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. […]
Rye Rye @ the Paramount, 6/19 Review & photos by Dagmar Rye Rye The Baltimore-based artist Rye Rye opened for Scissor Sisters last week in Seattle, and won over the audience within seconds. This is not easy to do considering how eager Scissor Sisters’ fans were to see the band. The young (she’s only 21) […]
Scissor Sisters @ the Paramount, 6/19 Show Review & photos by Dagmar Scissor Sisters My life is better for having Scissor Sisters in it. When I think about how many good moods their music has contributed to, and all the bad moods their music has helped me get out of, I just can’t say enough […]
Ume @ Barboza, 6/15 Show Review & Photos by Dagmar Ume Midway through Ume’s set last Friday at Barboza in Seattle, a guy near me asked his companion, “Why aren’t these guys headlining?” For some reason I thought he might have happened on the show by chance, or maybe was there to see the headliners […]