Rising Appalachia, fronted by sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, headlined at Showbox at the Market last week in support of their latest album, Wider Circles. Backed by Biko Casini (percussion) and David Brown (guitar/bass), the sisters sang and played their folk music on a variety of instruments. Dustin Thomas opened and later joined Rising Appalachia […]
English singer-songwriter Låpsley and her band played at the Neptune Theatre in support of her debut album, Long Way Home, released earlier this year. The 20-year-old, whose real name is Holly Låpsley Fletcher, is gaining traction after appearances on The Today Show and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Seattle-based NAVVI opened, followed by Aquilo. […]
Grammy nominated this year for Outstanding New Artist, Andra Day recently played at Showbox at the Market. Her tour made a stop in Seattle in support of her Grammy-nominated Best R&B Album, Cheers to the Fall. Surrounded by a four-member band plus two backup singers, Day played a long set filled with soul, jazz, R&B […]
Spanish band Hinds returned to Seattle this summer for a very welcome visit. And who got them? Bumbershoot, of course! Also great guests on hand for day two of the festival were Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Marshmello and Rabbit Wilde. Marshmello had so many tour dates this year, but watch out for Marshmello imposters. They […]
Siblings Erika, Rachel and Chloe Tietjen – the T Sisters – headlined at the Nectar Lounge in support of their new self-titled album, T Sisters. This was the second visit to Seattle this year for the Oakland-based band and their music is always welcome. Accompanying the sisters were Steve Height (bass), Andy Allen-Fahlander (mandolin/guitar) and […]