Photos: The Shins, Foxygen & Day Wave @ Marymoor Park

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The Shins, Foxygen & Day Wave – 9/23/17
Photos by Peter Dervin
Memory Lane Series, part 37


The Shins‘ James Mercer

Another cool set of photos by Peter Dervin, these ones taken at the Shins’ Marymoor Park headlining performance in ’17. Last year and this year, the Shins did a very intriguing thing: after releasing Heartworms in ’17, they redid that album in ’18. Called The Worm’s Heart, the album was “flipped”, which means the band made new versions of every track. Remakes are always exciting. Also on the bill for the Marymoor Park date were California’s Foxygen and Day Wave.


The Shins


Foxygen


Day Wave

Photos: Slightly Stoopid & Stick Figure @ Marymoor Park

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Slightly Stoopid & Stick Figure, 6/8/18
Photos by Casey Brevig

Slightly Stoopid and Stick Figure enjoyed outdoor shows with fans on a beautiful June day at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington. Congratulations to the rock/reggae San Diegans Slightly Stoopid, who have made a very successful go of having summer tours! They’ve brought artists such as Dirty Heads, Iration and Rebelution with them. This time, reggae band Stick Figure, who has their own dog, Cocoa the Tour Dog (see below), was one of the openers. Keep an eye out for Everday Life, Everyday People, Slightly Stoopid’s eighth album, with the release date of Friday the 13th.


Miles Doughty of Slightly Stoopid


Slightly Stoopid


Stick Figure


Atmosphere

Photos: Rainbow Kitten Surprise & Caamp @ Showbox SoDo

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Rainbow Kitten Surprise & Caamp @ Showbox SoDo, 5/3/18
Photos by Alex Crick


Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Boone, North Carolina’s Rainbow Kitten Surprise headlined Showbox SoDo on May 3rd, just a few weeks following the release of their big label debut album, How to: Friend, Love, Freefall. I’ve read the band doesn’t like classifying their sound, but for production duties on How to. . . they worked with Jay Joyce. Joyce has produced artists such as Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Keith Urban, putting Rainbow Kitten Surprise in the category of music that knows how to cross over. Indie-folk duo Caamp, from Ohio, opened.


Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Caamp

Photos: KT Tunstall @ Marymoor Park

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KT Tunstall opened for Barenaked Ladies at Marymoor Park in Redmond, east of Seattle. Her solo set – accompanied by looping – was in support of her most recent album, KIN. After playing her first hit from 2004, “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,” she imitated the audience saying, “Oh! She’s the one who sang that song!” Watch for KT’s sixth studio album this fall and a tour stop in October.


KT Tunstall

Photos: Yes & Todd Rundgren – Yestival @ Tulalip Ampitheatre

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Yes & Todd Rundgren – Yestival @ Tulalip Ampitheatre, 9/3/17
Photos by Peter Dervin
Memory Lane Series, part 36

The Seattle area has been lucky to have Yes play two shows in the last two years: Tulalip in 2017, and Woodinville in 2018. The 2017 concert was part of the Yestival tour, while the 2018 concert was one date of the 50th Anniversary tour. Congratulations on that anniversary! Todd Rundgren, who opened in 2017, has also been busy with six albums already released this decade. There are loads of opportunities to catch both bands again right now, so check them out.


Yes


Todd Rundgren


Yes