Seattle was the first stop on Brooke Fraser’s Brutal Romantic Tour. The sold-out show was also her first show in three years. Brooke and her three-member band played songs off her new album, Brutal Romantic, which was released last November, as well as alternate versions of her older songs. The style of her music has […]
You can never get too much of a good thing. This was the fourth time I’ve enthusiastically covered Lucy Woodward for Back Beat Seattle – but who’s counting. It started with a one-hour scenic ferry ride across Puget Sound from Seattle to Bremerton. The audience at the Admiral Theater had just finished dinner when Lucy […]
Sean Watkins headlined at the Triple Door last week during his first solo tour. Accompanied by Dominique Arciero (guitar, vocals) and Tyler Chester (bass, piano, Mellotron, vocals), they played a number of songs off Sean’s recent album, All I Do Is Lie. Sean was also in Seattle last May during Nickel Creek’s 25th anniversary tour. […]
The burning incense set the mood for Zola Jesus’ set. She came on stage at the Neptune Theatre for the first night of her North American tour – dressed in black from head to toe. The front of the stage was completely open and that was my clue that Zola would be all over it. […]
I had the pleasure of recently seeing for the first time, rising country singer Hannah Weeks at the Triple Door. What struck me immediately was her voice and stage presence. Quite an amazing performance for someone who’s in their early twenties. No wonder that she’s opened for Kenny Chesney and Darius Rucker. Hannah was raised […]