Photos: SXSW 2018 – Portraits

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Merci Raines / Onstage performance on Day 5
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Whitney Rose / Onstage performance on Day 6
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Ariel Abshire / Onstage performance on Day 6
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Madison Malone / Onstage performance on Day 5
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Elise Trouw / Onstage performance on Day 4
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Lera Lynn / Onstage performance on Day 3
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Lucy Rose / Onstage performance on Day 6
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Pearl Charles / Onstage performance on Day 5
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Violetta Zironi / Onstage performance on Day 5
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Claudine Meinhardt / Onstage performance on Day 1
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Natalie Prass / Onstage performance on Day 3
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Katrina Cain of TOMKAT / Onstage performance on Day 1
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Jaimee Harris / Onstage performance on Day 1
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Kaela Sinclair / Onstage performance on Day 1
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Alice Phoebe Lou / Onstage performance on Day 1
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Music: Petit Biscuit’s “Problems Ft. Lido (Shallou Remix)”

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Artist: Petit Biscuit
Video: “Problems Ft. Lido (Shallou Remix)”
Why You Want to Watch: France’s Petit Biscuit is one of the best acts out there. I know this, as I saw him last year at the Neptune (I will actually have the photos I took of that show up soon). But back to the video. It’s a day in the life of Petit Biscuit preparing for a live show at Paradiso in Amsterdam. Loads of cool Paris and Amsterdam shots. . . and wait, there’s another video featuring Lido. You pick which one you like more. Hint: one has cats in it!

Photos: SXSW 2018 – Day 6

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SXSW week in Austin was coming to an end and Day 6 was the busiest with 15 performances – a third of them by local artists. It began with Jaimee Harris on Monday (Day 1) and concluded 67 shows later with Raye Zaragoza on Saturday (Day 6). One more installment will complete this year’s SXSW coverage … performers’ portraits taken during the six days.


Whitney Rose @ Threadgill’s / Texas / Day Party
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Ariel Abshire @ Southwest Invasion / Texas / Day Party
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Lucy Rose @ Latitude 30 / England / Day Party
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Annalise Azadian @ Seven Grand / New York / Official Showcase
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FLAVIA @ Mohawk Indoor / California / Official Showcase
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Ruby Jane Smith @ Shiner’s Saloon / Texas / Day Party
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Bea Troxel @ CU29 / Tennessee / Official Showcase
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Sarah Klang @ Cooper’s BBQ / Sweden / Official Showcase
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Charlie Faye and the Fayettes @ Threadgill’s / Texas / Day Party
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The Hinds @ Barracuda Backyard / Spain / Day Party
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India Ramey @ Cheer Up Charlie’s Inside / Tennessee / Official Showcase
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Raye Zaragoza @ CU29 / California / Official Showcase
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Zola Marsh @ Swan Dive / Israel / Official Showcase
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Ley Line @ Stephen F’s Bar / Texas / Official Showcase
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MADDEE @ Friends / Canada / Official Showcase
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Show Review & Photos: The Darkness @ the Showbox

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The Darkness @ the Showbox, 4/3/17
~ Review & Photos by Dagmar


The Darkness‘ Justin Hawkins

In April, I got to see the Darkness for the third time! I missed their first visit in Seattle back in 2004 (I think it was 2004 – in any case it was their first visit here after Permission to Land‘s release). A high fever kept me home that night, but I’ve managed to see their three recent Seattle shows. The band is really, really, really not one to be missed. They’re high energy and put on a lusty show.

They’ve stayed a top favorite of mine since the debut of Permission to Land. I’d stick with this band through anything I love them that much. Other bands come and go in my music orbit, but the Darkness have stuck. When I saw them earlier this month at the Showbox, I was aware the British group has had time to be part of other fans’ lives, too. Sometimes it throws me when I am around other fans. But these fans? They were a happy bunch. I would expect the Darkness to have happy fans. A woman right behind me, during the show, actually let out a super loud, sexy moan. . . Just watching the group. So yes, they are a happy bunch.

It’s not only that the Darkness have fun with their songs and shows, it’s that they do it damned well. I get the feeling they’re taking what they do seriously, while, naturally making it look easy. Easy it isn’t, and the Darkness have this enormous bond together as a band, assuring fans the group are their own Gang. Likewise, their bond with fans was obvious. Engaging leopard suit-clad singer-guitarist Justin Hawkins actually talked to the audience between many songs, breaking the performer-audience barrier also with conversation. The band members were all perfection.

And the songs. . . check out that fabulous setlist, which you can see below. Top moments for me were “Barbarian,” “Solid Gold,” “Every Inch of You” (this was phenomenal) and “Get Your Hands off My Woman.” Every moment of the show honestly rocked. Now that they’ve made three albums since 2012, including last year’s Pinewood Smile, maybe we will even get to see them in Seattle again soon. If I began a rating system of five kisses, this show would be a xxxxx.


The Darkness

Setlist:

Open Fire – Last of Our Kind
Love Is Only a Feeling – Permission to Land
Black Shuck – Permission to Land
One Way Ticket – One Way Ticket to Hell. . . and Back
Givin’ Up – Permission to Land
All the Pretty Girls – Pinewood Smile
Barbarian – Last of Our Kind
Buccaneers of Hispaniola – Pinewood Smile
Friday Night – Permission to Land
Every Inch of You – Hot Cakes
Solid Gold – Pinewood Smile
Stuck in a Rut – Permission to Land
Get Your Hands off My Woman – Permission to Land
Growing on Me – Permission to Land

Japanese Prisoner of Love – Pinewood Smile
I Believe in a Thing Called Love – Permission to Land

More Photos of the Darkness @ the Showbox

Photos: HAIM @ WaMu Theater

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HAIM – sisters Alana, Danielle and Este Haim (L-R) – played to a near-capacity crowd at the WaMu Theater. Backed by drums and keys, the rambunctious siblings are on the road in support of the sophomore release, Something to Tell You. Seattle was the second stop on their three-month Sister Sister Sister tour that includes North America and Europe. Minneapolis-based rapper Lizzo opened.


HAIM


Lizzo