Foo Fighters held court at the Gorge Ampitheatre this September! They just celebrated their 20th anniversary with the Broken Leg Tour after singer/guitarist Dave Grohl famously fell off a stage in Sweden, resulting in a broken leg earlier this year. Never one to be held back, Grohl and Foo Fighters continued playing shows. Hurrah! And […]
Neumos had “lovable curmudgeon” Sage Francis on its stage back in September. Francis was on his Going Through Hell Tour; he’ll wrap up that tour on November 15th in Madison, Wisconsin. The hip hop musician has his own label, Strange Famous Records, which also counts B. Dolan, among others, on its roster. Known for his […]
While going through the archives, I came across photographer Alex Crick‘s photos of Motion City Soundtrack. These are from very early this year, and I apologize the lovely photos did not reach light of day on Back Beat Seattle until now. Panic Stations, the new release from the Minneapolis, Minnesota band, was produced by John […]
Colleen Green, and her band, came up from Los Angeles to play the Lo-Fi this September. With a self-described genre of “Whatever U Want,” Green released I Want to Grow Up on Seattle’s Hardly Art label in 2015. Fans and future fans in Seattle, be on alert: Green returns for a show at El Corazon […]
The last day of Bumbershoot found English superstar Ellie Goulding headlining in the most wonderful shirt. In just a shirt. With Daffy Duck on it. Excellent! Also appearing were Ireland’s Hozier, whose song “Take Me to Church” seemed to take over the world for at least one year, and Seattle’s Kris Orlowski, who did a […]