heard the shaman's call. The members of the collaborative Seattle collective, led by drummer and producer Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season, Walking Papers), gathered once again outside of the plain of their ordinary lives to create another album of instrumental worldliness and metaphysical otherworldliness. Joining Martin on Underworld, with original members Skerik and Justin Harwood (Luna), is a host of guest contributors including Peter Buck of R.E.M., Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, and legendary producer Jack Endino. As the band often claims, Tuatara plays soundtracks to films never made, but with song titles like "The Skeleton Getdown", "Gremlin Chain Gang", and "Even Demons Fall In Love", it's easy to picture a Burton-esque cast of characters populating Underworld. A similarly eclectic group possessed the KEXP studio space earlier this week, consisting of Martin and Skerik, along with local talents Evan Flory-Barnes on bass, Steve Moore on keys and trombone, Andy Coe on guitar, and, performing live with Barrett Martin for the first time since their Mad Season days two decades ago, Mike McCready also on guitar. Step into the underworld as Tuatara makes hell a heaven on earth live on KEXP:
Tune in this Saturday, September 13th for another special all-electronic edition of Audioasis as KEXP and the city of Seattle gears up for this year's Decibel Festival happening September 24th through September 28th. Hosted by DJ Alex and co-produced with the help and guidance of Audioasis host DJ …
Nothing like dirtying up a pristine wooded oasis with some gritty rock from Those Darlins. The Nashville band joined us in the Bunny Glade during Pickathon last month for an acoustic set of twang-tinged girl group meets garage rock songs from their latest album, Blur The Line, and a chilling cover …
Considering his past, The Lightness of Being might be a suitable alternative to name Hiss Golden Messenger's new album, The Lateness of Dancers. Whether he's has found answers to the questions haunting his darker, folkier albums or just accepted the mystery and moved on, the Durham, NC, songwriter …
Anyone who's ever seen a show at Fremont Abbey could tell you that it's a beautiful, intimate setting; it's one of a handful of music venues in Seattle that is available to rent for wedding receptions, and when it does host gigs, they're primarily acoustic shows and songwriter showcases. But Deep S…
