Seattle Times
Seattle acts Shabazz Palaces and THEE Satisfaction might find solidarity under the banners of “hip-hop” or “rap”, yet attempts to pin down the superlative creativity and genre-bending originality both groups radiate often miss the mark. Thus, The Seattle Times turned to the artists themselves to interview each other in an exclusive feature that taps into both groups’ musical psyches. In the interview, THEE Satisfaction songstresses Catherine Harris-White and Stasia Irons, query Shabazz on their shared experiences working within the Seattle music scene. The groups get candid on a topics ranging from the infamous Seattle rain to performing each other’s songs on stage and recording together in studios. Sub Pop Records will release albums for both artists this year and they have booked a show at Neumos February 17 that will ensure to keep you “sweating through your cardigans.” To read the full article follow the above link.
WATCH THEESATISFACTION’S “BAD MARCH” VIDEO
SeattleTimes
Seattle’s THEESatisfaction is headed out on the “Black Weirdo” tour. “Bad March” is an acappella THEESatisfaction song/video about “marching forward, marching toward…” The group’s tour fundraising webpage says THEESatisfaction hopes to spread “queer expression, black consciousness, and gender harmony within & outside United States. Be sure to check out THEESatisfaction at the Seattle Party at SXSW, Saturday March 20, 3:50 on the Inside Stage at Beauty Bar.
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WATCH 5 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT THEESATISFACTION ON MTV.COM
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HALF OF SPIN’S 10 BEST LIVE PICS OF THE WEEK ARE SEATTLE-RELATED
Spin Magazine
Spin Magazine choose this picture of Cat and Stasia of rap duo Thee Satisfaction performing some of their spacey sci-fi sounds at KEXP as one of the ten best live pictures of the week. Also in last week’s Top 10 Best Live Pics are Mudhoney, Alice in Chains and People Eating People. Check them all out by following the above link.
WATCH THE TRAILER FOR $5 COVER: SEATTLE
Vimeo
Check out the trailer for the upcoming MTV web series $5 Cover: Seattle directed by Seattle’s own Lynn Shelton and featuring thirteen of Seattle’s own bands including Thee Satisfaction, Thee Emergency, Tea Cozies, The Moondoggies and more. Click the above link to see the trailer!
ANDREW MATSON WRAPS UP THE YEAR IN LOCAL HIP-HOP
Seattle Times
Seattle Times blogger, Andrew Matson, recaps the year in local hip-hop. He highlights THEE Satisfaction, Champagne Champagne, They Live!, Mad Rad, Fresh Espresso and Macklemore as Seattle Hip-hop’s new crop of rappers and says, “everyone involved in the new rap guard seems to be living for the moment, making grand statements without need for validation.” For the full profile, follow the above link.
WIN A PAIR OF WRISTBANDS TO REVERB THIS SATURDAY!
Seattle Weekly
As you’re surely aware, this Saturday, The Seattle Weekly’s local music festival, REVERB, will take place in Ballard. The Maldives, the Girls, Champage Champagne, THEE Satisfaction and a whole bunch of other awesome artists will be performing (for the full line-up and schedule, check their website.) While wristbands are already dirt-cheap,the Weekly is giving away six pairs of wristbands, which will get you in to all ten venues participating in the festival on Saturday. Unless you’re underage, in which case you’ll need to let them know so they can get you an all-ages wristband (which still gets you into four venues: Salmon Bay Eagles, New York Fashion Academy, Hattie’s Hat and the Ballard Loft). Just send them an e-mail at giveaways@seattleweekly.com today before 5 p.m. with REVERB in the subject heading and your full name in the body of the e-mail (and the type of wristband you need). Winners will be selected at random and alerted shortly after 5 p.m. on Thursday.
IN SEATTLE SEASON OF MTV SERIES, ART WILL IMITATE LIFE
Seattle PI
The MTV online series “$5 Cover,” which award-winning Seattle director Lynn Shelton is filming, will finish shooting in Seattle in the next two weeks.The series is a fictional account of a typical weekend in the lives of a handful of Seattle bands, including Whisky Tango, The Lights, The Moondoggies, Champagne Champagne and The Spits. Shelton, who was given complete control over the project, picked them not only for their music but also for their relationships. From story to setting, art imitated life. Most of the stories were either adapted from things the bands had gone through or could have, Shelton said, or the locations were cast as carefully as the bands, with starring roles for venues such as Chop Suey, the Tractor, the Blue Moon Tavern and Wild Rose. Read up on “$5 Cover” at its MTV site. The Seattle season is set to premiere some time this winter.
PARTIAL REVERB FESTIVAL 2009 LINE-UP: WALLPAPER, THEE SATISFACTION, THE MALDIVES, AND MORE
Seattle Weekly
The Seattle Weekly’s fifth annual all-local music festival takes place Saturday, October 3 in Ballard again this year, and while they can’t reveal all the line-up details now — everything will be finalized after Bumbershoot– the already announced line-up includes THEE Satisfaction, Fatal Lucciauno, GMK, Fresh Espresso, The Maldives, Recess Monkey, Grynch, the Tea Cozies and more.
LYNN SHELTON’S $5 COVER FILMING THEE SATISFACTION AT HIDMO TONIGHT. AND THEY NEED EXTRAS
Seattle Weekly
Seattle’s THEE Satisfaction is being filmed this evening by MTV for a segment called $5 Cover, a reality show starring young Seattle bands directed by Lynn Shelton(!). If you want to come out to Hidmo in the Central District today for the filming, they need extras. But in order to be an extra on the set, you need to email obiwanrapson@gmail.com ASAP and he’ll get you on the list. You’ve got to be available from 4 p.m.–10 p.m.
