Jazz Alley was the perfect venue for Joan Osborne and The Holmes Brothers. I was fortunate to catch her first of six shows over four nights at the venue on Thursday. Osborne is touring in support of her recently released eighth studio album, Love and Hate. She played Jazz Alley last year with the same […]
Bumbershoot Announcement Show Featuring Pickwick, Naomi Wachira, 5/8/14 Review & photos by Arlene Brown Pickwick On May 8, 2014 Neumos was the spot to be to catch the pink and purple Bumbershoot fever. We were even given ice cream before the music and got started. The night was MC’d by Ken Jennings of Jeopardy fame. […]
English singer-songwriter Birdy opened for Christina Perri at a sold-out show at the Neptune Theatre over the weekend. Backed by her two-member band, Birdy is touring in support of her new sophomore record, Fire Within, to be released in the US this Tuesday. Beautiful voice – wonderful show! Birdy
Franz Ferdinand @ Showbox SoDo, 4/24/14 Show Review & Photos by Abby Williamson Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos It’s been 10 years since 2004. Take a second; I’ll let you catch your breath. Crazy, isn’t it? That means it’s been 10 years since Mean Girls, 10 years since Oceanic Flight 815 first crashed on the island […]
Dia Frampton – best known as runner-up in the first season of The Voice in 2011, under the coaching of Blake Shelton – played a sold-out show at the Paramount Theatre last week. She sang a combination of songs from her debut album, Red, as well as those by her new band, Archis. Frampton has […]