Continuing in the amazing tradition of great Scandinavian music (with, of course, her own electronic magic), Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora was in Seattle this spring. Aurora’s first EP, Running with the Wolves, received so much positive attention in 2015 she followed up with a full length, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, in 2016. […]
Colvin & Earle, the combination of Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle, performed at the Neptune in August. The wonderful combination came about during a recent tour with Mary Chapin Carpenter. And there’s a debut album, Colvin & Earle, with some songs seeing their beginnings on that actual tour. Stories like that are so cool. Fans, […]
Nashville-based CAPPA (Carla Cappa) played at the Nectar Lounge last week in support of her debut EP Queen Of Hearts, released in September. Backed by drummer Carter Hamblin, she played songs from it – including the addictive single “Next Ex” – plus a few covers. Glad I was able to be at her first show […]
Show Review & Photos: Band of Skulls @ the Showbox, 9/18/16 by Dagmar One of England’s very best groups, Southampton’s Band of Skulls, pounded out blues rock on September 18th in Seattle. At times very hard rocking, at other times seductively smooth, the trio played songs from all four Band of Skulls albums, including this […]
KT Tunstall and her three-member band played a sold-out show at the Crocodile Café earlier this week in support of her new album, KIN. The 14-song set and 3-song encore lasted for nearly 2 hours and as always, KT inserted an amusing story between each song. Halfway through her set, the band left the stage […]