On August 3rd, British duo AlunaGeorge headlined the Neptune in Seattle’s University District. AlunaGeorge, whose name comes from singer-songwriter Aluna Francis and producer George Reid, reached worldwide note with one of the most prominent songs of the last several years, “You Know You Like It.” Its lyrics, including If you wanna train me, like an […]
South Carolina’s NEEDTOBREATHE brings their TOUR DE COMPADRES, the band’s largest tour yet, to Marymoor Park tomorrow night. And get your calendars straight so you don’t miss it: it’s on September 1st. That’s right, September begins on Thursday (hope the summer has been awesome for everyone). One of your final summer festivities should definitely include […]
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 […]