Blues guitarist John Hammond will have been on the road for an incredible fifty years as of 2012, and last night he brought his rich voice and authentic style to Seattle’s Jazz Alley, recalling the gritty Deep South sounds of Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, and Muddy Waters. Hammond’s quiet, easy, and personable stage patter contrasted […]
Photos and content by Jill Rachel Photography. Thursday, February 10th was the Ladies Night Out, Volume 2 R&B concert at ShoWare in Kent. The center was filled with 75% women, most of them over the age of 25. The goal of Ladies Night was to have their event at a central place with no violence […]
Less than a year ago, Ke$ha was set to make her debut Seattle-area appearance opening for Rihanna until the main tour was canceled due to lack of ticket sales. Last night, the controversial pop star finally made it to Seattle, this time not only headlining her own show, but selling out the venue, proving that […]
Seattle’s Showbox at the Market had a distinctly Far Eastern flavor last night as dance troupe Bellydance Superstars brought their latest stage production, “Bombay Bellywood,” to an entranced crowd of admirers. Bellydancing has been steadily gaining in popularity for the last decade or so as both art and exercise, celebrated as sensual, sexy, and accepting […]
The Church, an Australian alt-band very popular since the 1980s, rocked the Triple Door to a packed house Tuesday night. There was a definite buzz amongst the fans that The Church was going to play 3 full albums during the Future-Past-Perfect show. They actually played for nearly 4 hours without an opening act! The Church […]