Out Now! The Purdins — "Falling Down"
“Falling Down” is the lead single from Second Greatest Hits, the extremely-long-awaited follow-up from mighty Seattle rock-pop veterans The Purdins — whose original 1995 Greatest Hits compilation proudly carried the words “Wimp Rock for Losers”! They’ve got a cult following that’s stuck around for decades. The full vinyl LP (plus CDs) drops August 28, 2026, with a release show at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard the same night — $15 cover, also playing Feel The Jets and Dick Rosetti & Bulk Male. Sardonic, hooky, and beautifully so Purdins — this one’s a jolly keen preview of what’s coming.
Out Now! Across 35th — "Across 35th"
Across 35th trace their origins back to the fall of 2014, when would-be singer/songwriter Mimi Katz and future drummer Lincoln Ross met in kindergarten. Seven years later, in middle school, they teamed up with bassist Logan Stallard and lead guitarist Dylan Welch to complete the lineup. The band name comes from the busy avenue they cross to get to the Pink House, where they rehearse. All four members attend West Seattle High School. This self-titled debut single dropped August 7, 2026, with a debut full-length LP due out this October.
Out Now! Von Cube — "Jonny Was A Pimp" + "All Is Well" EP
“Von Cube has never been shy about pushing a song someplace it didn’t ask to go, and “Jonny Was A Pimp” is proof — a fully orchestrated reimagining, strings and all, less rock song and more end-credits of a film you didn’t know you were watching. It was arranged and produced by local musical genius and long-time Von Cube pal Brian Hutchison.
Meanwhile “All Is Well,” a genuinely-unlike-anything-else-in-the-catalog release, is a coloring-book-style CDr EP — Nick and Grady bring the moves and grooves, you bring the crayons.
Tom Dyer's Green Monkey Noize on Substack
Green Monkey Records has been releasing beautifully weird, wonderful, homegrown Pacific NW music since 1983. Founder Tom Dyer writes, plays, records, mixes, and releases much of it from his home studio in Olympia — solo, with his True Olympians, plus music from an always evolving cast of local artists who don’t much fit in elsewhere. Underground rock. Unusual folk. Forgotten Oly Jazz. A deep pile of jolly Christmas stuff. Plus Richard Peterson. No unneeded polish, no apologies, just truth and beauty and love. Thanks for listening – your support is always appreciated!