Christmas are from Olympia

Home at Highfives headquarters we've been hard at work getting our store streamlined, interns in place, new records out to you and now booking shows at the Pike Street Fish Fry.


Before we dig into all our newest, freshest releases and news for the spring, you should meet our new friends Christmas. They are the newest, singlest, raging garage band out of Olympia. One well received, and almost sold out 7" came out last year on Olympia label Endless Latino, you can pick it up here. Take a couple minutes to appreciate how much you want to see them live.

Listen to "Pies" by Christmas, Live in Seattle,


download their live set here,

and watch them Play "Gut" in Tacoma,

Gut from This Is Not A Record Label on Vimeo.

Christmas play April 17th at the Black Lodge in Seattle with Partman Parthorse and SPURM.

ALASKAS live at CAIRO

New ALASKAS material from the show at Cairo this past week is up! Dillon asked a couple friends to play with him and fill out a few songs and it turned out great. Check this video out.

ALASKAS Live at Cairo from Peter Lowe on Vimeo.

This Friday (2/5) at Cairo M. Women release their new 7". Wet Paint and Secret Colors support.

Sunday (2/7) Highfives and Handshakes continues our free monthly showcase at the Fish Fry with Eel Eater and Stickers

Cairo is at Summit and Mercer St. on Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA
Pike Street Fish Fry is on 10th and Pike tucked into the Neumo's Building

Mixtape #2 - Winter Version

Our new mixtape is out! Number two specializes in the weird, hazy, and the buried material of the Highfives vault. As always it includes demos, unreleased material, and remixes from some of our favorite artists. Available at Sonic Boom on Capitol Hill and in our Store.






Tracklist:
1)ASSS - I Am A Ship (live at the East End)
2)ALASKAS (U.S.F. Remix) - Unshackled
3)Wet Paint - Citrus Mess (demo)
4)Cut***Loose - Teenage Ill-Sport (unmastered)
5)LP&BB - The Fire (demo)
6)U.S.F. - New Cub (live version)

Wet Paint CD Release!

Tomorrow night at Cairo Wet Paint will have their new CDr EP DMM. Slippers (USA), with members of Secret Colors and ex-LP&BB, as well as Karl Blau will be joining in the fun.

Everything happens at 8pm at Cairo, located at SummitxMercer St. on Capitol Hill in Seattle, WA. The show is $5.

Here is Wet Paint at Cairo earlier this year:

Wet Paint Live from Peter Lowe on Vimeo.

Healthy Times, Saturday the 28th

Tonight ALASKAS and Brainfruit will blows minds at Healthy Times Fun Club performing differnet sets from last weekends blowout at Cairo. Aa reminiscent noise rockers ASSS from Portland, OR join the bill, as well as Matt Lawson's Secret Colors.

ASSS
ALASKAS
Brainfruit
Secret Colors

8pm, ALL AGES
Saturday, November 28th
Healthy Times Fun Club
$5 Donation

EXPO '87

This weekend, and starting tonight, is Expo '87. A collection of great local, independent musicians playing in tiny spaces the size of your apartment, or living room.

Friday night will top off with the presentation of the Seattle Band Map (1/6 above), created by Rachel Ratner and Real Fake, or in full "The Cartographic Study of Musical Incest" In it's 60 square feet the band map covers the Intelligence, to Mudhoney, to Botch, to Fastbacks and on, only connecting bands with shared members. Attendees are encouraged to make corrections and additions to the map.

Saturday is loaded with Highfives' artists and friends. Including our new addition to the family, Wet Paint. ALASKAS, USF, Brainfruit just to begin. It's all happening at the corner of Summit and Mercer this weekend. Check the schedule below for times, pricing, and such. Read the Expo '87 blog.

Unshackled Video, Remix

Alaskas - Unshackled from DILLON JAMES REGO on Vimeo.

Unshackled from ALASKAS' debut LP Set Yourself Free out now. Produced by A Place Called Yes

USF have also brought us another trippy ALASKAS remix: Unshackled USF remix.

Check him out on the east coast this month:

10/3 Boston, MA
at the The Whitehaus with Nameless, Many Mansions, Coralcola, Ming Ming Dance Co.

10/19 Brooklyn, NY
at Death By Audio with Nameless, MNDR, Ruffeo Hearts Lil Snotty