I’ve loved EELS for a long time. However, I was a bit skeptical going to seeing them live for the first time because Mark Oliver’s voice is so calm and tranquil. However, Oliver showed enthusiasm for the music and excitement for the crowd. EELS have their own classic style: mellow at times, but rock ‘n’ […]
Bumbershoot 2011 was an experiment of sorts. In recent years the festival has tried to balance a mix of superstar headlining acts with engaging, exciting mid-tier talent and up-and-coming local acts. This year, for the first time in a long while, One Reel didn’t bank on superstar power to sell tickets. They tried to flesh […]
The Fleet Foxes performed at The Paramount on Tuesday night with The Walkmen. The Fleet Foxes took to the stage of the historic Seattle theater with wonderful humor and a folksy vibe. The Foxes were a very tight, entertaining band with an ethereal sound. To me, the only let down was the stage lighting. The […]
You don’t know The Soft Bombs? Change that. The quartet from California performed at the Sunset on Saturday night with all the groovy mood lighting you’d hope for from a band with an amazing, bewitching, trippy ’60s sound. I enjoyed every bit of their set. I honestly wish this band lived in Seattle because they’d […]
Seattle finally found its blue sky, just in time for Bumbershoot: Kris Orlowski was described as a troubadour, but when I saw the cello, violin, drums, guitar, etc. –I was hooked. Wagons hark from Australia–by way of the deep southern USA. I created the genre “nerdish country” just for them.