Photos: Joe Satriani & Living Colour @ the Paramount

Joe Satriani shared his exquisite guitar work with fans recently at the Paramount. When photographer Geoffrey Gribbin asked if this show would be one Back Beat Seattle would like to feature, the answer was a hell yes. Satriani’s touring his appropriately named album, Unstoppable Momentum, which hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Album […]

Photos: The Moody Blues @ the Paramount

Brits the Moody Blues played for Seattle fans at the Paramount in October. The group, still one of rock’s most important bands, includes Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge and John Lodge, and it’s got quite the catalog to draw from with sixteen albums! Thank you to photographer Geoffrey Gribbin for these smashing shots. The Moody Blues

Show Review & Photos: Deck the Hall Ball @ KeyArena

Deck the Hall Ball @ KeyArena, 12/3 Show Review by Abby Williamson Photos by David Conger Lorde There are a few things for which I would gladly endure eight hours surrounded by thousands of effervescent teenagers, and this year’s Deck the Hall Ball was definitely one of those things. Uniting like the nations they hail […]

Photos: John Legend with Tamar Braxton @ the Paramount Theatre

R&B singer and 9-time Grammy Award-winner, John Legend, wowed the packed house at the Paramount on Monday night. His beautifully soulful voice and colorful stage lighting filled the room with a smooth melody that few could reproduce. Legend is touring while promoting his new release, Love in the Future, which has received good reviews. John […]