Seattle natives Iska Dhaaf now live in New York, but they still introduce themselves as a band from Seattle. This theme of sticking to your origins was found throughout their set at Sasquatch! Music Festival Monday afternoon. The group now takes the stage as a four-piece, a fitting change as their 2016 album Invisible Cities was packed with a deeper sound than any previous release. But they are still undeniably a duonin the song-writing sense, and Nathan Quiroga and Benjamen Verdoes have done an excellent job expanding on the dark, sample heavy indie-music that they have created since the start. Menacing bass and guitar lines invaded ears throughout their early Sasuqtch! Music Festival set, and Quiroga’s unique vocals packed the punch of punk with the smoothness of a seasoned indie star. Quiroga also has taken over the role of font man flawlessly, and he danced around the stage, inspiring the early Yeti stage crowd to do the same throughout. When Quiroga and Verdoes stood side by side with their band in the background for album single “Invisible Cities,” the moment offered a perfect reflection of how far the duo has evolved, while also nodding to their start and sound they refuse to compromise.
For the better part of a year, Thunderpussy has been going through a list of local Seattle clubs and conquering them one by one. For their second Sasquatch consecutive appearance (they explosively opened the small Yeti stage at last year's fest), the quartet roared the main stage open on Monday aft…
Her newest album is called Have You In My Wilderness but Julia Holter doesn't typically play outdoors. "I'm not used to being outside in the sun, but I'm glad we're all here," the Los Angeles composer said after "Silhouette". This year's Sasquatch lineup is mostly a high energy affair, but Holter's…
While gale winds canceled some early main stage shows, a different force of nature was met with far warmer reception on the Bigfoot stage. Yo La Tengo is certainly a force of nature in the indie music scene and a walk back through their discography is a long one, as the group have consistently rele…
"It's pretty windy, and Peter's cymbals are all over the place, but we're going to roll with it." Deep Sea Diver's Jessica Dobson may have introduced the Seattle quartet's performance nonchalantly, but they were anything but casual during their 45 minute performance as they opened the Bigfoot stage…
