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 […]
Neon Trees @ Showbox Market, 7/27 Show Review & Photos by Heather Fitzpatrick It’s not often that Seattle gets a national touring band to make a second stop in our city in less than two months. Having recently played at The Neptune in June, Neon Trees did just that and played to a sold out […]
Photographer Simon Krane did more excellent work on the first day of the Capitol Hill Block Party by capturing shots of bands Youth Lagoon from Idaho, plus Seattle’s Fly Moon Royalty, Alicia Amiri, Black Breath and Colonies. Youth Lagoon Alicia Amiri Fly Moon Royalty Black Breath Colonies
The crowd of elegantly dressed women waited with bated breath for the Pop-Opera stars formally known around the world as – Il Divo – to glide onto the stage at The Paramount Theater in Seattle. The lights swept upward confidently and bathed the crowd in a blanket of light. Thousands of ladies screamed with the […]
Father John Misty, Crystal Stilts and Nü Sensae all played the Capitol Hill Block Party on Friday – good examples of the variety this festival offered. You can catch Father John Misty again on September 21st at Neumos whether you missed him this time. You’ll probably want to see him again even if you just […]