Photos: Caspian & Circle Takes the Square @ Barboza

Massachusetts’ Caspian stopped by Seattle for an October show at Barboza. A rock band with a lot of love from their home city of Beverly, who declared October 18th “Caspian Day,” Caspian has loyal fans worldwide (including Seattle’s KEXP, who had Caspian over for an in-studio). With Caspian at Barboza was Georgia trio Circle Takes […]

Photos: Jack Garratt @ the Neptune Theatre

Soulful British singer Jack Garratt, on tour with MS MR, recently played an October show at the Neptune Theatre. Although Jack was a one-man show, he had a very rich, full sound while playing piano, guitar and electronic drums. Jack wrote his first song at the age of 12 and will release his debut album, […]

Photos: Chris Cornell @ Benaroya Hall

Grunge met classical when Chris Cornell played Benaroya Hall on September 29th. Cornell now has five solo albums, which have found him working with John Mayer, Justin Timberlake, Steve Lillywhite and Brendan O’Brien, among others. He also had the honor of performing and co-writing “You Know My Name,” the theme song for James Bond film, […]

Photos: Marina and the Diamonds @ the Paramount Theatre

Marina and the Diamonds (Marina Diamandis and her four member band) brought their Neon Nature Tour to the Paramount Theatre on October 25th. The show was separated into three acts, each corresponding to one of Marina’s albums. Act 1 was Family Jewels, her first album; Act 2 was Electra Heart, her second; and Act 3 […]

Photos: Conor Oberst & M. Ward @ Wild Buffalo House of Music

Photographer Nicky Andrews attended Conor Oberst‘s show in Bellingham on September 28th. Oberst, who launched a solo career in 2012 (although he continues as a member of Desaparecidos and Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band), is now taking some much-needed rest. He’s had a busy year! For the Wild Buffalo show, Oberst brought M. […]