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Live Review: All Access Night at EMP 7/2

By Jim, KEXP | Published: July 6, 2009

review and photos by Chona Kasinger
Every first Thursday of the month marks the EMP’s All Access Night, a free all ages event which typically highlights young and upcoming talent in the Puget Sound area. The Skychurch greeted the familiar faces in Makeup Monsters (fourth place victors in the 2009 EMP Soundoff underage bands competition) and [...]

Interview with Makeup Monsters

By RJ, KEXP | Published: April 5, 2009

interview by RJ Cubarrubia
Indie-pop duo Makeup Monsters are a young band from Tacoma quickly making a name for themselves in the Northwest music scene, combining bouncy beats, fun, clean guitar, and thoughtful yet slightly goofy lyrics to create well-written pop songs rarely longer than three minutes. With an endearing, quirky charm that puts Michael Cera [...]

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EMP Sound Off! Finals

By RJ, KEXP | Published: March 10, 2009

review by RJ Cubarrubia
photos by Katy McCourt-Basham
Experience Music Project’s Sound Off! Final Round is serious stuff; previous participants, like Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head, New Faces, and The Nextdoor Neighbors, have gone on to do some pretty cool things. This year’s highly anticipated (and sold out) March 2nd Final Round featured the three winners of the [...]