The giant show penis of Stevens Pass, Washington. Thanks to my favorite snow bunny, JC for the photo.
I can tell you three things that are true about this giant snow penis, photographed by a very sexy member of Team Cherrybomb last week while she was looking for giant snow penises skiing at Stevens Pass:
1: Unlike most penises you might see on the Internets, Snow Penis has not been photoshopped.
2: Snow Penis is a product of Mother Nature herself. Which, when you think about makes perfect sense.
3: Unlike regular penises, Snow Penis has the opposite reaction to the cold. Grrrrr! Ahem, I mean brrrrr.
Satchel at The Crocodile Cafe in Seattle, February 18th, 2010. Photo by Cherrybomb’s iPhone.
Satchel’s show last night at The Croc was a sold-out sonic trip back to 1996 complete with dry-ice and some solo action from the one and only Shawn Smith. The band was so tight, it’s hard to believe that it’s been 13 years since they collectively shared a stage together. Unquestionably, a bit of Seattle’s rich musical history was reborn last night.
Extra Cherrybomb points to the show openers, Stuck on a Bus. The band is led by the 12 YEAR OLD daughter of Satchel timekeeper Regan Hagar and also included students at the Seattle School of Rock. The pint-sized rockers blazed through a set of rock and metal anthems including a show-stopping version of War Pigs. Stay in school kids. Rock School that is.
Special thanks to JB and AFJ for the pre-Satchel tequila party!
Satchel Heartache and Honey album teaser. Thanks to AFJ for the link.
You can get a preview to whatSatchel will sound like at the Crocodile tonight at Satchel’s website. The band has posted a link to a stream of their live performance onGarage Monkey last night.
If you can’t make the show tonight, you will have a second chance to witness the second coming of Satchel at The Sunset Tavern in Ballard on March 12th.
Satchel, Not Too Late. From the 1996 record The Family. Recorded live at Lollapalooza in 1996. Thanks to AFJ for the link.
Satchel, a band who members have done time in bands like Mother Love Bone, Pigeonhed, Brad and Malfunkshun, will perform their first live show in 13 years this Thursday at the Crocodile Café. The bands 4th studio album, Heartache & Honey, will be out in April.
The March issue of Men’s Health Magazine contains a list of the most drunk cities in the US. Seattle was given a C+ for our current level of intoxication. For SHAME! Although we did one-up Spokane(C) and flat out beat Portland (D+), there is clearly room for improvement my fellow Emerald City boozehounds.
The biggest shocker on the list was that Boston received the dubious honor of being the “least drunk city”. SACRILEG! Although Boston’s sober status kind of makes sense since I don’t live there anymore.
The study based their findings on uplifting data such as death rates from alcoholic liver disease, booze-induced accidents involving motor vehicles, hospitalizations due to binge-drinking, and DUI arrests.
To see where your city ended up on the list, click here.
Meet Zeke. One of the 62 dogs rescued from “death row” in Southern California last week by the Seattle Humane Society. Photo by Lori Penney.
Zeke the Chihuahua is one of 62 dogs now up for adoption at the Seattle Humane Society in Bellevue, Washington.
For more information on how to adopt one of these lucky pooches or, to make a donation to help support the tireless efforts of the Seattle Humane Society, click here.
Thanks to Surly for the link and his dedication to all things canine.
Joseph Arthur, Turn You On (ahem, mission accomplished Mr. Arthur). From one of my favorite records of 2008, Temporary People. Performance recorded live in January 2009 at KEXP.
Ohio native and now one of Brooklyn’s finest, Joseph Arthur will be at the Triple Door in Seattle tonight, January 15h and also Saturday, January 16th. Both shows are all ages. You can also catch Arthur performing a few songs live on the radio via KEXP at 5:00 pm today. You can stream the performance as it happens online at KEXP.org.
Arthur is also an accomplished painter. During this tour, a limited number of Arthur’s paintings will be for sale at his shows.
Joseph Arthur is one of my favorite performers of the last decade. And his deeply personal music becomes even more stirring when performed live.
Died Young, Stayed Pretty. A film about rock posters. Thanks to Dr. H.
Last night I was one of seven people (including my good friend Dr. H, the projectionist) that took in the movie Died Young, Stayed Pretty at The Grand Illusion here in Seattle. Yeah, I know it was a Sunday and yeah, Died Young is an obscure flick that documents the anti-culture artists that have been creating rock posters over the last couple of decades. However, Died Young is not only an enthralling movie if you’re a rock junkie like me, it’s also an expertly edited, introspective look into the lives of the artists that do what they do because they can’t not do it. Hometown bonus points to director Eileen Yaghoobian for the screen-time dedicated to Seattle’s vibrant, underground rock-art scene.
Courtney Love and “Hole” rehearsing “Honey”. From the forthcoming record, Nobody’s Daughter due out this year.
If you close your eyes and listen to this video of Courtney Love running through 30 seconds of the new Hole song “Honey”, you can almost hear Patti Smith. If she had just polished off a pack of Marlboro red boxes and and a bottle of Jack. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Although it might be. True story.
The American Carnage Tour, which was scheduled to kick off in Seattle on January 18th, has been canceled. Despite trying other treatments, Slayer vocalist Tom Araya will undergo surgery later this month to help correct a severe disc issue in his back.
All tour dates for American Carnage through April have been postponed. All tickets will be honored when new dates are scheduled sometime in the Spring.
On a personal note, I experienced a very similar back problem many years ago and the pain is quite unbelievable. Luckily (as noted in the post on Slayer.net), the surgery success rate is very high so, we can all expect Mr. Araya to be back to kicking the shit out of our ears in a few months.
Blondes Away, 16″ x 20″, Acrylic on Canvas. By Neil P. Doherty, 2009.
The first, First Thursday Art Walk of 2010 is tomorrow. If you’re headed out downtown tomorrow night, I highly suggest you swing by The Pioneer Square Saloon and check out all new works from local artist and friend of this blog, Neil Doherty. Doherty’s paintings and photos will be adorning the Saloon throughout the month of January.
In an interview with KNAC.COM, Testament vocalist Chuck Billy confirmed that the band will play their 1987 record, The Legacy, in it’s entirety during the upcoming American Carnage Tour with Slayer and Megadeth.
The tour kicks off in Seattle on Monday, January 18th. I’ll be there and will share some of my personal highlights as soon as my ears stop ringing. Presumably sometime around January 20th, 2011.
So far, 2010 is off to a good start when it comes to music news! Early this morning, former Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell confirmed that the band has decided to reform. Although no details have been announced, Billboard is reporting that all the previous members of Soundgarden are planning to play various music festivals in the U.S. and abroad in 2010. The bands live dates will need to be planned around original Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron and his tour schedule with his current band, Pearl Jam.
To stay on top of this very metal developing story, sign up for email updates on Soundgarden via Soundgardenworld.com.
Just a note to let you all know posts will be slowing down today through the weekend in honor of Santa’s birthday on December 25th. If you don’t celebrate Santa’s birthday, I hope whatever Holiday deity you do worship provides you with a few days off, a full bottle of hooch (in a fancy glass bottle) and someone you don’t want to punch in the face after a few shots to share it with.
Cherrybombed.com is about the music and culture of the Pacific Northwest, as well as other cool happenings around the world. We also shine a spotlight on celebrities behaving badly. Here, you will find videos, low-brow artwork and images, and tattoos only a mother could hate.
If boozing was an olympic event, we would be on a box of Wheaties. If this all sounds familiar to you (and your mother), welcome home.
Satchel at The Crocodile Cafe in Seattle, February 18th, 2010. Photo by Cherrybomb’s iPhone. 
