Even on a Sunday night, the indie rock duo from Los Angeles – Uh Huh Her – were able to pack Chop Suey. Camila Grey (keyboards, guitar) and Leisha Hailey (bass, guitar) are due to release Nocturnes sometime this spring.
Diamonds Under Fire, aka singer/songwriter Vanessa Silberman opened for Uh Huh Her at Chop Suey on Sunday evening. Silberman is based out of Los Angeles, and has drawn comparisons to Chrissie Hynde of Pretenders. I can definitely see that.
On Friday night the brilliant Ari Hest played at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle. Renata Steiner brings back some fabulous photos of the multi-instrumentalist Hest, whose new album Sunset Over Hope Street just came out in March. I can’t wait for Hest to return and see him for myself! Ari Hest
Yay, we’ve got sweet shots by Alex Crick of Akron/Family‘s appearance at Neumos on Thursday. I also recommend that you check out Akron/Family’s fantastic video for “Silly Bears”. I posted the video already but I love it so much I had to point to it again! Akron/Family
California’s Tower of Power headlined Jazz Alley on Friday, March 25th. Photographer Matthew Lamb got some awesome shots of the the band, who has been at it for over forty years. Tower of Power has several horn players in it, including one of the original members, Stephen “Doc” Kupka. Tower of Power