Imagine the best block party you could ever attend – fun and friendly, people hauling out their smokin’ dance moves, smiling, singing along to one of the hottest Latin-rockin’-funkin’ bands ever. That was the celebratory atmosphere as legendary group WAR began a four-night run at Seattle’s Jazz Alley. A very diverse crowd of all races […]
There’s only one problem with Interpol – they just might spoil other bands for you. I saw them for the first time in Seattle in 2003 (after the release of Turn on the Bright Lights and the Interpol EP), and that sealed my status as a fan. They set a mood so well with their […]
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 […]
Amos Lee was at the Moore in Seattle on January 20th. Lee’s fourth album, Mission Bell, hit stores last week, and while you enjoy some photos from the Seattle date by Dawnielle Rene’, you can listen to a recent Amos Lee appearance on NPR’s World Cafe here. Amos Lee
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 […]
