The Reverend Horton Heat and Phantogram were two of the acts who performed at this year’s Bumbershoot. Each band helped close out the third, and final, day of 2011’s festival. If you missed the Reverend on Monday you can catch him when he plays El Corazon on December 30th. Thank you, Kirk Stauffer, for more […]
The Fleet Foxes performed at The Paramount on Tuesday night with The Walkmen. The Fleet Foxes took to the stage of the historic Seattle theater with wonderful humor and a folksy vibe. The Foxes were a very tight, entertaining band with an ethereal sound. To me, the only let down was the stage lighting. The […]
You don’t know The Soft Bombs? Change that. The quartet from California performed at the Sunset on Saturday night with all the groovy mood lighting you’d hope for from a band with an amazing, bewitching, trippy ’60s sound. I enjoyed every bit of their set. I honestly wish this band lived in Seattle because they’d […]
I always prefer a really excellent show with only two bands. It’s rare and just fun. On an August evening at the Crocodile this happened, with Tapes ‘n Tapes headlining and The Chain Gang of 1974 opening. This was my first time seeing Tapes ‘n Tapes live and it was a superb choice. They performed […]
England’s The Jim Jones Revue played the Mural, while Seattle’s Kaylee Cole performed indoors for Bumbershoot’s second day. Photographer Kirk Stauffer grabbed photos of each act: The Jim Jones Revue Kaylee Cole