Photos: TORRES @ Neumos

TORRES, fronted by Mackenzie Scott, recently played at Neumos on Capitol Hill in downtown Seattle. The show was near the front end of her Three Futures album release tour covering both North America and Europe. Paris-born, Philadelphia-based Paloma Gil and Lou Hayat of The Dove & The Wolf opened. TORRES The Dove & The Wolf

Photos: Two Door Cinema Club @ Showbox SoDo

Two Door Cinema Club @ Showbox SoDo, 4/19/17 Photos by Alex Crick Two Door Cinema Club‘s Alex Trimble & Kevin Baird A springtime visit from Two Door Cinema Club was hosted by Showbox SoDo. The Northern Ireland trio is always a must-see and must-cover band for us at Back Beat Seattle, and we thank them […]

Photos: Elise Trouw @ Royal Room

San Diego-based Elise Trouw brought her one woman band to the Royal Room in the Columbia City neighborhood in south Seattle. Drums, bass, guitar and piano – she played them all, accompanied by prerecorded music and looping. Her stop in Seattle was midway through her five city west coast tour (her first!). Earlier this year, […]

Photos: Foals @ the Paramount

Foals @ the Paramount, 9/23/16 Photos by Casey Brevig Foals‘ Yannis Philippakis England’s Foals made an appearance in Seattle last fall. We’re always committed to sharing photos, no matter how far in time we need to go, so this photo series by Casey Brevig comes in as number 13 in our Memory Lane Series. Again, […]

Photos: Bumbershoot – Day 3 w/ LÉON, Red Fang, Lucie Silvas & More

Bumbershoot – Day 3, September 3rd w/LÉON, Red Fang, Lucie Silvas & More LÉON Wow, and now for the final photos by Kirk Stauffer of Bumbershoot 2017, leading off with Stockholm, Sweden’s LÉON. LÉON’s been in the area approximately 3 times this year, and her popularity just keeps growing. Northwest rock band Red Fang made […]