I shot Charli’s set for the first (and second!) time at SXSW in March and knew that I had to cover her show in Seattle. Originally scheduled to be here in early September for Bumbershoot, Charli XCX instead took advantage of the opportunity to go on tour with Paramore in the UK. Fortunately she was […]
I personally had never heard of Aryon Jones and The Way until recently when my friend Mike brought them to my attention and let me tell you, they are a fantastic discovery! Ayron Jones (Ayron Jones on vocals and lead guitar, DeAndre Enrico on bass , Kai Van DePitte on drums) absolutely tore up Neumos […]
Katharine McPhee, best-known for her singing on American Idol and acting on Smash, played to a near-capacity crowd at the Snoqualmie Casino last week. Singing numerous songs from Smash, covers, as well as her several studio albums, the audience thoroughly enjoyed McPhee and gave her standing ovations both before and after the encore. After the […]
Little Comets, from Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom were at the Vera Project in August with Portland, Oregon’s the Ecstatics as openers. The English trio, made up of two brothers Robert Coles and Michael Coles plus Matthew Hall, opted to self-produce their second album, Life Is Elsewhere. All photos by Simon Krane: Little […]
In her first visit to Seattle, Kat Edmonson performed with guitarist Steve Elliot at the Triple Door — one of the city’s classiest venues and one befitting her throwback jazz vocal stylings. As the audience dined in the dimly lit lounge, Kat commented that the tinkling of silverware brought her back to the early days […]