Two weeks ago, patrons at Seattle’s Tractor Tavern were privy to a rare performance by Gruff Rhys, a true mad scientist of modern music. Better known as the frontman for Welsh experimental-pop group Super Furry Animals, Rhys is an accomplished and innovative artist in his own right, and was in Seattle as part of a […]
“Take me as I am, or not at all,” ends “Schumacher the Champagne,” the final track off The Wombats‘ latest CD, The Wombats Proudly Present . . . This Modern Glitch, and it might just be the band’s anthem. The Wombats happily wrapped Saturday night’s crowd at the Crocodile around their little fingers. Those same […]
Lenny Kravitz opened for U2 on Saturday night with an abbreviated set including his biggest hits. Before this show I never thought of Kravitz and his band as jam band material, but after stretching the first four songs out in overly extended arrangements I’m convinced Kravitz and his band rank up there with the best […]
Newton’s Third Law of Motion: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The Japanese culture is particularly intriguing for its attraction to extremes. On one hand you have a quiet, polite society devoted to beauty and detail, humble and group-oriented, and on the other hand you have. . . well, you have […]
When most people think Jimmy Eat World they probably think one-hit wonder. This could not be farther from the truth. On Friday at Showbox SoDo the band pulled hit after hit out of their songbook. Many of their deep album cuts even sound like hits. They are also one of those bands that sound just […]