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Music
We just launched a project on Kickstarter to help fund a music video for our song “It was Disco and it’s Over.” Please watch the trailer and consider making a contribution. In return, we’ll give you some great rewards! More details are available here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/263719124/the-west-it-was-disco-and-its-over-music-video
Read MoreThe West is headlining the Satori Group’s Smash Bash New Year’s Eve Party. We’ll be playing an extended set and we might even spice it up with a few covers. As an added treat, we’re playing with our favorite band from Bellingham: Eagle Teeth. Ring in the new year with with a bit of culture, booze, and dancing. Buy your tickets in advance and save some money!
The Satori Group Presents:
Smash Bash New Year’s Eve Party
The West & Eagle Teeth
815 Seattle Blvd S
Seattle, WA 98134
$10 in advance; $15 at the door; 21+
Tickets: http://satorinye2012.bpt.me/
We certainly had a good time last night at the Tractor Tavern and we hope you did too. Thanks for coming out and making it an experience to remember. Huge thanks to KEXP, FILTER Magazine, Battleme, NighTraiN, and the Tractor Tavern.
If you didn’t catch the show, no worries. We have plenty of opportunities to move and groove together in the future. Our next show is at the Satori Group’s New Year’s Eve Party followed by a show at The Crocodile on Sat. Jan. 26th. More details soon!
Photo by Jeremy W. Johnson.
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If you missed The West on the You Can and You Will Podcast, we made it easier to listen. Play this video to preview a non-mastered track off of our upcoming album ‘In Low Light.’ It’s half the song, but it’s just enough to wet your whistle.
BIG NEWS: Our upcoming show with Battleme at the Tractor Tavern is being presented by FILTER Magazine & KEXP. Say what?!?! Third band is TBA, but stay tuned for updates. They’ll be a good one. The whole shebang is going down on Thurs. Dec. 6th @ 9PM. $8; 21+. Be prepared to dance, dance, dance. We’ll see you there. You can purchase tickets here.
Read MoreThurs. Dec. 6th – TRACTOR TAVERN @ 9PM
Battleme, The West, & TBA
5213 Ballard Ave. NW
Seattle, WA 98107
$8; 21+
TICKETS
A GREAT review from Culture Mob about our recent show at BARBOZA. “They play the most incredible dance-rock I’ve heard around the city as of late…I could go on and on about how I’m in love with the lyrics and the keys, but a round of applause needs to be made to their drummer.”
You can read the whole thing online here.
Read MoreMastering. It’s happening this week! The album is coming along nicely and we’ll have more details for you soon. Also, our next show is just around the corner. We’re playing with Eternal Fair and Pocket Panda at BARBOZA on Fri. Sept. 21st. It’s an early show for us – we’re playing at 7PM! That’s just enough time to hit a nearby Happy Hour after work and then you can come dance, dance, dance with The West.
Click here to RSVP on Facebook for more details.
Live performance of “You Won’t” at The Crocodile on 8/23/12. (via Matt Dho)
Thurs. Aug. 23rd – The Crocodile @ 8PM
The West, This Bitch Don’t Fall Off, & Eagle Teeth
2200 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA 98121
$8 adv/$10 dos
ALL-AGES; Bar w/ ID
RSVP on Facebook!
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The West – It was Disco and it’s Over – Fri. July 13th, 2012
We haven’t mentioned this yet, but we’re done with all the tracking on the album! Reed is in the studio editing and mixing away to his heart’s content. There’s a show coming up on Fri. July 13th at the Tractor with Black Whales & Posse. It’s going to be a good one. In the meantime, enjoy this photo of Bob. Presented without comment:
