(City Arts Fest) Show Review & Photos: Roky Erickson, The Maldives, Massy Ferguson @ Neumos 10/21/10

Review: Chris Senn Photos: Sarah Jurado (courtesy of City Arts Fest) If the term “Rock and Roll Survivor” was in the dictionary, a photo of Roky Erickson would surely accompany it. Roky is a Rock and Roll survivor in every sense of the word. He came to prominence in the mid to late 1960s as […]

(City Arts Fest) Show Review & Photos: Gogol Bordello, Forro in the Dark @ Showbox Sodo 10/20/10

Review: Chris Senn Photos: Rachel Vernon-Cole, Heather Catherine, David Lichterman (courtesy of City Arts Fest) Gogol Bordello turned the Showbox SoDo turned into a fist-pumping, sweat dripping, free-spirited gypsy punk dance hall to close out the first day of the inaugural City Arts Fest, a festival dreamt up, created and executed by Seattle’s City Arts […]

Show Review & Photos: Brent Amaker and the Rodeo @ the Crocodile

I love Brent Amaker and the Rodeo so much it borders on the unspeakable. Unspeakable – well, kind of. I am still going to talk about it. They bring true country to music and I utterly respect that. In October the band celebrated the release of Please Stand By at the Crocodile, a CD I […]

(Show Review and Photos) Stone Temple Pilots @ShoWare Center

I got the opportunity to shoot one of my favorite alternative rock bands of all time, Stone Temple Pilots. STP (as fans call them) had broken up a few years ago and the band members decided to join other rock projects. Lead singer Scott Weiland became the front man for rock super group Velvet Revolver […]

Show Review & Photos: One eskimO @ the Triple Door

One eskimO are touring the States as a headliner for the first time. In October they played their first headlining show in Seattle at the Triple Door. They had no problem filling, and then some, this venue with fans. I saw the London-based band open for Gomez this year and loved their music. I’ve been […]