The 30-something audience formed a line outside the Tractor well before doors. Several hours later, Vanessa Carlton took the stage. She started off with a few oldies, then essentially played her new and fifth album, Liberman, start to finish. And while not on the set list in front of me at her feet – and […]
Guess who was at WaMu Theater in April of 2015? Master rapper Snoop Dogg! His Seattle show took place right before the release of Bush, Snoop Dogg’s most recent album, which features collaborations with Gwen Stefani, Stevie Wonder and Charlie Wilson. Very cool. This show marked my first time seeing Snoop Dogg perform live. I […]
Digable Planets performed a show right before New Year’s Eve in Seattle. This event was so popular it got moved to a larger venue, the Moore, where a sold out audience enjoyed the important group’s set. While Ishmael Butler also enjoys serious success with Shabazz Places, it’s awesome to see him reunite Digable Planets. The […]
The talented and stunning hip hop artist G-Eazy returns to Seattle this Thursday, December 7th. My introduction to the Oakland, California-based G-Eazy came through his opening set for Snoop Dogg last year, where girls tossed him bras with their names and numbers in the cups. For Thursday’s show, G-Eazy will headline only the second show […]
Road trip! The Colbie Caillat/Christina Perri co-headlining tour didn’t stop in Seattle, so I went north to the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, Canada. It was the last night of their six-week Girls Night Out, Boys Can Come Too tour with 7000 attendees at the sold-out show. Although it rained throughout the outdoor performance, the […]