Photos: Bumbershoot 2011 w/ Curtains For You, Charles Bradley & Warpaint

Ah Curtains For You, you are exquisite. As of course are Charles Bradley and Warpaint. Photographer Nicky Andrews pounced on these acts at Bumbershoot with her mad photo skills. Thank you Nicky. Oh, and don’t miss Curtains For You during Reverb Festival in Seattle on October 8th! Curtains For You Charles Bradley Warpaint

Show Review: Bumbershoot 2011 Recap

Bumbershoot 2011 was an experiment of sorts. In recent years the festival has tried to balance a mix of superstar headlining acts with engaging, exciting mid-tier talent and up-and-coming local acts. This year, for the first time in a long while, One Reel didn’t bank on superstar power to sell tickets. They tried to flesh […]

Photos: Bumbershoot 2011, Day 3 w/ Over the Rhine

Ohio musical item, Over the Rhine – Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist – (by musical item I mean that they’re married, and they play music together) performed in the lovely outdoors of Seattle Center on Monday. We’ve got photos from Kirk Stauffer, who was a Bumbershoot trooper with Back Beat Seattle for the second year […]

Photos: Bumbershoot 2011, Day 3 w/ The Reverend Horton Heat & Phantogram

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 […]

Photos: Fleet Foxes With The Walkmen @ The Paramount

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 […]