I was trying to come up with some clever portmanteau, but “Spanish Ballroom at McMenamins Elks Temple” has absolutely no “W” or “D” in it whatsoever!
Rejoice, Tacomen and Tacowomen, for Julia Massey is bringing Warren Dunes back to T-town this very week!
They’re coming to the gorgeous Spanish Ballroom inside the new-ish McMenamins Elks Temple in downtown on Thursday night. Yes, it’s a school night, but it’s an ALL-AGES show and it starts at 7:00, so you can bring the kids! You should bring the kids!
Warren Dunes is sharing the stage with Chris King and the Gutterballs, as well as Tacoma band Modern Daze (of whom I confess I have not heard before). Julia also just announced that the extremely excellent local Tacoma rapper Chris Blount will be joining them for a song during their set!
Chris Blount and his blunt T-shirt.
The Fam and I and some fun kids are making the trek downtown to see this show.
Details:
Warren Dunes w/ Chris King & The Gutterballs, Modern Daze (Event Webpage)
@ The Spanish Ballroom
in McMenamins Elks Temple
565 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402 (map)
Thursday, February 6th, 7:00 PM
All-Ages, Only $5 (free for hotel guests)
Three Seattle musical powerhouses, Eva Walker of The Black Tones, Julia Massey of Warren Dunes, and Alaia D’Alessandro of Tres Leches, have collaborated on a cover version of the Mister Rogers theme song. With twinkling pianos, sublime strings, and soaring harmonies, it is as delightful and pleasurable as you would expect:
Go grab a tissue to wipe your eyes. You have now been pleasured.
You might think it’s okay to pick and choose what you turn away from…
At long last, Warren Dunes (feat. Julia Massey) has released a new music video! An outcast-type character named “Ropey” is stalked by two shady-looking fellows (credited as “Detectives” in the video description).
There is a fantastic gag where one of the detectives flips up his dark glasses only to be wearing more dark glasses beneath them. This video also contains the greatest-ever twelve seconds of footage of any music video in the history of ever. Watch and be pleasured:
That’s right, one of the kids at the end of the video is my very own daughter! My daughter is a music video star! Huge shout-out to Julia et al., who have been so generous with my li’l girl. How many of you all have had a band write a song about your kid and also feature them in a music video??
Hey, folks, Warren Dunes (featuring Julia Massey) is finally FINALLY releasing their first album, appropriately entitled Welcome to Warren Dunes. To celebrate that fact, they recently released a new single from said album. It’s called “What Are We Waiting For” although there’s no question mark so I guess it’s a statement rather than a question? You can listen to it here.
Also to celebrate the release of the album, Warren Dunes is having, appropriately, an album release show! This Saturday night! With Cumulus and AIAIA!
Be sure to clock-out before you leave work…
Details:
Warren Dunes Album Release (Eventbrite)
Saturday, April 6th, 9:00 PM
@ Clock-Out Lounge
4864 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108 (map)
21+, $12-$15 (tickets)
We’ve got a babysitter! We’ll be there! SO CAN YOU!
Warren Dunes feat. Julia Massey are releasing a new single at a single-release show this Friday. But you can listen to it here before then if’n it pleases ye:
Oh, that single-release show? Here is the info:
Details:
Warren Dunes / Dweller on the Hill / Mirror Ferrari (Barboza event)
Friday, May 4th 7:00 PM
@ Barboza
925 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington 98122 (map)
$10 (Adv) $12 (Door), 21+
Show Show Show!
Oddly enough, I will not be seeing you at this show. I’m going to be going to a different show in a different part of Seattle that very night! More on that tomorrow…
Warren Dunes, the supergroup that exists when you mash together the two best Seattle bands in existence right now: Julia Massey & the Five Finger Discount and Electric NoNo (though drummer Dom Cortese already played for both groups, so it’s really not that much of a stretch), has released an official single!
You want to listen to it? No, no, no, that shouldn’t be a question. You WANT to listen to it:
There’s also a very nice interview over at Artist Home, so you should read that. It includes the very exciting tidbit that a full Warren Dunes EP album is coming this October!
