“I’m not imitating myself. I will not be dragged back into complicated versions of what I did in times past”. – John Lydon One would imagine that it’s a bit galling to John Lydon to be forever linked to a band that existed for a scant 2 and a half years, the Sex Pistols, while […]
Train w/ Barenaked Ladies & Matt Nathanson @ White River Amphitheatre – 8/30/26Show Review by John RudolphPhotos by John Rudolph & Charitie Myers Train – photo by Charitie Myers Train – photo by John Rudolph Train put on such a great, impressive show, lighting up the White River Amphitheatre. The place was packed — every seat, […]
Singer/songwriter/guitar player Jason Isbell performed 3 solo acoustic shows in the Pacific Northwest this week, the first in Seattle at the Woodland Park Zoo, followed by a of pair of concerts in Oregon. I caught the middle show of the run at the Mcmenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, about a half hour west of […]
One would have to dig deep to come up with a pair of bands that that fit together more perfectly than metal/noise supergroup Tomahawk and Pacific Northwest legends Melvins. The two bands not only appeal to a similiar audience but the members of both groups are hopelessly intertwined in a pig pile of musicians and […]
The Mountain Goats Bring Wild Catharsis The atmosphere at the Woodland Park Zoo lawn shifted from a sun-drenched picnic to a communal revival the moment the PA system blared Queensrÿche’s heavy metal overture “Anarchy-X”, a brilliant nod to Seattle’s local music roots before The Mountain Goats stepped into the spotlight. John Darnielle immediately launched into […]