Show Review & Photos: Meghan Trainor @ Neptune Theatre

Meghan Trainor @ the Neptune, 2/14/15 Show Review & Photos by Kirk Stauffer The long line of tweens, teens, parents, and couples stretched around the corner of the Neptune Theater waiting for the doors to open. Many of the girls were dressed in typical Meghan Trainor outfits – complete with bows in their hair. Seattle […]

Photos: Milo Greene & Zella Day @ Columbia City Theater

L.A.-based indie band Milo Greene played at the Columbia City Theater last weekend for what appeared to be a sold-out show. The quintet has four lead singers (Robbie Arnett, Marlana Sheetz, Graham Fink, Andrew Heringer), with each playing a variety of instruments, plus a drummer (Curtis Marrero). They’re touring in support of their sophomore album, […]

Show Review & Photos: Jamie Cullum @ the Moore Theatre

Jamie Cullum @ the Moore, 2/10/15 Show Review & Photos by Kirk Stauffer It was good to have the English pop/jazz singer-songwriter Jamie Cullum back in Seattle. He apologized for being away for so long and commented that he was surprised by all the construction cranes downtown. He also mentioned previous shows at the Century […]

Photos: Elizabeth & The Catapult @ Neptune Theater

Brooklyn-based Elizabeth & The Catapult, fronted by Elizabeth Ziman, played a fantastic, but unintended solo set at the Neptune Theater. The drummer was stranded in New York because of Snowmageddon 2015, but an audience member in the front would fill-in with random drum sounds. I saw Elizabeth & The Catapult for the first time at […]

Photos: Lucy Woodward @ Admiral Theater

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 […]