The always witty Meiko played at the Tractor last year during a stop on her US tour. While popular in the States, the one-quarter Japanese singer-songwriter is a huge hit in Japan. I’ve had the pleasure of photographing Meiko numerous times since 2008, when she stopped at Chop Suey during the Hotel Café Tour. I’ll […]
The pop duo Rocky’s Revival, headlined at the Columbia City Theater’s Date Night event – with wine, chocolates, and roses. Sisters Kalina and Kiana Campion got their start as teens when they formed the all-girl band called The Raymies in 2007. Being huge Beatles fans, the name “Rocky’s Revival” is a reference to The Beatles’ […]
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 […]