PHOTOS: Saul Williams @ Neumos, Seattle 3.13.12

PHOTOS: Saul Williams @ Neumos, Seattle 3.13.12

Our friend Victoria Holt went and shot the show at in a week ago and got these amazing photos and had this to say about the show

rapped, sang, danced, and rocked at the Crystal Ball Reading Room in this past Tuesday. He played plenty of new tracks such as “Explain My Heart” off of his most recent release, Volcanic Sunlight, but stopped halfway through “Black Stacey” from his self titled album of 2004, claiming he wanted something to dance to instead. His drummer launched into faster paced tracks and kept the intricate beats coming. A live trombone player also worked the keys, a few cowbells, and a mouth instrument which seemed to be commanding the pitch of his melodies. The opener, (, Stones Throw Records) bumped eclectic tracks back to back, such as punks Bad Brains followed immediately by the clarinet jam from the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars: A New Hope. Saul’s music could be similarly aggressive or alien at times, but every once in awhile he would bring it back home with a sobering spoken word piece or brief conversation with the crowd. He is truly a joy to see live.

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Originally from San Francisco, CA, Victoria graduated from Seattle University in Spring 2012 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, and continues to work in the Seattle area. Her passion is making live music look as great as it sounds. Check out more of her work at www.victoriaholtphoto.com.

She shoots events for the Seattle Weekly, and her work has been featured in The Stranger, both local weekly newspapers. For a behind the scenes look at music, she shoots in-studio performances at the radio station KEXP.

 
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