If you’ve been catching the growing wave of indie-pop bands coming
out of the Northwest right now, it’s hard to deny Anacortes band the
Lonely Forest‘s steady rise to the top of the rip curl. Since their
victory in 2006’s EMP Sound Off! competition, the band have recorded
with guru producer Jack Endino, written a wild rock opera about the end
of the world, and recently played to a sold-out crowd of insanely loyal
fans at the Vera Project for the release of their album We Sing
the Body Electric. The album is the band’s most
comprehensive collection yet, a smooth amalgamation of the piano-driven
ballads that typified lead singer John Van Deusen’s early solo work and
the band’s recent turn toward head-bobbing rock-and-roll
sing-alongs.
The band will be headlining Kirkland Teen Union Building’s
Bluefish Festival, a one-day showcase of young local talent,
this Saturday, June 13, and their tightly executed new material is sure
to electrify some bodies live. If that’s not a convincing enough reason
to trek through Kirkland’s Juggalo-infested transit center to
get to KTUB, then consider the hazy dream pop of local boys the
Globes. Fellow Sound Off! winners from back in the day, the band
subtly contrast loud and quiet, making for carefully crafted guitar
rock that’s beautiful, but with a bang.
Thurs–Fri June 11–12: Shellac,
Arcwelder at the Vera Project, 7:30 pm, $13 ($12 w/ club card).
Fri June 12: Noah Gundersen, Garage Voice, Karli
Fairbanks, Tom Rorem at Q Cafe, 8 pm, $8.
Sat June 13: Bluefish day show: EN?G, Bo Tree,
Recalson, Rachel Wiegand at KTUB, noon, free.
Sat June 13: Bluefish night show: The Lonely
Forest, the Globes, Intimate Hordes at KTUB, 7:30 pm, $6.