The 30-something audience formed a line outside the Tractor well before doors. Several hours later, Vanessa Carlton took the stage. She started off with a few oldies, then essentially played her new and fifth album, Liberman, start to finish. And while not on the set list in front of me at her feet – and […]
Road trip! The Colbie Caillat/Christina Perri co-headlining tour didn’t stop in Seattle, so I went north to the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, Canada. It was the last night of their six-week Girls Night Out, Boys Can Come Too tour with 7000 attendees at the sold-out show. Although it rained throughout the outdoor performance, the […]
JoJo‘s sold-out show at Neumos was at the halfway point in her 23 city North American I Am JoJo Tour. In 2004, JoJo released her self-titled debut album, with the single, “Leave (Get Out)”. At age 13, she was the youngest artist to have a #1 song on the Billboard Pop Songs chart. Fast forward […]
Self-styled badass country outlaw, Nikki Lane, recently returned to Seattle to headline at Neumos. It was good to see her and her band play again, just two months after their performance at Bumbershoot. Frequently on the road, Nikki is touring in support of her most recent release, All or Nothing. Nikki Lane
It was a musical evening with four Seattle bands at Neumos. Bod, Draemhouse, and Midnight Fortress opened – then Thunderpussy took the stage. Molly Sides (vocals), Whitney Petty (guitar), Leah Julius (bass), and Lena Simon (drums) all put on a rocking, dancing, theatrical performance the audience loved. Two dancers and band members being lifted overhead […]