Mayer Hawthorne, I love your red suit! Hawthorne was an opener for Foster the People last Tuesday, and the Michigan musician put on a groovy, charming and smooth show. I want to see him again. I regret not seeing him the other times he’s been here. His three albums are great stuff, with the third […]
Lucky me. This was the third time in three months that I’ve been able to cover my new favorite kiwi, Kimbra. Opening the sold-out Foster the People show at the WaMu Theater on Tuesday, the 20-something audience couldn’t get enough of her. Kimbra is supporting her new album Vows that was released in the US […]
I finally have seen Star Anna! She’s very cool, and has a wonderful voice! I don’t know why but I just hadn’t seen her perform live until Music Matters in May. On Friday, June 29th she’ll be playing a benefit at the Neptune for the victims of the Cafe Racer shootings. Star Anna – photos […]
On June 8th Hotels became the first band I saw at the newly opened Barboza, a venue which is somehow swanky and comfortable at the same time. Hotels is a group I have always been partial to, but really, they are awesome. They opened for the touring British band, A Silent Film (pix of them […]
London sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow of 2:54 headlined at the Crocodile Café on Thursday in support of their self-titled debut album that was released in May. Joined by Alex Robins on drums and Joel Porter on bass, the sisters’ dark rhythms and smoky hazy sound hypnotized the crowd. Widowspeak, fronted by Molly Hamilton, opened. […]