Posts Tagged ‘Seattle’
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: 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
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
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
Bumbershoot 2010: Day One Photos and Videos
The Budos Band Bumbershoot 2010, Day One.... First stop for the day was the KEXP in-studio session with The Budos Band, playing a number of tracks from their new Budos Band III album. The band is self-described as Afro-soul, and pretty much every song the band plays makes you feel like... more
