Gorillaz brought their Escape to Plastic Beach World to the KeyArena on Tuesday night. The British band, led by former Blur singer Damon Albarn, now heads to the UK before moving on to the European leg of the tour. Plastic Beach, their third CD, is out now and appropriately taking over world music charts. Gorillaz […]
Best Coast headlined at Neumos the evening before Halloween. The band dressed up in costumes, which I love. My favorite – cat outfit! Fellow Californians Sonny & the Sunsets opened, as did the Calligraphers. Best Coast’s debut CD, Crazy for You, is out now, and it’s getting rave reviews. Plus it has a cat on […]
One eskimO are touring the States as a headliner for the first time. In October they played their first headlining show in Seattle at the Triple Door. They had no problem filling, and then some, this venue with fans. I saw the London-based band open for Gomez this year and loved their music. I’ve been […]
British artist Natalia Kills will be in Seattle on Sunday, November 21st at Neumos. She’ll open for Robyn, and there’s so much great buzz about Kills that I decided I needed to check out her music. I am glad I did, as her songs are wonderfully tasty confections that embrace all aspects of human feeling. […]
October is usually a busy month for touring, but it seems like this year there has been an unusually high number of amazing shows. I’m including Dan Black’s appearance at Chop Suey in this group. I had come across this British artist’s name in various magazines and sites, and of course the social media world. […]