Photos: New Heights @ Triple Door

Seattle-based New Heights sold out their show at the Triple Door on Sunday. Supporting their third full-length album, Something to Believe In, their set was enthusiastically received by the audience that included many friends and family members. New Heights is Travis Graham (guitar/vocals), Kiyung Park (guitar/vocals), Chris Kwak (guitar/vocals), Bobby Walker (drums) and Tyler Carroll […]

Photos: Lindi Ortega @ Q Cafe

Toronto songstress, now living in Nashville, Lindi Ortega recently headlined at the Q Café. She was wrapping up her nationwide tour in support of her latest record, Cigarettes & Truckstops, which was named by Spin magazine as one of the best country albums of 2012. Sincerely, Val (Seattle) and Samsel and the Skirt (Portland) opened. […]

Show Review & Photos: Susanna Hoffs @ the Triple Door

Susanna Hoffs @ the Triple Door, 11/18 Show Review & Photos by Kirk Stauffer Susanna Hoffs Susanna Hoffs recently visited the Triple Door for the last performance in an eleven-show run in support of her beautiful album, Someday, released in July. Hoffs excelled both vocally and musically during her hour-plus set, underscored by the always […]

Photos: Sara Watkins @ Triple Door

Sara Watkins, fiddle player and vocalist extraordinaire of Nickel Creek fame, played at the Triple Door last week. Fresh off a nationwide tour supporting Jackson Browne, Sara headlined in support of her latest album, Sun Midnight Sun. Aoife O’Donovan, lead singer for Crooked Still, opened. Aoife O’Donovan

Photos: Sephira @ Shoreline Auditorium

Sephira, comprised of red-headed Irish sisters Ruth and Joyce O’Leary, played a holiday show at the Shoreline Auditorium. Supporting their self-produced Christmas album Starlight, the combination of the sisters’ vocals and violins is the essence of the Sephira sound, which is largely classical/crossover with traditional Irish influences.