On September 29th The 25th Annual Shake the Shack Rockabilly Ball took place at the Tractor. The event, which was the final Rockabilly Ball, celebrated rockabilly music with performances by The Modern Sounds, Johnny and the Blades, Bloodshot Bill, Dave Stuckey and the Rhythm Gang, and Angelatini and the Treblemakers. Doctor Leon Berman, host of […]
Citizen Cope Citizen Cope @ Showbox SoDo, 10/3 Show Review & Photos by Heather Fitzpatrick I have written about and taken photos of Citizen Cope before and of course I could again use words such as amazing, exceptional, poetic, genius, stunning, etc. . . This time I round I am going to tell you a […]
In our first installment of Kimbra photos, we’ve got lovely snaps of the New Zealand star by Jimmy Lovaas. It’s no secret that we love Kimbra here at Back Beat Seattle – we really do! She’s appeared in Seattle at least two times this year, and it would be so great if she could maintain […]
WHY? is back. They now have integrated three new members into their group – Ben Sloan, Sarah Winters, and Liz Wolf. Of course, we’ve still got Doug McDiarmid and the Wolf brothers, Josiah and Yoni. This is a big time for WHY? all around. This will be their first tour with their new band, and […]
Smashing Pumpkins I had the great opportunity of shooting The Smashing Pumpkins at the Comcast Arena. As a photographer, I was fighting for light to capture a shot that would do the band justice. When I relayed that sentiment to my friend Steve, who is a real Pumpkins fan, he said “That’s Billy Corgan. You’re […]