Photos: Christine and the Queens @ Showbox SoDo

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Christine and the Queens @ Showbox SoDo – 10/23
Photos by Casey Brevig


Christine and the Queens

Christine and the Queens, the French musician Héloïse Letissier, just retweeted festive gay tweets‘ post on Twitter: “She could sing the end of the world and make it entertaining.” Sounds about right. Letissier, a singer-songwriter, sings in French and English and dances during her shows. She even has a dance troupe! Primarily singing in her native French, Christine and the Queens released her second album, Chris, in September. Thank you to photographer Casey Brevig for getting snaps of Christine and the Queens with the dancers. Loads of great action photos ahead:


Christine and the Queens

Photos: Gwar & Hatebreed @ Showbox SoDo

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Gwar & Hatebreed @ Showbox SoDo – 10/15
Photos by Casey Brevig


Gwar

Your self-described Lords and Masters, Gwar, pumped their “blood” all over Showbox SoDo in October. The metal band is still popular, even after losing their previous lead singer, Oderus Urungus. Now with a being called Blothar as their vocalist (who made his debut on last year’s Gwar album, The Blood of Gods), Gwar’s got a super fan base, known as Bohabs. It’s always admirable when groups can make it through such a loss and transition. And hey, do you like graphic novels? Gwar’s got a new one: The Enormogantic Fail. Connecticut metal quintet Hatebreed, who recently shared a video of cats who “Destroy Everything,” started the night.


Gwar


Photos: The Smashing Pumpkins & Metric @ KeyArena

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The Smashing Pumpkins & Metric @ KeyArena – 8/24
Photos by Alex Crick


The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins’ The Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour, named after the band’s 2018 album Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun., made an August stop in Seattle on August 24th. The tour’s shows included drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, guitarist James Iha and singer-guitarist Billy Corgan, which made a rare lineup to experience. Iha’s on the new release, a welcome back after having no involvement with the Smashing Pumpkins for 18 years. Keep their new album on your radar; the Rick Rubin-produced record has a November 16th release date. Canadian band Metric opened the Seattle show. They just had a fall album release for Art of Doubt, with a world tour in progress right now.



The Smashing Pumpkins


Metric

Show Preview: FIDLAR @ the Showbox, Tues. 10/30

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Show Preview: FIDLAR @ the Showbox, Tues. 10/30
~Dagmar


FIDLAR

Get a live taste of tracks from FIDLAR’s upcoming 2019 release, Almost Free (among other FIDLAR tracks, of course!) at the Showbox tomorrow night. The Los Angeles punk band, who gets its name from the phrase Fuck It Dog, Life’s a Risk, now has four albums on Mom + Pop Records. I’d check out other bands on that label as well, which includes Jagwar Ma, Neon Indian and Courtney Barnett. Basically, FIDLAR is in some fine company.

After forming in 2009, FIDLAR got their first album, FIDLAR, out in 2013. A quartet, including brothers Elvis and Max Kuehn, is very well known for their great live shows and powerful music. Also, FIDLAR has a girls-only mosh pit. Yes!! And the show is all ages as well.

Check out this link for tickets and more information on the show.

PS: I am enjoying the band’s Facebook page chronicling their current tour. The pop-up masked appearances are wonderful. Where will they turn up in Seattle?