Thievery Corporation & Dessa @ the Showbox – 12/5/21Show Review & Photos (Plus Videos) by Lisa Hagen Glynn Thievery Corporation – photo by Lisa Hagen Glynn Thievery Corporation returned to Seattle for two nights at the Showbox Market, after a couple of pandemic years away. (See a review of their 2018 show in Back Beat Seattle). […]
The Moondoggies Christmas Show w/Acapulco Lips & Dumb Thumbs @ the Tractor – 12/17/21Show Review by Meredith Smith Another rainy December night proved the backdrop for the 15th annual Maldives’ Christmas Show at the Tractor Tavern — now hosted by The Moondoggies, this longstanding holiday tradition still features a cadre of local acts and holiday […]
Thundercat @ the Paramount Theater – 12/4Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph Thundercat – photo by John Rudolph Thundercat’s fans loved this show at the Paramount. One fan joked with another fan, “if Thundercat were an anime character, he would have wielded a bass and killed us all.” The sentiment with most fans was that he […]
Beanies and Brats Bring It to the Fremont Abbey Basement – 11/7/21Show Review by Meredith Smith It was a dark and stormy Seattle night, but that didn’t stop the crowd from flocking to the Fremont Abbey for DIY punk darlings Wavves, with support from new wave psychedelic act Flaural. The Sunday-night basement show featured beanies, brats, […]
Japanese Breakfast (with Luna Li) at the Neptune Theatre – 9/26/21By Lisa Hagen Glynn Japanese Breakfast returned to the Seattle area for three sold-out nights at the Neptune Theatre. The shoegaze-inspired indie-rock band had played the inaugural THING festival in Port Townsend in 2019. The tour supports their critically acclaimed 2021 album, Jubilee. The record is one of many exceptional accomplishments […]