Singer and former child star JoJo (Joanna Noëlle Blagden Levesque), all grown up and now on the Atlantic label, was another wonderful artist Bumbershoot on its 2016 lineup. Her new album, Mad Love – her first in ten years – is out now. Texas’ loud instrumentalists Explosions in the Sky and Black Joe Lewis represented […]
Spanish band Hinds returned to Seattle this summer for a very welcome visit. And who got them? Bumbershoot, of course! Also great guests on hand for day two of the festival were Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Marshmello and Rabbit Wilde. Marshmello had so many tour dates this year, but watch out for Marshmello imposters. They […]
Siblings Erika, Rachel and Chloe Tietjen – the T Sisters – headlined at the Nectar Lounge in support of their new self-titled album, T Sisters. This was the second visit to Seattle this year for the Oakland-based band and their music is always welcome. Accompanying the sisters were Steve Height (bass), Andy Allen-Fahlander (mandolin/guitar) and […]
Ingrid Michaelson brought her Hell No Tour to the Moore Theatre last weekend, in support of her recently-released seventh studio album, It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense. She was backed by her five-member band, anchored by longtime member Allie Moss on acoustic guitar. As always, Ingrid shared numerous witty stories between songs – some of […]
Aussie Tal Wilkenfeld recently headlined at the Triple Door – her first visit to Seattle. Best known as Jeff Beck’s bassist, Tal and her three-member band rocked the venue for 90 minutes. Surprise guest drummer Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam) joined Tal for several covers. Watch for Tal’s debut album early next year. LA-based Steve […]