Josh Bergstrand

This Weekend: The Wheel, Gregory Alan Isakov, Porlolo and Bela Karoli @ hi-dive

Mile Hi-Fidelity playlist - 02.18.09

We had too much fun on the show last night. Gave away a bunch of cool stuff -- tickets to the Bands You Need to Know 2 show tonight at the Marquis and CDs from Lion Sized and A Shoreline Dream -- and had a couple of great guests on. In the first hour, Rob Burleson, aka Number 3, and Josh Bergstrand ... More >>

Lion Sized have hearts like, well, lions

It's been said that the mark of a truly great band is the ability to deliver the same caliber performance in front of virtually nobody as you would for a crowd of thousands. Gared O'Donnell from Planes Mistaken for Stars didn't just subscribe to this notion, he lived it. Emily Francis, who managed P ... More >>

The Symptoms

The Symptoms EP (Self-released)

Best Band Name That Sounds Like a Pee-wee's Playhouse Character

Cowboy Curse

Flier of the week: Ideal Fathers at the hi-dive

J. BergstrandThis week's tops-in-class flier comes courtesy of Lion Sized guitarist/vocalist Josh Bergstrand, who designed this excellent, eye-catching poster to promote his show March 26 at the hi-dive with the Ideal Fathers, who are headlining, and Snake Rattle Rattle Snake, who seem to be the ins ... More >>

Westword Music Showcase 2007

Saturday, June 16

Lion Sized

Every time this trio plays, it's an event.

Cowboy Curse

Bender's Tavern

Road Rage

The Symptoms' frantic, fuel-injected sound is kicking into high gear.

A band-by-band guide to the 2009 Westword Music Showcase

The Symptoms' frantic, fuel-injected sound is kicking into high gear.

MP3 Freeloader, Showcase Edition: Lion Sized

LION SIZEDNOMINATED IN POST-PUNK3:00-3:45 P.M., SUTRAPersonnel: Josh Bergstrand; Shane Trost; Number Three  Discography: Lion Sized EP (2006)Download or stream "One Thousand Pounds" after the jump.

Westword Music Showcase reviewed: Sutra

Brian Landis FolkinsIdeal Fathers opened the day at Sutra.See more photos from Sutra at westword.com/slideshow.Ideal Fathers, 12 p.m.Ideal Fathers kicked off the Sutra stage with a high-charged set of post-punk that included some keyed up takes on songs from its new brand new EP, A Complete Waste of ... More >>

Lion Sized's new album is all about coughing up your teeth

Brian Landis FolkinsIdeal Fathers opened the day at Sutra.See more photos from Sutra at westword.com/slideshow.Ideal Fathers, 12 p.m.Ideal Fathers kicked off the Sutra stage with a high-charged set of post-punk that included some keyed up takes on songs from its new brand new EP, A Complete Waste of ... More >>

Lion Sized go deep at the Lost Lake

Flier by Josh BergstrandClick to enlarge​Deep beneath the waters of a lost lake, what would you expect to find? How about some strange, cryptozoological fish like the one that's the centerpiece of our fine flier of the week? And, not coincidentally, it is a flier for the Lost Lake Lounge! Th ... More >>

The Gamits light your eyes on fire this week

​Quick: What type of glasses do you usually see at a Gamits show? If you guessed aviators, horn-rimmed or browline, you win a substantial amount of geek points for knowing the names of the three nerdiest types of glasses. Also, you should probably get down to the Gamits show this weekend, beca ... More >>