Photos and Review: Vans Warped Tour – The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada ravaged the main stage at The Gorge like few other bands at The Vans Warped Tour. This hard hitting Christian Metalcore band made no bones about their religious convictions and performed like it was their last performance. I really appreciated that as a fan of music. The Devil Wears Prada Performer: […]

Show Review & Photos: The Wiggles @ the Paramount

Admittedly, it did feel just a bit awkward arriving at Seattle’s beautiful Paramount Theater without a small child in tow to see international children’s music and TV stars The Wiggles perform. This time, I only brought my camera as my youngest child, a rabid fan of The Wiggles in her youngest years, was off to […]

Show Review & Photos: Arctic Monkeys @ Showbox SoDo

Bands like Arctic Monkeys, bands that ram into the world and actually influence their own generation and the one right behind them, come around every 20 years or so. They’d also rightly influence musicians who have been on the scene longer, and with their fourth album, Suck It And See, they’ve shown again why they […]

Show Review & Photos: Brent Amaker and the Rodeo @ the Tractor Tavern

Brent Amaker and the Rodeo plus Bunny Monroe messed up the Tractor Tavern really nice and dirty for a Spark & Shine (that’s their label) showcase. I also like to think they played extra well for me, because I extended my birthday celebrations last month to include seeing five cowboys play some sexy, perverse country […]