Chad Valley – Now That I’m Real (How Does It Feel) from Lucy Bridger on Vimeo.
Seattle Scenester got a chance to catch up with Chad Valley, the emerging New Wavist from the ever-so-thriving Oxford scene. Chad Valley (Hugo Manuel) has put out two EPs in the last year and has become quite the name drop in the blog world. Hugo is the lead singer of another notable Oxford band, Jonquil. Above is a gem from his latest EP, Equatorial Ultravox. Chad Valley will be playing at The Crocodile with Active …

A low-key Thursday at Capitol Hill’s choice Cha Cha lounge proved to be the ideal spot to sit down with local up-and-comers Yuni in Taxco. Amidst the heavily saturated Lucha Libre motif, piñatas and Mexican beer bottle cap décor, the band merely a year old shed some light on their “Yuni”que name and not so signature sound.
After years of admiring each others’ work in various projects, the five consisting of brothers Ross (vocals, guitar) and Bryce (drums), Sean (vocals, guitar), Jim ”the Guru” (bass, slide guitar) and Isaiah (backing vocals, …

I first heard The Head and The Heart on a Monday. The place was packed, a tambourine started jangling and I found my foot immediately tapping.  People around me started singing along to the doot, doot, dos, whistles, and whoos; they were happy to be invited into the music without needing to be familiar with the lyrics. The Head and The Heart’s shows are inevitably fun as the dancing and clapping on stage spreads, breaking the crowd from their pensive appreciation of the music to active participants …