Show Review: Slowdive & Low @ the Neptune

Slowdive & Low @ the Neptune, 11/4/14 Review by Nick Nihil Slowdive Admittedly I hadn’t actually listened to Slowdive before their show, an assignment I picked up at the last minute, but the way folks seemed to wax nostalgically eloquent upon their ambient, shoegazey glory, I figured they’d probably be up my vine. Plus, Low […]

Show Review: Mark Lanegan @ the Neptune

Mark Lanegan @ the Neptune, 10/29/14 Show Review by Ira Leonard Mark Lanegan Mark Lanegan is a performer of such striking gravitas that I am certain he could stand at a microphone and read from a Betty Crocker cookbook and it would be compelling. Blessed with a baritone voice of unburnished gold, a natural sense […]

Show Review & Photos: Margaret Cho @ Tacoma Comedy Club

Margaret Cho @ Tacoma Comedy Club, 11/5/14 Show Review & Photos by Geoffrey Gribbin Margaret Cho On a rainy evening in Tacoma, Washington Margaret Cho takes the stage, her gritty humor and raw edginess are spared not. She immediately dives into her routine with a vengeance, including references to her fallen comrades. Her closeness to […]

Show Review and Photos: Mudhoney with Girl Trouble @ Olympia Film Society

Mudhoney with Girl Trouble @ Olympia Film Society, 11/7/14 Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph Mudhoney Two of the most enduring Northwest bands, Mudhoney and Girl Trouble played to a packed house at the vintage Olympia Theater and Olympia Film Society on Friday night. In many ways, the show was a reunion. The Olympia […]

Show Review & Photos: Kasabian @ Showbox at the Market

Kasabian @ Showbox at the Market, 10/4/14 Show Review & Photos by Dagmar Kasabian‘s Tom Meighan The consistently awesome Kasabian smashed up Showbox at the Market on October 4th. The Leicester, England quartet has five albums to date; each one is excellent and proof of a magical band. I’ve been a fan of this group […]