Photos: Natalie Prass @ Neumos

Natalie Prass and her band recently played at Neumos near the tail end of her US tour. Natalie was my “Best New Find” at SXSW in Austin this past March and I was thrilled to see her again in Seattle. She started her career as the keyboardist in Jenny Lewis’ band. Her self-titled debut album […]

Photos: Tove Lo @ Showbox SoDo

Tove Lo is marvelous! The Swedish singer-songwriter visited Seattle on October 7th, and brought her first headlining tour, Queen of the Clouds, to her admirers. And we here at Back Beat Seattle are definitely admirers. We’re looking forward to catching Lo when she returns as the opener for Maroon 5 next October. Only 11 months […]

Photos: Hinds, Public Access T.V. & Crater Lakes @ the Vera Project

The Vera Project hosted Madrid, Spain’s Hinds as headliners on October 11th. The garage rockers will release will release their debut in January 2016. Called Leave Me Alone, the album’s songs got introduced to Hinds’ fans all over the world on recent tours. 2016 will be a huge year for the band. New Yorkers Public […]

Photos: Lera Lynn @ the Triple Door

Sultry singer-songwriter Lera Lynn recently made a stop at the Triple Door in the middle of her North American tour. She’s probably best known for several songs on HBO’s popular True Detective series, and she even has an acting role on the show. Lera’s sophomore album, The Avenues, will be followed up early next year […]

Photos: Neil Young @ WaMu Theater

Canadian artist Neil Young headlined Seattle’s WaMu Theater in October. Young, who has won numerous Juno Awards and Grammy Awards, was a 1995 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a 1982 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The prolific singer-songwriter released The Monsanto Years, his 36th album this year; […]