Sigur Rós & Julia Holter @ the Paramount, August 8th Photos & Review by Abby Williamson Sigur Rós A sold-out Paramount Theater got to enjoy some beautiful Icelandic music this past Wednesday. Yes, Sigur Rós graced Seattle with its presence for the first time since 2008, and I, for one, was glad I got to […]
Album Review: Observator by The Raveonettes by M. Crossley The Raveonettes used to dig Phil Spector and the Jesus and Mary Chain – a lot. Their first EP, Whip It On was so charmingly derivative of Velvet Underground-era Lou Reed fronting the Jesus and Mary Chain as produced by Phil Spector that a fan of […]
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival for 2012 included Motörhead, Slayer, Anthrax and The Devil Wears Prada. The festival wrapped up on August 5th in Connecticut, and we’re excited to share photographer Geoffrey Gribbin’s shots of the White River Amphitheatre stop. Oh, and Anthrax returns to Seattle on September 19th. Motörhead Slayer Anthrax The Devil Wears […]
George Watsky, Dumbfounded and the Breezy Lovejoy Band & The Unibroz @ the Crocodile, July 27th Show Review & Photos by Abby Williamson George Watsky One month ago, I was in Anaheim, California for the 3rd Annual Vidcon, or YouTube convention. George Watsky was one of the headlining acts the second night of the convention […]
Growing Pains: The xx @ Showbox Market, July 25th Review by Blake Madden In 2009, Oliver Sim, Romy Madley-Croft, Jamie Smith, and Baria Qureshi released their self-titled debut album as The xx. None of them were older than 20, nor had they heard many of the bands named as their obvious influences, but their songs […]