The Melvins and Napalm Death brought their most recent traveling metal extravaganza to a sold out Showbox last week for a cathartic night of loud and aggressive rock & roll. Australia’s Hard On’s opened the show with a well-received set of snappy punk/metal. The tour was billed as a co-headlining affair with Napalm Death taking […]
Post punk/noise icons The Jesus Lizard presided over a pair of shows at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre this past weekend. Vocalist David Yow, guitarist Duane Denison, bassist Dave Wm. Sims, and drummer Mac McNeilly have been recording and touring off and on since the late 80’s. After a lengthy sabbatical 2024’s excellent and well-received release Rack […]
SMASH is a non-profit organization that provides access to free and affordable healthcare services for musicians living in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Mason, Kitsap, and Thurstan counties as well as assistance in navigating our Byzantine and often confounding healthcare system. SMASH throws a benefit concert/party annually and this year’s edition was at the Crocodile Cafe, celebrating […]
Bob Mould & Craig Finn @ the Neptune – 4/7/25Show Review & Photos by Mike Mitchell Bob Mould – photo by Mike Mitchell Alt rock icon and DIY hardcore stalwart Bob Mould played tunes from his new release, Here We Go Crazy, and selections from his sizable catalog (all the way back to 1984’s Zen […]
Austin, TX based singer-songwriter (and ridiculously fleet fingered guitar slinger) Jesse Dayton and his band played a swinging and energetic set of electric blues to a full house at Conor Byrne Pub in Ballard Saturday evening. Dayton has built a loyal and enthusiastic audience through years of heavy roadwork supporting a string of critically acclaimed […]