Photos: Capitol Hill Block Party Day 3

On the last day of Capitol Hill Block Party it rained. No one seemed fazed. Instead people, danced, laughed, posed, sang, and drank. I ran to Bartells, and bought the last rain poncho. I rushed back to hit the streets along with every photo pit I could get to. Here are those moments. See you […]

Review: 7/15 Videoasis at Northwest Film Forum

Everyday you immerse yourself in the local music scene, and you know a witty filmmaker. You both love music videos. You are best friends. You laugh together, play, dance, and gab about whatever. Then you create an event that’s all about your favorite music videos. You fuse both your passions into one thing. Such is […]

Photos: The Replacements & the Young Fresh Fellows @ the Paramount & the Crystal Ballroom

In the spring of April 2015, the great Minneapolis, Minnesota band the Replacements made two stops in the Northwest with dates in Seattle and Portland. With original bassist and band founder, Tommy Stinson, and singer Paul Westerberg, the group has fed strong rumors of a new Replacements album. Yes! For the tour they had Seattle’s […]

Photos: Stromae & Freedom Fry @ Showbox SoDo

Stromae, from Brussels, Belgium, played Showbox SoDo in early April. The man known as Stromae is actually Paul Van Haver, a singer-songwriter and rapper who writes his lyrics in French. He also has two albums out, and his own fashion line called Mosaert. The duo, Freedom Fry, made of the French Marie Seyrat and Detroit, […]

Photos: Sound Off! Finals

The final competition of EMP’s Sound Off! awarded the first place spot to One Above Below None, a hip hop trio from Renton, Washington. Congratulations, OABN! Don’t feel bad though for the second place winners, Naked Giants, they grabbed a slot on this year’s Timber! Music Festival Lineup. As always, well done to everybody who […]