CD Review: Content by Gang of Four

Gang of Four is one of the very important British bands, with influence all over the musical landscape. This year they released Content, their eighth album – and first in sixteen years. What Jon King and Andy Gill bring out in Content is a selection of ten destructively sexy songs, placing them freshly in the […]

Show Review & Photos: WAR @ Jazz Alley

Imagine the best block party you could ever attend – fun and friendly, people hauling out their smokin’ dance moves, smiling, singing along to one of the hottest Latin-rockin’-funkin’ bands ever. That was the celebratory atmosphere as legendary group WAR began a four-night run at Seattle’s Jazz Alley. A very diverse crowd of all races […]

Show Review & Photos: School of Seven Bells @ Showbox SoDo

School of Seven Bells are made up by former band members from the Secret Machines (Benjamin Curtis) and On!Air!Library!(Alejandra Deheza). They’re now two albums into their career with the 2010 release of Disconnect from Desire, and I finally saw them when they opened for Interpol on Friday night. We’ve covered them on Back Beat Seattle […]