The Used @ Showbox SoDo, 4/5/16 Show Review & Photos by Monica Martinez Growing up as a screamo-loving angsty teen, I never really thought about what songs meant. I just knew that screaming them at the top of my lungs made me feel better. A decade later, it was soothing to hear the Used’s singer […]
Tori Kelly brought her Unbreakable Tour to Seattle in support of her debut studio album, Unbreakable Smile. The enthusiastic audience seemed to know all the words to her songs – especially during the middle of her set, when she played a number of solo, acoustic songs from her YouTube days. During “Confetti,” a large group […]
Show Review: Beyoncé @ CenturyLink Field, 5/18/16 ~Dagmar Beyoncé showered her blessings on Seattle last Wednesday, May 18th in a performance that displayed why she is one of America’s great artists. Sexy dance moves, gorgeous vocals and costumes, and a hot damn stage set combined to make a most excellent show. Just when I thought […]
The Vaccines @ Neumos, 8/8/15 Review & Photos by Dagmar The second installment of my British Bands Seen Live in 2015 features the Vaccines. The English quartet packed Neumos on August 8, 2015. I mention the venue being packed because it means they held their own against Taylor Swift, who was also in town that […]
Show Review: So Pitted & Naomi Punk @ Chop Suey 5/5/16 ~Nick Nihil So Pitted New Seattle, for better or worse. When world touring, label-signed critical darlings play Chop Suey at 2/3 capacity, something is lamentably amiss. When one might be excused for wondering if they might have stumbled into a museum on the history […]