Photos: Bumbershoot 2011 w/ Starfucker, Natasha Kmeto, Nortec Collective

Well, we do love Starfucker here at Back Beat Seattle. Three Back Beat Seattle photographers, Nicky Andrews, Kirk Stauffer and Simon Krane snapped the Portland band, and Krane also got fellow Portlander Natasha Kmeto plus Tijuana’s Nortec Collective. Enjoy: Starfucker – photo by Kirk Stauffer Starfucker – photos by Nicky Andrews Starfucker – photos by […]

Photos: The Horrors @ Neumos

I am a horror – that’s what my Horrors T-shirt says. I love it. I caught the excellent British band The Horrors last week when they headlined Seattle’s Neumos. It is great that this group is back, and with a new album, Skying, I am hoping they just might make several visits to the States. […]

Photos and Review: Pitbull @ The Paramount

The word Pitbull conjures up many different images for many different people. To the folks at The Paramount on Friday night it meant a Latin-styled summer party hosted by Cuban born rapper, Armando Christian Perez (a.k.a. Pitbull). Pitbull wrapped up one of the hottest concert tours of 2011; The Samsung/ AT&T Summer Krush. The tour […]

Photos: Bumbershoot 2011 w/ Truckasauras, Mash Hall & Phantogram

Three of the smashing acts to play Bumbershoot this year were Truckasauras, Mash Hall & Phantogram. I was especially excited to see photos of Truckasauras, as I knew they’d put on a very visually appealing set. They always do. Sending a big thank you to Nicky Andrews and Simon Krane for getting pix of these […]