Xiu Xiu, Circuits des Yeux & Newaxeyes @ Barboza, 8/5/14 Review by Nick Nihil Photos by Dagmar Xiu Xiu Before I get into the music let me first get this message out: if you’ve paid to get into a music venue for a show featuring live musicians, please SHUT UP. Music venues, particularly small ones […]
Those Darlins @ the Tractor, 8/5 Review by Dana Easterling Those Darlins – photo by Angelina Castillo Nashville’s Those Darlins wowed at the Tractor on August 5th. Their current tour has them opening for Diarrhea Planet, also from Nashville, but honestly this band deserves a headlining gig of their own. As they took the stage […]
Jack White @ the Paramount Theatre, 8/26/14 Show Review by Dagmar Jack White – photo courtesy of jackwhiteiii.com It’s really difficult for a band to get through, what is, for lack of a better phrase, trendy status. The White Stripes, as great as a band they were, hit trendy status in the mid-2000s. Though the […]
Porter Robinson with Giraffage @ WaMu Theater, 8/29 Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph Porter Robinson Music means different things to different people. To some, it’s the complex beauty of an 80-piece orchestra. To others, it’s the let your hair down rawness and storytelling of a blues riff. To the fans of Porter Robinson, […]
The Arctic Monkeys @ the Paramount, 8/11 Show Review & Photos by Dagmar Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys The Arctic Monkeys emerged last decade as one of the most important bands ever. Still a young band, they’ve been working together since 2002. This surprises me, as their newest album, AM, is so fresh and […]