Photos: Bumbershoot 2016 – Day 1 w/Halsey, Zella Day, Gryffin & More

Day 1 of Bumbershoot featured the huge variety of acts you’d expect from them, including Halsey‘s electronic sounds, rock and roll of Chevy Metal, and Michael Franti, who does many genres all in one. Gryffin, St. Lucia, Andrew Bird and Zella Day rounded out my coverage of Friday’s lineup. St. Lucia’s Jean-Philip Grobler took advantage […]

Photos: AlunaGeorge @ the Neptune

On August 3rd, British duo AlunaGeorge headlined the Neptune in Seattle’s University District. AlunaGeorge, whose name comes from singer-songwriter Aluna Francis and producer George Reid, reached worldwide note with one of the most prominent songs of the last several years, “You Know You Like It.” Its lyrics, including If you wanna train me, like an […]

Photos: Sub Pop’s 28th Birthday @ Barboza

Sub Pop Records celebrated its 28th birthday with a show at Barboza on April 1st. How time flies! Sub Pop artists Cullen Omori, Kyle Craft and Porter Ray performed sets to commemorate the event. Congratulations, Sub Pop, you’ll be 30 before we know it. All photos by Monica Martinez: Cullen Omori Kyle Craft Porter Ray

Photos: Train @ the Gorge

Huge apologies to Train and everyone who helped set up photographer Jonathan Leung with a photo pass for Train’s Gorge 2015 appearance. It’s all an error on my part for somehow thinking I had posted these photos, while I had not. The snaps feature Train during the Picasso at the Wheel Tour (this show happened […]

Demi Lovato @ KeyArena

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas recently played at KeyArena during a stop in their Future Now Tour. Nick was up first and Demi was clearly the headliner, as they took turns on the stage throughout the show. They both appeared for “Stone Cold,” with Nick on piano. Later in the evening, surprise guest Bea Miller […]