Album Review: Sabaton’s The War to End All Wars

Album Review: Sabaton‘s The War to End All Wars~Dagmar Sabaton, the super Swedish heavy metal quintet recently released their 20th album, The War to End All Wars. A kind of companion to their 2019 album, The Great War, the new work draws on similar bloodshed. While WWI was termed the war to end war, Sabaton […]

Photos: Atmosphere & Cypress Hill w/Z-Trip @ Marymoor Park

Atmosphere & Cypress Hill w/Z-Trip – 8/22/21Photos by Alex Crick Minneapolis’ Atmosphere headlined with support from fellow hip-hop artists Cypress Hill last Saturday night at Marymoor Park. The duo will release a new album, WORD?, in October, which will be available digitally and on cassette. They’ll also have more American tour dates through August and […]

Show Preview: The Joy Formidable @ the Tractor, Tues. 12/17

Show Preview: The Joy Formidable @ the Tractor Tavern, Tues. 12/17~Dagmar The awesome Welsh trio the Joy Formidable returns to Seattle on Tuesday, December 17th. This is a big deal tour for the band, as they’ve released a double album including their debut EP, A Balloon Called Moaning (just turned 10!), plus the songs are […]

Photos: Matt and Kim & No Parents @ Showbox SoDo

Matt and Kim  & No Parents @ Showbox SoDo – 11/2/19Photos by Alex Crick The powerhouse duo Matt and Kim headlined Seattle’s Showbox SoDo in November. Matt (Johnson) and Kim (Schifino), who are just the best, are honoring the ten-year anniversary of their album, Grand, and appropriately named this tour the GRAND – 10 Year Celebration Tour. […]

Thoughts Away: Nick Cave

Thoughts Away: Nick Cave ~Dagmar *This is a brand new feature, which will include whatever music-related item is on my mind.* Nick Cave, the magnificent Australian singer-songwriter and all kinds of other artist (author, screenwriter, and more – wow), is gearing up for a European tour with the Bad Seeds. Cave will also conclude his […]