Photos: Róisín Murphy @ Mezzanine

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Róisín Murphy @ Mezzanine, San Francisco, 11/10/16
Photos by Josh Armstrong


Róisín Murphy

Part 16 of Back Beat Seattle’s Memory Lane series features Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy. One of BBS’ photographers, Josh Daniels, made a fall trip to San Francisco, and how could we not help him get a photo pass for this show? Thanks to Murphy’s publicist, permission was granted! The performance included numerous costumes, and Murphy herself, of course, so these are well worth checking out. Murphy, who was the singer in the now disbanded Moloko, received a Mercury Prize nomination in 2016 for Hairless Toys.


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Video: The Kooks’ “Broken Vow”

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Band: The Kooks
Song: “Broken Vow”
Why You Want To Watch: The Kooks made a cool video (literally, there’s ice in it) for “Broken Vow,” one of two new songs on The Best of. . . So Far, a Kooks greatest hits album. Digging in to the Internet drew to my attention that the video’s director, Charlie Paul, helms ITCH FILM, an English ad and creative company. Naturally, I was drawn specifically to the cat section. The Kooks themselves are finishing their newest album, which required that they reschedule the planned 2017 headline tour. Those dates include a June 1st, 2018 appearance at Showbox SoDo.


The Kooks

Photos: Death Valley Girls @ Chop Suey

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Death Valley Girls w/ Branden Daniel and the Chics & Eli @ Chop Suey, 9/24/17
Photos by Simon Krane


Bonnie Bloomgarden of Death Valley Girls

Yes, Death Valley Girls lists the night time as their influence on Facebook. The Californian quartet spent an evening at Chop Suey in September, sharing their garage vibes, and also sharing the stage with Seattle’s Branden Daniel and the Chics and Eli. Signed with Burger Records (home of Dwarves, FIDLAR, Audacity), Death Valley Girls did not ask us to share the following information: Last month, the band’s van transmission went out: Oh no! But one of their friends kindly created a GoFundMe to help out. Just throwing that out there.


Death Valley Girls


Branden Daniel and the Chics


Eli

Photos: Miller Campbell @ Steel Creek

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Rising Seattle country performer Miller Campbell opened for Danielle Bradbery at Steel Creek in Tacoma. Backed by Morgan Wick on guitar and Caleb Morgan on bass, Miller began her set with “Obsession,” the first single off her upcoming album, Sweet Whiskey. The enthusiastic audience were treated to several more tunes off the record, plus a few covers. Miller will have her debut album release show at the Tractor Tavern on November 15.


Miller Campbell