Photos: Side Pony & Clutch Douglass @ Barboza

Now I’m looking back at July 11th, 2012, when Side Pony released their album, That Plus Weird, at Barboza. Side Pony, the duo of Kristin B. and Dalisha P., brought vocalist Adra Boo with them – Boo sings on That Plus Weird track “BOP!.” Opening the evening was Clutch Douglass, who dressed in sassy uniforms. […]

Photos and Review: Paula Boggs Band @ Skylark Cafe

Saturday night, Paula Boggs of the Paula Boggs Band invited me to join her at the Skylark Cafe in West Seattle. My wife and I had a great time and the band made us feel very welcome. The Paula Boggs Band is a local Jazz/Blues band that’s beginning to make a splash on the national […]

Show Review & Photos: alt-J & Wildcat! Wildcat! @ the Crocodile

alt-J & Wildcat! Wildcat! @ the Crocodile, 12/17 Show Review & Photos by Dagmar alt-J‘s Joe Newman Britain’s – and this year’s winner of that country’s Mercury Prize – alt-J had their first headlining show in Seattle on December 17th, bringing with them Wildcat! Wildcat!. A quartet, alt-J is an unusual band and one I’d […]

Photos: Lindi Ortega @ Q Cafe

Toronto songstress, now living in Nashville, Lindi Ortega recently headlined at the Q CafĂ©. She was wrapping up her nationwide tour in support of her latest record, Cigarettes & Truckstops, which was named by Spin magazine as one of the best country albums of 2012. Sincerely, Val (Seattle) and Samsel and the Skirt (Portland) opened. […]