Sound Off! 2018 @ MoPOP, 2/9/18 Photos by Simon Krane Strawberry Mountain Seattle’s psychedelic rock five-piece Strawberry Mountain came in first place in Sound Off! Semifinals #1. The semifinals, held on February 9th, included three additional Northwest acts: Dreadlight, Jawzilla, and Maiah Wynne. Congrats to them as well for getting those competition spots! By the […]
Dandy Warhols & Telegram @ the Showbox, 12/17/16 Photos by Monica Martinez Memory Lane Series, part 25 Dandy Warhols Details: Portland’s got many things you can call their pride and joy; one of them is definitely the Dandy Warhols. They shared songs off 2016’s Distortland live in Seattle for the first time (by the way, […]
Walking Papers w/ Vaudeville Etiquette @ the Crocodile, 1/27/18 ~ John Rudolph Walking Papers‘ Barrett Martin Saturday, January 27th was a fantastic night for the blues. When I first heard Walking Papers was performing at the Crocodile, I wanted to see them because of Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses fame. At first, I was […]
Sound Off! Finals @ MoPOP, 3/11/17 & Sound Off! 2018 Begins Photos by Simon Krane Memory Lane Series part 25 Jason McCue A belated congratulations to the final four competitors in Sound Off! 2017. Folk artist Jason McCue, a transplant from Philadelphia, won first place. He followed up that win with numerous shows in Seattle […]
Brian Setzer Orchestra w/The Texas Gentlemen @ the Paramount, 12/26/17 Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph Brian Setzer Orchestra Sometimes you wait a long time to see an artist and you wish you had kept waiting, but Brian Setzer is one of those artists that you wait for, hoping they’ll be as good as […]