The jury is still out on how I feel about Blood Pressures, the newest album by The Kills. It’s complicated. I do know for certain that I love the band The Kills, and in this case the sum of their parts is enough to keep me listening, as well as quick to score tickets to […]
The lights dimmed, the crowd erupted in cheers and Chris Cornell took the stage for an intimate, career-spanning acoustic set. A classy area rug was spread out across the stage, a turntable sat atop a stand stage right and the guitar racks situated behind held a multitude of acoustic guitars. Chris invited the sold out […]
Rapidly rising Seattle roots rock band Cody Beebe and the Crooks played their first hometown show in nearly two months, headlining the Crocodile on Saturday April 23rd. The show celebrated the end of an extensive Western/Southwestern US tour – while dropping hints of big things for the future. If the Crocodile wasn’t sold out it […]
Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart reunited for a terrific concert playing for a packed house at KeyArena in Seattle on April 23rd. Photographer John Rudolph enthusiastically covered the show for Back Beat Seattle. Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart Photogapher: John Rudolph
He could tour on the strength of the Led Zeppelin back catalog until the end of his days, but 45 years into his career Robert Plant is still a musical chameleon. Plant continues to mix multitudes of diverse musical styles into unique, new and exciting sounds. His Americana/bluegrass collaboration with Alison Krauss in 2007, Raising […]