Actress/singer-songwriter/model Leighton Meester, who plays Blair Waldorf in the CW’s television series Gossip Girl, performed at the Showbox Market in support of her new single, “Your Love’s A Drug.” Watch for her debut album coming soon. Dana Williams and Leighton’s band, Check In The Dark, opened. Leighton Meester Check In The Dark Dana Williams
Bassnectar & Ghostland Observatory @ WaMu Theater, 5/12 Review by Gabrielle Gribbin & photos by Geoffrey Gribbin Arriving at WaMu Theater, passersby and concertgoers are seemingly welcomed by fireworks, although the fireworks belonged to the neighboring venue. We let ourselves believe that the light barrage is strictly for us. Each step brings anticipation of what […]
Sasquatch! Music Festival ends today, but we’ve got some evidence of what’s happened there coming in from Abby Williamson, who has spent the weekend at the Gorge, camping. Camping and taking photos. Jack White Pickwick St. Vincent Said The Whale Fred Armisen THEESatisfaction
Two bands from Canada, Our Lady Peace and The Pack a.d. played the Crocodile on April 20th. Curve, Our Lady Peace’s latest album, features the excellent song “Heavyweight.” Good, good stuff. Simon Krane contributes his shots of this fab double bill: Our Lady Peace The Pack a.d. Our Lady Peace The Pack a.d.
In a dream pairing, Mastodon and Opeth co-headlined Showbox SoDo on April 30th. Swedes Opeth have released ten albums since 1995, and on Opeth’s site lead singer Mikael Åkerfeldt reveals he has two cats, Isaac of York and Maurice De Bracy. Mastodon hits the festival circuit in Europe this summer. No one asked us to […]