My annual pilgrimage to SXSW in Austin was – as always – amazing! Charli XCX Cold War Kids Lianne La Havas Eric Burdon Brandi Sidoryk of Sidney York Tegan of Tegan and Sara Sara of Tegan and Sara Asy Saavedra of Chaos Chaos Paloma Faith Josh Roush Lissie Nikki Lane Shannon Labrie Ashley Monroe Sonja […]
Donots @ the Paramount, 3/12 Show Review & Photos by Dagmar Germany’s Donots, who hit their 20th anniversary next year, made their first visit to Seattle last week. I cannot explain why this super band had not made it to our city earlier, but let’s not complain. They made it here; give thanks to Flogging […]
Portland, Oregon’s Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside and California’s Thao & The Get Down Stay Down were at Neumos for a show on March 7th. Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside have been described as rockabilly, and has had some marvelous album art for their albums, including Untamed Beast. Thao & The Get Down […]
Ben Folds & Nataly Dawn @ Showbox at the Market, 2/4 Review & Photos by Abby Williamson Ben Folds The line was all around the block. A Monday night, and there was a line around the entire block from 1st to 2nd and Pike. Several people walked by me and asked what the line was […]
On Tuesday evening at the Paramount, there was more green in any one place besides a St. Patrick’s Day parade or perhaps a bar on St. Patrick’s Day. Green shoelaces, green hair accessories, green pants, green shoes . . . green Flogging Molly shirts, naturally!. The Los Angeles septet Flogging Molly, specializing in Celtic punk, […]