Recently Of Montreal brought Janelle Monáe out on the road as their opener. I took some photos of her very entertaining set at the Paramount, where she had women dressed as nuns dancing on the stage with her. There were also scary Venice Carnival masks involved. Janelle Monáe – all photos by Dagmar Gallery of […]
Robyn’s second opener on Sunday night (after Natalia Kills) was Maluca, yet another powerhouse. As a performer Maluca managed to grip my brain like a vise. Oh, and that was actually a good experience. “El Tigaraso” is her breakout track, but I’m going to encourage you to get the China Food Mixtape here. Maluca – […]
Välkommen till Seattle, Robyn. On Sunday the Swedish artist Robyn had a very busy day with an appearance at Easy Street Records and a full live show at Neumos. Photographer/writer Suzi Pratt and I checked out the evening show, while photographer Simon Krane caught Robyn’s set at Easy Street. My favorite moment of the show […]
I knew Natalia Kills was going to put on a stunning show, but boy did she manage to far surpass my high expectations. She’s an artist you need to get to know right now. On Sunday evening she opened for Robyn at Neumos and though her set was way too brief, it was exciting for […]
Das Racist were here on a Friday evening for their second date with Seattle. The band played the Comet last month, and for November they played to an all-ages audience at Chop Suey. I find this band to be unique, cerebral and entertaining. The atmosphere at Chop Suey was a bit chaotic at times (audience […]