Photos: Elise Trouw @ Royal Room

San Diego-based Elise Trouw brought her one woman band to the Royal Room in the Columbia City neighborhood in south Seattle. Drums, bass, guitar and piano – she played them all, accompanied by prerecorded music and looping. Her stop in Seattle was midway through her five city west coast tour (her first!). Earlier this year, […]

Photos: Megs McLean @ Tulalip Casino

In a stripped down acoustic set, Megs McLean opened for Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan at a stop during their Grits & Glamour tour, at the Tulalip Casino north of Seattle. Backed by Ilya Ignatov on guitar, the local country artist treated the 1000+ member audience to songs from her Out Of School EP plus […]

Photos: The Wolf’s Hometown Throwdown

In the shadow of Mount Rainier, Enumclaw recently hosted The Wolf’s Hometown Throwdown. The all-day country music festival, which was hosted by KKWF 100.7 FM, featured 11 performers – Justin Moore, Canaan Smith, Dylan Scott, Aaron Watson, Lanco, Brooke Eden, Carly Pearce, Drew Baldridge, Dylan Jakobsen, and The Olson Bros Band. Four performers participated in […]

Photos: Watershed @ The Gorge Amphitheatre – Day 3

Day 3 of Watershed, with 8 artists performing on the Main and Next From Nashville stages, concluded the festival. The sun and festive atmosphere continued. The photos are shown in reverse chronological order – from the headliners in the evening on each stage, to the openers in the early afternoon. Old Dominion Bobby Bones & […]