ReedKD, one of Independent Clauses’s favorites when it comes to pop/folk with electronic leanings, has released a mesmerizing and hilarious video for “Hippie Chicks” off his latest album “When the Comet Comes.” It features robots from space dancing, a hippie chick dancing, ReedKD dancing, and dinosaurs squawking. Worth your time.
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ReedKD releases Hippie Chicks music video
The latest plan
You don’t need much more than two eyes to realize that things have been slow around here. There are a lot of reasons for this, but the main one is this: My personal life has caused me to be stressed out of my mind for the past month. When I get stressed, the last...
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Grant Valdes shows promising creativity at CD release of ‘At Peace At Last’
As a newcomer to the Seattle music scene, I was eagerly anticipating my inevitable introduction to the many talented local artists that the Pacific Northwest is producing. I got just such an opportunity when Stephen asked me to review the album and CD release of Grant Valdes and his newest album of indie-folk, At...
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On the Stairs makes a fascinating, unique folk/gospel/country album
Leonard Mynx‘s Vesper is easily one of the most depressing works I have ever had the pleasure of reviewing. I love sad folk music, and in sheer volume of misery, I think only Elliot Smith can trump Mynx. When I get a package endorsed by Leonard Mynx, I jump on that stuff. So, when...
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Happy 7th Birthday to us, pt 2: FREE MP3s!
…we have the tunes that keep you movin’. We here at Independent Clauses have covered music for years, but we’ve never put any music into the world. This is a problem that we are fixing right now. We are releasing for your ears’ delight, Independent Clauses, vol. 1: Our Friends are All Freaking Awesome. Seeing...
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*start* pause
So, the gift that we promised you is coming. Today got away from me; in addition, our gift to you is slightly more complex than we thought when we set out on this process. Bear with us. You all are great. Here’s to tomorrow.
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Happy 7th Birthday to us, pt 1: We are living in charmed times
We are living in the best musical times the world has ever known. This point was driven home to me by a band called, incredibly appropriately, The Very Best. Yesterday at work, I was having a hard time getting going. It was rainy, it was Friday, there was not much work to do. But...
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Status updates
Posts have been spotty here at IC because I’ve been hard at work setting up an art project over at Gospelized.com. It went live today, so I anticipate being more consistent with posts in the next few weeks, leading up to our birthday surprise on May 15. I am really excited about the birthday...
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An Easter Playlist, IC style
In Internet terms, today I am celebrating the BEST. DAY. EVER. For my Savior did not stay dead; he rose to give the world life. I live because he wanted to give me life through his sacrifice. As such, it’s time for an Easter playlist, IC-style. 1. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing –...
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Posting our quarterly earnings
So, I took a week off from Independent Clauses. I was having a monster of a week, so I just mailed it in for a couple days. Compared to the eight-month hiatus that one time, this was nothin’. But, it nicely coincided with the end of the quarter, so I thought I’d put a...
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