Maya Hawke @ Triple Door – 4/16/2026Photos by Kirk Stauffer It was silverware down, then hands clapping as Maya Hawke and her band took the stage at the Triple Door dinner theater in Seattle. The sold-out show was one of the first stops on Hawke’s 12-city Maitreya Corso Tour, in support of her fourth studio album. Flanked […]
SXSW 2026 – Day 5, March 16thPhotos by Kirk Stauffer An electric harpist from Italy-Switzerland? Wow. This fascinating and rare style of musician came to SXSW 2026 via the artist Kety Fusco. Fusco is classically trained, but rocks too. Also appearing on the fifth day of SXSW, a Dutch singer-songwriter named Stevie Bill, who will tour with Claire […]
Saxophonist and composer John Coltrane, along with Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, and Charilie Parker, is widely considered one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 21st century and one of the foundational pillars of this uniquely American musical form. 2026 is the 100th anniversary of Coltrane’s birth and the centennial is being marked by […]
SXSW 2026 – Day 4, March 15thPhotos by Kirk Stauffer The fourth day of SXSW coverage includes married couple singer-songwriters Thelma & James. The duo, MacKenzie Porter and Jake Etheridge, will hit more states this summer, and they have a nomination for Academy of Country Music’s Duo of the Year 2026. That event takes place on May 17th, […]
SXSW 2026 – Day 3, March 14thPhotos by Kirk Stauffer BMI, the American music licensing company, hosted an event called BMI Brunch on the third day of SXSW. A few of the excellent variety of bands, from Ben Ellis to Piao and from Magnolian to Dizzy Fae, took part. Magnolian, who comes from Mongolia, has a new track […]