Sharon Van Etten, a New York-based musician with two albums to her credit, performed at this year’s Bumbershoot. A song of Van Etten’s you are probably familiar with is the beautiful “Love More.” Enjoy photos taken by photographers Nicky Andrews and Kirk Stauffer: Sharon Van Etten – photos by Nicky Andrews Sharon Van Etten – […]
Nikki Lane performed at the KEXP-sponsored 24th annual Shake The Shack Rockabilly Ball at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard. Featuring honky-tonk, swing, and rockabilly music, the sold out show was hosted by DJs Don Slack and Leon Berman. Friday’s show was part of the 3-day event that took place this past weekend. Accompanied by Carey […]
Don’t hate Duran Duran because they’re beautiful – they will never be able to change that. Do love them for their music, which continues to create emotional and dramatic landscapes. Their latest works, 2011’s All You Need is Now and 2007’s Red Carpet Massacre display confident and probing sounds. The glamorous band, including two founding […]
Ah yes, the marvelous Geoffrey Gribbin meets the marvelous Rancid. Have a gander at photos from Rancid‘s White River Ampitheatre show, when they were part of the cool triple bill that was Rancid, Blink-182 and My Chemical Romance. Rancid
School of Seven Bells, Butthole Surfers, Kore Ionz . . . what do these bands have in common? They played Bumbershoot this year, for one thing. And another thing, one of Back Beat Seattle’s photographers, Simon Krane, captured shots of these disparate bands. School of Seven Bells Butthole Surfers Kore Ionz