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 […]
The Westerlies?? That’s what I said too until I learned that they are an incredibly talented Indie Jazz brass quartet based in New York, originating from Seattle. The Westerlies have been publicly recognized by some of music’s brightest luminaries like Wynton Marsalis and Feist. On Monday night they performed for a packed Chapel Performance Space […]
This July Slightly Stoopid returned to Marymoor Park for the first time since Washington State legalized recreational marijuana use. Not that there was anything like that going on during the show – nothing like that happening. I kid. The event’s more than just an excuse to party – although that’s fine too – but a […]