British singer Lianne La Havas brought her Blood Tour to the Neptune Theatre for an evening of soulful music. Her four-member band and backup singer were the perfect complement to Lianne. I had the pleasure of seeing Lianne for the first time during her Is Your Love Big Enough? Tour in 2013 and was glad […]
Neumos had “lovable curmudgeon” Sage Francis on its stage back in September. Francis was on his Going Through Hell Tour; he’ll wrap up that tour on November 15th in Madison, Wisconsin. The hip hop musician has his own label, Strange Famous Records, which also counts B. Dolan, among others, on its roster. Known for his […]
While going through the archives, I came across photographer Alex Crick‘s photos of Motion City Soundtrack. These are from very early this year, and I apologize the lovely photos did not reach light of day on Back Beat Seattle until now. Panic Stations, the new release from the Minneapolis, Minnesota band, was produced by John […]
DIR EN GREY, a fantastic metal experimental band from Japan, visited Showbox at the Market on Monday evening. The group put on a tremendously entertaining and vigorous performance for some of the best fans I have ever seen. The audience had huge smiles and pumped fists during the entire show, and enjoyed songs such as […]
ZZ Ward and her band brought their Love and War Tour to the Neptune Theatre on October 9th. The bluesy R&B singer played the sold-out show in support of her recent EP, Love and War, as well as her upcoming This Means War LP. ZZ mentioned they almost cancelled the show because she was sick, […]