Singer/songwriter/guitar player Jason Isbell performed 3 solo acoustic shows in the Pacific Northwest this week, the first in Seattle at the Woodland Park Zoo, followed by a of pair of concerts in Oregon. I caught the middle show of the run at the Mcmenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, about a half hour west of […]
One would have to dig deep to come up with a pair of bands that that fit together more perfectly than metal/noise supergroup Tomahawk and Pacific Northwest legends Melvins. The two bands not only appeal to a similiar audience but the members of both groups are hopelessly intertwined in a pig pile of musicians and […]
Corrosion of Conformity, Whores, and Crobot played a metal worshipers dream bill in front of a sold-out Crocodile in Seattle Thursday night. While COC was the headliner and clearly the main draw, all three bands delivered solid sets that met with full throated approval from the diverse multigenerational audience. While I go back a ways […]
Kurt Vile & the Violators and Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band played a show to warm the cockles of the most jaded guitar freak at Seattle’s beautiful 5th Avenue Theatre Friday night. While the music ran the gamut from slacker noise rock to surrealist honky tonk, blazing guitars and harmonious feedback were the twin […]
The Lemon Twigs and Mod Lang hosted a power pop lover’s dream bill at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre last week. Both bands satisfied and impressed, delivering a perfect sunny spring day soundtrack to a delighted and enthusiastic audience. The Lemon Twig’s (brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario, bass & keyboard player Danny Ayala, and drummer Reza Matin) […]