Citizen Cope Citizen Cope @ Showbox SoDo, 10/3 Show Review & Photos by Heather Fitzpatrick I have written about and taken photos of Citizen Cope before and of course I could again use words such as amazing, exceptional, poetic, genius, stunning, etc. . . This time I round I am going to tell you a […]
Smashing Pumpkins I had the great opportunity of shooting The Smashing Pumpkins at the Comcast Arena. As a photographer, I was fighting for light to capture a shot that would do the band justice. When I relayed that sentiment to my friend Steve, who is a real Pumpkins fan, he said “That’s Billy Corgan. You’re […]
Aimee Mann Hot off of her new record CHARMER (featuring The shins frontman James Mercer) Aimee Mann thrilled her fans at The Neptune with an intimate performance. She joked about taking requests and the audience took her up on it. They started yelling every song ever written by Aimee over the past decades. The fun […]
Melvins Lite & Big Business @ Showbox Market, 9/6 Review by M. Crossley Photos by Rod Tipton Seminal- adj. 1. Of, relating to, containing, or conveying semen or seed. 2. Of, relating to, or having the power to originate; creative. 3. Highly influential in an original way; constituting or providing a basis for further development. […]
MusicfestNW – 9/5-9/9 Show Reviews & Photos by Abby Williamson School of Seven Bells This year was my third MusicfestNW in a row, but my first time covering it for Back Beat Seattle. It’s an interesting festival, without food vendors, temporary stages and tents – well there are a few of those, but the majority […]