Two bands we highly recommend, Toronto, Canada’s Elliott Brood and Vancouver, Canada’s The Pack a.d. hit the Crocodile in February. The Pack a.d. returns to Seattle on April 20th with Our Lady Peace. Until then check out Lord Fotog‘s shots of the February show: Elliott Brood The Pack a.d.
I was one of the lucky ones to be in a crowd limited to perhaps 500 fans to hear Norah Jones perform her upcoming album, Little Broken Hearts, in its entirety at La Zona Rosa during SXSW in Austin. “It’s a little scary sharing your thing in front of new people,” she said at one […]
Kelly Clarkson, American Idol winner during its inaugural season in 2002, brought her Stronger Tour to the ShoWare Center in Kent this week. Clarkson’s powerful soprano voice thrilled the audience of 4000 and had them singing along with her opener, “Darkside,” all the way through her 4-song encore that included the title track of her […]
Swing music has never died. Thanks to bands such as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the genre continues strong. On March 1st BBVD appeared at Seattle’s Jazz Alley – complete with pinstripe suits, double bass and horn section. Beautiful photos by Alex Crick follow: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn came to Seattle’s Crocodile to perform music from his debut solo album, Clear Heart Full Eyes. Finn, who is now touring Europe, let Back Beat Seattle contributor Amber Barni take some shots of his set. Love and enjoy: Craig Finn