The Darts US brought their patented brand of Farfisa drenched, high energy garage/trash fun to Ballard last week for a crowd-pleasing night of very entertaining rock & roll. Bandleader and Head Dart Nicole Laurenne had a few new faces in her band but they didn’t miss a lick or an iota of the uplifting, goodtime […]
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends Play REM at the Neptune Theatre – 2/21/25Show Review & Photos by Mike Mitchell REM’s Fables of the Reconstruction received a spirited benediction from Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and ‘Friends’ in front of a large and enthusiastic audience at the Neptune Theatre on Seattle Friday night. The all-star friends in […]
By Lisa Hagen Glynn Nation of Language played the Paramount Theatre on October 13, 2024. The Brooklyn synth-pop trio included Ian Richard Devaney (lead vocals, guitar), Aidan Noell (synth, vocals), and Alex MacKay (bass). Nation of Language had a pronounced 1980s sound, characterized by peppy major tunes, catchy arpeggiated synth lines, new-wave bass lines, and […]
By Lisa Hagen GlynnThe Jesus and Mary Chain and The Psychedelic Furs played a double bill at the Paramount Theatre on October 29, 2024. Although the two UK legacy bands varied stylistically, they were both hugely influential in the 1980s. Both also featured pairs of founding brothers, still at the top of their game. English […]
Chameleons @ El Corazon – 6/5/24Show Review & Photos by Mike Mitchell Chameleons, hailing from Manchester, England, played the entirety of their classic 1986 Geffen Records release Strange Times to a packed house at El Corazon on June 5th. While the influential postpunk/pre shoegaze band didn’t attract as much attention during their salad days as […]
