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PHOTOS / RECAP: Kurt Vile & The Violators, Fresh & Onlys, & Steve Gunn @ Neumos, Seattle, WA 5/12/13
“Play ‘Too Hard!’” a fan yelled out last night during Kurt Vile and The Violator’s set at Neumos. The Philadelphia band is on tour in support of their April 9th release, Wakin on a Pretty Daze. The new record features longer songs than before, delving deep into private lyrical substance.... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Lucero and Langhorne Slim & The Law @ The Crocodile, Seattle, WA 4/7/13
To be clear, Langhorne Slim (Sean Scolnick of Langhorne, Pennsylvania) is one of my top five artists of all time. Since Lucero were the actual headliners last night at The Crocodile Café, this post is going to seem a little lopsided. Slim has enough energy and talent to play his... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Alt-J & Hundred Waters @ The Neptune Theater, Seattle, WA 4/6/13
The four members of Leeds, England band Δ (pronounced Alt-J for the method of typing it on a Mac keyboard) are masters of sound creation. Their 2012 debut release, An Awesome Wave, features intricate instrumentation ranging from delicate strings and falsetto musings to full blown, rolling drums and bellowing harmonies.... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Morrissey @ The Moore Theater, Seattle, WA 3/6/13
Morrissey is a man who likes to start fights. The former vocalist for 80’s legends, The Smiths ripped off his shirt halfway through “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want,” sending those who had abandoned their theater seats for the front row into a tizzy. They salivated as he... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Why? / Astronautalis / Dream Tiger @ Neumos, Seattle 3/1/13
Screams reverberated through the room as Yoni Wolf of Why? took to the stage at Neumos. A young girl reached up to hand him a yellow daffodil, a simple and touching gesture. A long way from his beginnings co-founding the hip-hop underground Anticon collective of Berkeley, CA, Yoni has reached... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Big Freedia / Don’t Talk to the Cops / Radjaw @ Neumos, Seattle 2/5/13
“This is the first national bounce tour ever,” Big Freedia (pronounced “Freeda”) declared at Neumos on Tuesday night. Outside the South, the New Orleans native is the best known “sissy” bounce artist, referring to the overtly queer themes of her raps. The genre is characterized by intense bass beats, repetitive... more
CONCERT RECAP: Y La Bamba / Paper Bird / & Yet @ Crocodile, Seattle 10/25/12
Last night at The Crocodile, three beautiful bands brought their blends of melodic folk to the stage. & Yet, indie-folk rockers from Seattle, WA opened the night - their must-hear E.P. A Bud Has Bloomed will be released sometime Fall 2012. Second up were Paper Bird of Colorado, bringing double... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: David Byrne and St. Vincent @ 5th Avenue Theater, Seattle 10/17/12
Seattle’s annual City Arts Festival kicked off with the exciting new collaboration between David Byrne (Talking Heads) and St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark), performing their recent album Love This Giant. Clark’s blistering guitar work and Byrne’s theatrical style made for a highly charged, transformative event. Byrne and Clark were joined... more
CONCERT RECAP: Bloc Party @ Showbox SODO, Seattle 9/28/12
“Do you like it hard, or do you like it soft?” Kele Okereke, front man of Bloc Party, asked Friday night at the Showbox SODO. “Let’s have a show of hands… Soft?” About fifteen people raised their hands. “Hard?” The crowd roared. An ecstatic Kele yelled, “Don’t be a... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Animal Collective / Micachu and The Shapes @ Paramount, Seattle 9/18/12
Performing inside a giant recreation of the cover art from its new album, Centipede Hz, Animal Collective enticed the Paramount into a trance Tuesday night. The fantastic stage setup featured four colorful, conical sculptures surrounding the band, and rows of massive teeth above and below where it stood. After... more
CONCERT RECAP: Hot Chip and YACHT @ Paramount, Seattle 9/14/12
The Paramount Theatre was the scene of an infectious dance night on Friday. This wasn’t your typical Skrillex-inspired bro-step, however, but a night of indie pop electronica sing-alongs and bouncing melodies. Openers YACHT, made up of Jona Bechtolt from Portland, OR and Claire Evans from Marfa, Texas, were the perfect... more
CONCERT RECAP: Future Islands, Gardens & Villa, Vox Mod @ Neumos, Seattle 9/8/12
Seattle artist Vox Mod, a.k.a. Scot Porter, started off a multi-faceted evening of music at Capitol Hill's Neumos. Despite the small early crowd for a Saturday, he wore a huge grin and launched into his set, headbanging and swaying. The crowd grew exponentially as Porter's music drew them to the... more
PHOTOS: Liars / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Joan of Arc @ The Metro, Chicago 7/19/12
Liars played to an ecstatic crowd at The Metro in Chicago on this past Thursday, July 19th. Starting with the first track on their recent release WIXIW, “The Exact Colour of Doubt,” they segued to the second track, ”Octagon,” flowing seamlessly between the lighter, more ethereal former and the darker,... more
PHOTOS: Spoek Mathambo @ Lincoln Hall, Chicago 7/18/12
Johannesburg’s Spoek Mathambo (pronounced "Spook Mahtembo," real name Nthato Mokgata) brought his eclectic blend of Afro-futurism and electro-hip hop to Chicago for the first time Wednesday night, playing to an intimate crowd at Lincoln Hall. His songs range from subtly brilliant head-nodders like "War on Words," to racous, energizing anthems... more
PREVIEW / INTERVIEW: Liars @ The Metro, Chicago, 7/19/12
LA/Brooklyn band Liars, consisting of Aaron Hemphill, Angus Andrew, and Julian Gross (left to right above), are set to play The Metro in Chicago this Thursday, July 17th with Unknown Mortal Orchestra and a solo set by Joan of Arc. After seeing their video for “No. 1 Against The Rush,”... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Jesca Hoop, Dancing Years @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 6/29/12
Victoria's been traveling this summer after her graduation and she just caught this amazing show in Leeds... --Editor Jesca Hoop, native to California but living in Manchester for the last few years, played to an intimate crowd on Friday, June 29th, at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, England. As more... more
EPIC FESTIVAL RECAP: Sasquatch 2012 in Photos
Sasquatch 2012 is in the books and we've got a huge photo roundup here with all of my favorite shots from the weekend. In case you missed our previous coverage, here were my Top 10 shots when I first went through and edited everything and here is my recap... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Top 10 Moments of Sasquatch 2012
1. Pickwick’s Soulful Harmonies during “Hacienda Motel” Seattle band Pickwick took to the main stage early Saturday morning, drawing a surprisingly strong yet sleepy crowd. The band was thrilled to be opening the day on such a majestic stage, and they only added to the glory of the scene. Frontman... more
10 Amazing Photos from Sasquatch 2012
Editor's Note: our very own Victoria Holt went and shot this year's Sasquatch Music Festival and came away exhausted and happy. She's working on editing through the rest of her shots but she sent in these ten photos to give a taste of the full sets she's got coming... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Justice, Breakbot @ Paramount Theatre, Seattle 4/25/12
The French D.J. Breakbot, a.k.a. Thibaut Berland, opened up for Justice at the Paramount Theater on Wednesday, April 25th. He soothed and swayed the crowd with his subtle grooves, to a subdued response at first. He worked his best known song, "Baby I'm Yours," smoothly into an already... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Gotye (with Kimbra) @ Showbox SoDo, Seattle 4/10/12
Gotye headlined a packed Showbox SODO a few weeks back with Kimbra opening. Here are a few thoughts I had from the show and read on for my full photo gallery... Kimbra came out in an Alice in Wonderland style blue dress with a long train and bows, bouncing... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Paramount Theatre, Seattle 4/3/12
On a few Tuesday nights back, Rodrigo y Gabriela brought their mind-blowing flamenco-style rock songs to The Paramount Theater in Seattle for the first night of their North American tour to promote their new album, Area 52, for which they teamed up with the 13-piece orchestra C.U.B.A. to produce remixes... more
PHOTOS: Saul Williams @ Neumos, Seattle 3.13.12
Our friend Victoria Holt went and shot the Saul Williams show at Neumos in Seattle a week ago and got these amazing photos and had this to say about the show Saul Williams rapped, sang, danced, and rocked at the Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room in Seattle this past Tuesday. He... more
