Hotels celebrated the release of their EP, Cinemascope I, the first in a trilogy of music they’ve called Film Noir Pop, on April 27th at Columbia City Theater. Have I said lately how much I love this band? The show featured hypnotic sounds and guest vocalist Adra Boo of Fly Moon Royalty, plus the excellent […]
My favorite Van Halen song is most likely “Running with the Devil.” I took photos of the first three songs of Van Halen’s show on Saturday night at the Tacoma Dome and what did they play second? “Running with the Devil,” of course. So while I didn’t get to have my own little freak-out to […]
Madonna will play two shows in Seattle, one on October 2nd, the other on October 3rd. This will be the first time for many Seattleites to see her perform live, as she has not visited our city since her very first tour. To celebrate her arrival, I am featuring Madonna’s videos, along with a bit […]
While listening to Justice and watching their show at the Paramount last week, I was not sure what was happening. There were lights, flashing lights, pounding rhythms, inescapable sounds, and it was all awesome. A Justice show is an aural and visual onslaught, one that actually captures your imagination. Thank you, Justice, for morphing the […]
The wonderfully charming Thomas Dolby brought his Time Capsule tour to Seattle’s Showbox on April 11th. Dolby performed a wide selection of songs from “One of Our Submarines” to “I Love You Goodbye” to his current pieces “The Toadlickers,” “Evil Twin Brother” and “Spice Train.” And naturally “She Blinded Me With Science.” Dolby told engaging […]