Great Big Sea, the folk-rockers from Newfoundland, really got the crowd going at the Moore Theater last week as everyone stood for nearly the complete show. It’s their 20th anniversary tour, hence the XX backdrop. Founding members include Alan Doyle (vocals, guitar, banjo), Séan McCann (vocals, bodhrán, guitar, whistle) and Bob Hallett (vocals, fiddle, accordion, […]
Indie rockers Passion Pit and Matt & Kim sold out the Paramount Theater this past week. Fronted by Michael Angelakos (lead vocals, keyboards), the five-member Passion Pit hails from Cambridge, MA and all members attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Rounding out the band were Ian Hultquist (keyboards, guitar), Xander Singh (synthesizer), Jeff […]
Did your favorite win the Sound Off! 2013 Finals? If so, that favorite was Dave B., a hip-hop artist from Seattle. Nabbing second place was Puyallup’s SHEBEAR and taking third place was the Fame Riot, a Tacoma-based glam duo – one of them had Dance Tax Free written across his chest, protesting the proposed dance […]
Carrie Rodriguez recently opened for Ari Hest at the Triple Door in Seattle. She’s touring with Luke Jacobs in support of her latest release, Give Me All You Got. I’ll have the pleasure of seeing Carrie again in a few weeks at SXSW, held in her hometown of Austin, TX. Carrie Rodriguez
Ari Hest performs @ the Triple Door, 2/21 Interview & photos by Heather Fitzpatrick Growing up in the Bronx, New York, Ari Hest had been surrounded by music his whole adolescent life (his father is a college music professor), yet he had always had aspired to become a professional baseball player. It wasn’t until he […]