Chvrches, the Scottish electronic band, played two shows at the Showbox SoDo last week. The group consists of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesizers, and samplers), Iain Cook (synthesizers, guitar, bass, vocals), and Martin Doherty (synthesizers, samplers, vocals). Chvrches is touring in support of their debut album, The Bones Of What You Believe. The first […]
Rockabilly queen Imelda May graced the stage at the Neptune Theatre last week. The sassy Irish singing star was decked out in a Fifties-style dress, blonde kiss curl and a long ponytail. May’s third album Mayhem was in the Top 10, and her next album, Tribal, is due out next month. Los Angeles-based Black Mambas […]
Originally from Phoenix, local singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews played a solo set at the Triple Door last week. She opened for St. Paul de Vence and their Melodic Caring Project benefit show. Using a different guitar tuning for early every song, Andrews filled in the brief lull with some conversation with the audience. In addition […]
Brooklyn-based trio, Au Revoir Simone played at Neumos last week in support of their fourth album, Move In Spectrums. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard), and Heather D’Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard). Formed in 2003, their name comes from a line by Pee-wee Herman in Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. (L-R) Erika Forster, Annie […]
Tori Amos played at the Paramount Theatre last week, the first US show in her 80-city tour supporting Unrepentant Geraldines, her 14th studio album. Opening with “Parasol” and closing with “Hey Jupiter,” Amos thrilled the audience from start-to-finish. Husband and wife duo from England, Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou, opened. Tori Amos Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou