Show Review & Photos: School of Seven Bells @ Showbox SoDo

School of Seven Bells are made up by former band members from the Secret Machines (Benjamin Curtis) and On!Air!Library!(Alejandra Deheza). They’re now two albums into their career with the 2010 release of Disconnect from Desire, and I finally saw them when they opened for Interpol on Friday night. We’ve covered them on Back Beat Seattle […]

Photos: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals @ The Crocodile

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals played at a sold-out show at The Crocodile on Thursday. Grace and her band members – Scott Tournet (lead guitar), Matt Burr (drums), Cat Popper (bass) and Benny Yurco (guitar) – hail from Vermont and are touring in support of their latest album, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, featuring “Tiny […]

Photos: Middle Class Rut @ the Paramount

Middle Class Rut were the openers for Thirty Seconds to Mars recently in Seattle. I thought about combining their photos with Thirty Seconds to Mars’ photos, but then decided I wanted to give them their own showcase. I really enjoyed seeing this vigorous duo from Sacramento. I didn’t know a thing about them going into […]