Explosions in the Sky @ the Showbox, 9/22/17 Review by Meredith Smith Photos by Alex Crick Explosions in the Sky Explosions in the Sky at the Showbox Takes Us to Church Explosions in the Sky’s songs, silent but for noise, are stories, epic tales with rise and fall, the drumbeat a cascade of twinkling stars […]
Winnipeg, Canada’s, The Wailin Jennys filled Benaroya Hall with their soaring angelic voices. I didn’t have a lot of experience with the Jennys until I saw the show. My wife, on the other hand, is a huge fan of their harmonies. Those who like Emmylou Harris, Sara Vonn, and Alison Krauss will love the Wailin […]
Judah & the Lion w/ Colony House & Tall Heights @ Showbox SoDo, 2/16/17 ~ John Rudolph Judah & the Lion Promoting the May 2017 release of their sophomore album, FOLK HOP N’ ROLL, Judah & the Lion played to a packed house at Showbox SoDo. The young and mostly female crowd sang and danced […]
Brian Setzer Orchestra w/The Texas Gentlemen @ the Paramount, 12/26/17 Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph Brian Setzer Orchestra Sometimes you wait a long time to see an artist and you wish you had kept waiting, but Brian Setzer is one of those artists that you wait for, hoping they’ll be as good as […]
Steel Panther Steel Panther is one of those bands that I wait for all year. So, who is Steel Panther? They are this wild LA band that spoofs all of the excesses of the hair metal scene of the ’80s. They are so funny and witty that the uninitiated might not realize how musically talented […]