Oh hey, Bumbershoot starts this Friday! Art, film, comedians, writers, and oh yeah, music take places of honor throughout the Seattle Center grounds’ annual festival. I’ve picked a few acts to highlight for each day; day one includes local and international treats from electronic music to pop. Also, I’m pretty sure this is the first […]
Huge apologies to Train and everyone who helped set up photographer Jonathan Leung with a photo pass for Train’s Gorge 2015 appearance. It’s all an error on my part for somehow thinking I had posted these photos, while I had not. The snaps feature Train during the Picasso at the Wheel Tour (this show happened […]
We have a song premiere from Seattle’s Vicious Petals! The track, “C. Burns,” is straight off the Ryan Hadlock-produced (ahem, the Lumineers) debut LP, Main Street Lights, and it does indeed recall Billy Joel. I mention this because the group’s presser mentioned Joel, and, while sometimes comparisons in press releases just don’t vibe with what […]
Band: Tennis Tennis‘ Alaina Moore & Patrick Riley Song:“Ladies Don’t Play Guitar” Why You Want to Listen: Denver, Colorado’s duo Tennis (Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley) has released a brand new track. The song, “Ladies Don’t Play Guitar,” kicks major ass. Singer/songwriter/keyboardist Moore says: “Ladies Don’t Play Guitar” was the first line I wrote after […]
Muse @ KeyArena, 12/12/15 Photos by Dagmar Matthew Bellamy of Muse British trio Muse appeared (with an awesome light show) at KeyArena in December 2015. I’m a firm believer in “rather late than never,” but even with that, I apologize for not sharing my Muse photos earlier. The extraordinary group, who played a superb set […]