Dave Alvin @ The Tractor Tavern – 7/13/24Review & Photos by Mike Mitchell I was a little surprised and a lot delighted when blues rocker Dave Alvin teamed up with country folk icon Jimme Dale Gilmore for their combined 2018 release Downey to Lubbock. Although the two artists approach their craft from slightly different starting […]
Vampire Weekend @ Climate Pledge Arena – 6/20/24Review & Photos by Mike Mitchell Indie pop darlings Vampire Weekend and a roomful of happy, dancing fans celebrated the first day of summer at Climate Pledge Arena in mid June. Founding band members Ezra Koneg, Chris Baio, and Chris Thomson, and a complement of touring musicians played […]
Alex Baird @ The Royal Room – 7/3/2024Photos by Kirk Stauffer It was an evening of beautiful music with local jazz singer Alex Baird at Royal Room. Packed with friends, family, and even her former music teacher, it was her last show with a full band before she moves to California to pursue a graduate degree at California […]
Taking Back Sunday w/Citizen @ Showbox SoDo – 6/5/24Photos by Charitie Myers Taking Back Sunday‘s Adam Lazzara – photo by Charitie Myers Taking Back Sunday and Citizen are still charging through the States, and the duo were in Seattle on June 5th. Lucky for us, Showbox SoDo had the Long Island headliners on stage! The […]
WINEHOUSE @ Neumos – 6/19/2024Photos by Kirk Stauffer Olympia-based WINEHOUSE performed at Neumos last week. The high-energy band played a wide variety of genres – indie, rock, jazz, pop, funk – you name it! Fronted by core members Sarah Burke, Chivan Lim, Josh Hill, and Aiden Taylor, the band included to crowd’s delight, “Pretty Lips”, with its catchy […]