On Sunday night, international sensation M.I.A. brought her highly anticipated live show to the Showbox at the Market, performing an upbeat yet rather short set before a sold out crowd. The show was a visual feast for the eyes, with a large projector and flashing lights on stage, and M.I.A. and her dancing troupe adorned […]
The So So Glos are just yummy. The New York band opened for the Futureheads in Seattle on September 14th, and as with co-openers Young the Giant, I am eagerly waiting for them to return here and have a headlining slot. It’s pretty much obvious that would like this band, what with their classic arrangement […]
The Futureheads are a demonically exciting band. They sound like no other band and they are one of my top bands to see live. I hate that I ever missed a show of theirs here – the fact that these misses could not be avoided, and that one was replaced by seeing them in Vancouver […]
Guided by Voices are taking their classic lineup tour all over the United States. Actually the tour is called “Hallway Of Shatter-Proof Glass Tour” and on Saturday it hit Seattle’s Showbox SoDo with openers Times New Viking. Photographer Kam Martin brought back some of her lovely shots of both bands: Guided by Voices Times New […]
Photos by Jill Rachel Evans Text by Chris Senn James put on one of the most energetic, engaging and amazing shows I have ever had the privilege to attend last Saturday at the Showbox. The audience interaction was turned up to eleven right from the start as singer Tim Booth started singing the first lines […]