1.

grand hallway
raindrops (matsuri)

with extraordinarily varied instrumentation that includes violin, vibraphone, banjo, mandolin, as well as the omnipresent guitars and drums, grand hallway specializes in fragile and achingly gorgeous chamber pop that is just as transcendent as anything the arcade fire can pull off. - delusions of adequecy

www.grandhallway.com

photo by kyle johnson

2.

cmyk
rollerskates

cmyk began their journey as the long ranger in the summer of 2004. known for their energetic performances, mid-set forays into breakdance, and the ability to coax even the crustiest of hipsters onto the dance floor, cmyk has opened sellout shows with genre favorites the go! team, jamie lidell, digitalism, tegan and sara, and ghostland observatory, to name a few.

www.cmykband.com

3.

satchel
shoulder to shoulder

an unreleased, non-album track from their recent heartache & honey album sessions.

www.satchelpartnership.com

photo by dean karr

4.

slender means
all in all

slender means is basically the go-to band for effusively perfect indie-pop in seattle. that’s been the case since their 2005 jewel of a debut, neon and ruin, and the quintet’s new record, adrift in the cosmos, stays true to their lively, golden pop sound.slender means is a complete package – the keyboards and guitar are always fluid, the drums are always tight, and you’d be hard-pressed to find sweeter vocal harmonies than those sung by the delightful sonny votolato - which makes every slender means song sound satisfyingly complete. e. thompson - the seattle weekly

www.slendermeans.com

photo by rustee pace

5.

with friends like these
the ones we used to love

www.myspace.com/wflt

photo by justin dylan renney

6.

thee emergency
standing line

www.myspace.com/theeemergency

photo by doron gild

7.

super sonic soul pimps
watching you

www.supersonicsoulpimps.com

8.

grynch
my volvo

www.myspace.com/grynchmusic

photo by alex crick

9.

palmer electric
coz you live behind a church

www.myspace.com/palmerelectric

10.

water fae
bruised

www.waterfae.com

photo by david thomas 

11.

virgin
seventeen's alright

12.

big high
beautiful lady

www.myspace.com/bighighmusic

photo by michael profitt

13.

vermillion
it's when the fog rolls in

www.myspace.com/michaelvermillion

photo by james bailey

14.

hallways
all you have to do

hallways was selected on behalf of seattle weekly as a stand-out act of 2009 and has performed at georgetown music festival, reverb festival, burning beast and venues such as neumos, comet tavern, cha cha lounge and the tractor tavern. hallways continues to experiment and build on their unique sound, which has been called unclassifiable by their fans. "this is a band whose greatest asset is attacking its music with a certain abandon, leaving the songs to assert themselves." -sound magazine

www.myspace.com/hallways1

15.

widower
certainly tonight in the bright blue moonlight

www.myspace.com/widowermusic

photo by

16.

shawn smith
hold me until we get home

a previously unreleased solo track!

www.myspace.com/thediamondhand

photo by lance mercer