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Chase Jarvis: Seattle 100 – A Portrait of the City

Monday, November 29th, 2010

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Seattle-based photographer Chase Jarvis‘ new photo book Seattle 100 – Portrait of the City showcases the stunning array of talent that continues to thrive in the Emerald City. Watch the video clip below to get an idea of the scope of the book (and spot for a second a photo of Light In The Attic’s The Blakes!). All proceeds go to the non-profit arts and cultural organization 4Culture!

“Ss the culmination of a two-year personal project by renowned photographer, filmmaker, and social artist Chase Jarvis. Both a creative project and an insightful ethnography, Seattle 100 shares—via more than 300 stunning black-and-white portraits and biographies of each subject—a curated collection of leading artists, musicians, writers, scientists, restaurateurs, DJs, developers, activists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, and more, all of whom are defining and driving culture in Seattle. Some faces you will know, other names you may have heard in passing, and others will have been unknown to you until now.

Individually, the images and words here introduce you to 100 engaging and important people. Collectively, this portrait of a city tells a fascinating, interwoven story about a unique and vibrant place.

Purchase this book and help support the arts here in Seattle.”

Ss the culmination of a two-year personal project by renowned photographer, filmmaker, and social artist Chase Jarvis. Both a creative project and an insightful ethnography, Seattle 100 shares—via more than 300 stunning black-and-white portraits and biographies of each subject—a curated collection of leading artists, musicians, writers, scientists, restaurateurs, DJs, developers, activists, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, and more, all of whom are defining and driving culture in Seattle. Some faces you will know, other names you may have heard in passing, and others will have been unknown to you until now.
Individually, the images and words here introduce you to 100 engaging and important people. Collectively, this portrait of a city tells a fascinating, interwoven story about a unique and vibrant place.
Purchase this book and help support the arts here in Seattle

BIG LIGHT IN THE ATTIC BUMBERSHOOT BLOW-OUT WEEKEND!

Friday, August 29th, 2008

This guy will be at Bumbershoot :: Photo by Dan Mueller

Oh man, can you feel the excitement you lucky residents of Seattle?  Can you feel the magnetic waves of energy subtly drawing you towards the Seattle Center?  Can you feel the sweat, dirt, grit, hipster oil already settling on your skin?

You should, ’cause it’s BUMBERSHOOT TIME!

There are a ton, a ton of good bands playing this year (Howlin’ Rain, Beck, Man Man, Battles, etc.) but we of course wanted to draw your attention towards our own bands and their respective rocking-it times.  We know, oh how we know, there are plenty of enticing conflicts to draw you away from The Blakes and The Saturday Knights jaw-dropping sets, but c’mon be the best little supporters of your favorite record label ever and just skip out on the rest of it and attend.  Co-owner Matt Sullivan will personally imprint your cheek with a lipstick kiss if you do (ed. total, absolute lie).

Here’s those times:

SUNDAY AUGUST 31st

The Blakes on The Exhibition Hall Stage (across from Teatro Zinzanni) — 3:15

The Saturday Knights on The Fisher Green Stage (near the fountain) — 7:45

Oh goodness, our collective toes are tingling, just thinking about it.

BUMBERSHOOT LOVES LIGHT IN THE ATTIC!

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

We were all set to remind you, our favorite readers, about the fact that our favorite hard-rocking, booze-soaked trio, The Blakes, will be performing in Seattle for the first time, well, in a while at Bumbershoot this weekend, and then just leave it at that.

But, we got some good news, hipster-hop queen Kid Sister was forced to drop out of the concert for unknown reasons and old Bumbershoot had to fill the spot … WITH THE SATURDAY KNIGHTS! Oh yeah!

Thus, now you have not one (The Blakes) but TWO (The Saturday Knights) reasons to get off of your Cheetos stained Futon and head on down to The Seattle Center this weekend.  It might be expensive, but so is your monthly Gold Membership on World of Warcraft.  Make some sacrifices, GET ON DOWN TO THE BUMBERSHOOT!

All the details about stages and times and such and such after the BREAK!

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VIDEO EXPLOSION PART TWO: THE BLAKES ON LA BLOGOTHEQUE

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

La Blogotheque, really a brilliant brilliant European music blog, ventured on out to the Eurockeenes Festival in Belfort to produced a bunch of their absolutely awesome Take-Away Shows. The concept of the Take-Away Show is to place a band in a different setting then they usually perform (you have to see Man Man’s tour de force through the streets).

Our good friends The Blakes performed a song called “Before” in what seems to be the crow’s nest of pirate ship overlooking the tents of Eurockeenes. A mild bit of electronic distortion, some tender brotherly melodies, and the resolute maraca shake of Bob Husak – it’s a beautiful thing.


THE BLAKES – BEFORE
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BIG WEEKEND BLOW-OUT #2: THE BLAKES AT LOLLAPALOOZA

Friday, August 1st, 2008

So, for you folks around the world who aren’t making the cross-country trek for event of the century, Seafair 2008 (jet planes and hydroplanes), we have another option for you and your strange, strange kind:

THE BLAKES AT LOLLAPALOOZA

That’s right world, your favorite trio of booze-soaked rockers are heading to the Big Show in Chicago’s Grant Park to quite literally sonic-boom your pants off with their sheer level of rock goodness.

The Blakes party starts tonight at 10:45 where they’ll be hammering away at The Back Porch Stage at the House of Blues, along with another of our favorite rock groups – The Whigs.  Not to be missed.  Sunday finds them on the Main Stage of the festival in Grant Park at 12:00 pm, so get there early, ’cause this could, er, fill up.  By the way if you’re worried about missing anything while losing your mind to The Blakes’ rock and sweet roll, don’t, nothing else is going to blow your mind like this.

So, buy a plane ticket (quickly), or slip on your running shoes (and run FAST) or do ANYTHING, so you can be in Chicago by this evening.  Seriously!

Details after the break!

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THE BLAKES ON DAYTROTTER!

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Hopefully if you’re perusing this website, searching for new music, digging through our extensive back catalog, then you’ve done yourself a favor and checked out Daytrotter.  Sean Moeller has been bringing the best and the brightest bands in the business to the tiny town of Rock Island, Illinois to sit a spell in his studio there and record alternate takes of their popular songs.  Oft times bands will bring a handful of unreleased material, maybe even a cover or two.

Bands like Bon Iver, Bodies of Water, and The Dodos (and the list goes on…) have all laid down tracks for Daytrotter, and now our very own The Blakes have been lucky enough to sit down with the folks over there to lay down a few old favorites.

Four classic Blakes’ tracks all re-worked and re-recorded in the intimate space that is the Daytrotter studios.  Check it out right HERE.

A PICTURE EXPLOSION! TSK @ THE END SUMMER HOUSE, THE BLAKES @ SASQUATCH …

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Summer has only just started and our bands have already been jump-kicking the shit out of the touring circuit.  The Saturday Knights, in support of their highly acclaimed new album Mingle, rocked The End Beachhouse at Alki on the Fourth of July, and The Blakes (on a brief respite from their intercontinental jet-setting) rocked Sasquatch.

We were there, camera in hand, snapping shots.  Here’s a preview.  You can see the rest right HERE:

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THE BLAKES W/ THE BROKEN WEST TOMORROW NIGHT AT NEUMOS!

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The Blakes have had pretty madcap year.  Tours through Europe with amazing bands like The Kills, The Gossip, and Pete and The Pirates.  A steady stream of national touring that’s taken them coast to coast on several occasions.  Sasquatch, Sunfest, Lollapalooza, etc.

But you know what?  Seattle is always there home.

And oh what a homecoming it shall be.  Tomorrow night, Tuesday the 24th, our favorite raucous trio will glide in to Neumos with rock-pop favorites The Broken West in tow.  Those of you who missed their prior performance at Chop Suey (oh how we don’t envy you), now is your chance.  The Blakes put on a high energy shit-kicking slap-in-the-face of a show, and we promise you it is not to be missed.

Those details again:

Tuesday, June 24th @ Neumos

The Blakes w/ The Broken West

THE BLAKES IN SPIN

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Our boys The Blakes made quite a showing on the old Yeti Stage at Sasquatch this year, tearing through a set of classics laced with a few new numbers. We know, a whole lot of you couldn’t afford the ridiculous gas prices and overpriced campsites, but the good (and wealthy) people over at SPIN Magazine certainly made it on over and got a fairly candid little interview with our favorite boozy rockers.

You can see the full SPIN coverage right HERE or watch just the The Blakes below:

LIGHT IN THE ATTIC ALL OVER THE INTERNET!

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

There’s certain websites wedged in these tricky inter-web pipes that just ooze credibility. Cyber-tastemakers that have eclipsed some of the bigger print media publications in terms of their influence and readership. We here at Light In The Attic are always grateful whenever one of these publications gives on our of completely-worthy bands some lip action.

So, lets just say, it’s a good week.

THE SATURDAY KNIGHTS PREMIERE “DOG PARK” ON STEREOGUM

THE BLACK ANGELS ON PITCHFORK!

THE BLACK ANGELS ON AQUARIUM DRUNKARD

THE BLAKES ON I ROCK CLEVELAND!