Sound Off! 2016 Semifinals have begun!!! Seattle’s COSMOS, Vancouver, BC’s Jazzy Tee, Woodinville, WA’s Copalis, and Lake Forest Park, WA’s Party Shark were the first bands to perform in this year’s annual competition at the EMP Museum. COSMOS came out on top with their R&B/hip-hop sound. In second place was some more R&B/hip-hop, Jazzy Tee. […]
Capitol Hill Block Party Announces Initial 2016 Lineup on Back Beat Seattle via Marz Time
Joplin, Missouri’s Never Shout Never topped the bill at the Showbox on January 26, 2016. Their new album, Black Cat, features a black cat shooting a rainbow laser beam out its eye (and it has three eyes!). Which leads me to the news that Never Shout Never has merchandise featuring that cat. I am not […]
Review: Julia Holter @ Columbia City Theater – 2/3/16 ~Nick Nihil Julia Holter challenges, on the opening track of her first album, to “try to make yourself a work of art,” possibly both to the listener and to herself. She has risen to that challenge. No matter how casually she may stand, she seems brought […]
Emily King – photo by John Rudolph The soulful and jazz-smooth Emily King played to a very crowded Crocodile in Seattle. Over the past few years, King has opened for the likes of Alicia Keys and Sara Bareilles. In 2015, she became the headliner and for good reason: she is so good. Last night, she […]