Ghost Town Riot has a sweepingly huge sound to their songs. The Seattle band caught my attention because its drummer Jeff Brown was in Aruvius Thud, another Seattle band – one I caught onto a bit too late – but I am hoping I have discovered this band for myself right when I should. I […]
Don’t hate Duran Duran because they’re beautiful – they will never be able to change that. Do love them for their music, which continues to create emotional and dramatic landscapes. Their latest works, 2011’s All You Need is Now and 2007’s Red Carpet Massacre display confident and probing sounds. The glamorous band, including two founding […]
Over the decades, there have been tons of musical parodists, but none as famous as one. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a fellow American who hasn’t heard of Weird Al Yankovic. From his early parodies of Queen and Michael Jackson, to his recent jabs at Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga, Weird Al has managed to […]
Big and Rich Party is the only word that came to mind as I watched Big and Rich, Gretchen Wilson, and Cowboy Troy entertain country fans at The Puyallup Fair main stage Monday night. It all started out pretty standard for a country concert. Cowboy hats…check, Bud…Check, camo…check, girls in tight jeans and boots…check. […]
London’s Bush turned up at the Neptune on Thursday evening. I will read that sentence again and again. Why? Because I didn’t know if I would ever get to see Bush perform and the Neptune has long been a movie theater in Seattle, not a live venue. Somehow Bush the band and Neptune the live […]