The Kills were in Seattle! The Kills were in Seattle! This was so awesome it had to be stated twice. They were one of the bands photographer Simon Krane snapped some shots of while he attended the Capitol Hill Block Party. The Capitol Hill Block Party, if you didn’t know, is one of Seattle’s best […]
The Sunset in Ballard hosted the Netherlands’ Jacco Gardner in June. Hypnophobia, which finds Gardner again making psychedelic magic, is his latest release, and though Europe’s got Gardner touring several countries there this fall and winter, here’s hoping he’ll return to Seattle very soon. Calvin Love and Tomo Nakayama opened the Seattle date. All photos […]
Purity Ring, the Canadian duo with a very unique stage setup involving band member Corin Roddick’s lighting/instrument apparatus (see the pictures!!), came to Seattle this summer. Photographer Tino Tran captured some of the band’s set, which included some fetching clothes designed by Purity Ring’s other band member (and singer), Megan James. It’s always cool when […]
The Showbox in Seattle had the very rad Neon Trees on its stage as headliners in June. What a fantastic thing to be able to see this band in such a lovely venue, with a floor that bounces up and down with an audience. Neon Trees fans must have enjoyed that extra fun emphasis for […]
Husband and wife musicians, Steve Tannen and Deb Talan, make up the Weepies, an indie band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The pair visited Seattle’s the Neptune Theatre in June, and treated fans to a live introduction to new songs from Sirens, the artists’ first release after Talan defeated cancer last year. Sirens, their first release since […]