Mura Masa, Thundercat, Fauna Shade & More

Posted on 07/23/2017 by BBS

Capitol Hill Block Party – Day 1, Fri. 7/21 w/Mura Masa, Thundercat, Fauna Shade & More
Photos by Alex Crick

Mura Masa

Details: Capitol Hill Block Party kicked off day one of its annual three-day festival on Friday, July 21st. Breaking it down by two stages, photographer Alex Crick brought back gorgeous shots of Main Stage acts Mura Masa, Thundercat and Noname, plus Neumos Stage’s Fauna Shade and Eastern Souvenirs. British electronic act Mura Masa, who comes highly recommended by Charli XCX, made his Seattle debut, while Thundercat most likely wins best hair of CHBP. Everett, Washington trio Fauna Shade hit the Neumos Stage with their self-described “Twins Peaks-creepy sunniness.” Very nice. Also check out the photos of Noname, a Chicago rapper who is appearing at a huge number of festivals this year, and Eastern Souvenirs, an eclectic Seattle artist. More photos soon of Capitol Hill Block Party happenings.

Mura Masa

Thundercat

Fauna Shade

Noname

Eastern Souvenirs

Mura Masa

Thundercat

Noname

Photos: Sabrina Carpenter @ Neptune Theatre

Posted on 07/17/2017 by Kirk

Singer-songwriter and actress Sabrina Carpenter recently played a sold-out show at the Neptune Theatre. The performance was at the frontend of her North American headlining De-Tour. Backed by a four member band and sister Sarah on backup vocals, Sabrina’s set was well over an hour and included a costume change. Near the end of the show, audience member Maggie came onstage and sang with Sabrina. New Hope Club opened, followed by Alex Aiono.

Sabrina Carpenter

Alex Aiono

New Hope Club

Photos: Warpaint @ the Showbox

Posted on 07/15/2017 by BBS

Warpaint @ the Showbox, 9/19/16
Photos by Casey Brevig

Warpaint

Details: Los Angeles-based quartet Warpaint make their third appearance in Back Beat Seattle with photos by Casey Brevig of the September 2016 show. These photos are part 9 of our Memory Lane Series. Warpaint have now released three albums on the Rough Trade label, and are an incredibly strong live band. Their tour manager and photographer, Robin Laananen, just released a photo book of Warpaint tours from seven years of touring, called US / THEN. Fans will want that. First, enjoy photos of the Seattle 2016 show with Facial.

Warpaint

Facial

Photos: Jessie Reyez @ Columbia City Theater

Posted on 07/08/2017 by Kirk

It was nice to have Toronto-based Jessie Reyez play south of the border on Canada Day. Backed by a DJ, Reyez was wrapping up her North American Kiddo Tour in support of her debut EP, Kiddo, released earlier this year. The all-ages show at the Columbia City Theater was packed. With her signature long curly hair and symbolic red balloon, the singer-songwriter entertained the crowd for nearly an hour. Near the end of her set, Reyez asked that the stage lights be turned off and for the audience to turn on their cell phone lights. Seattle-based R&B/pop singer EMI opened.

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Photos: Vans Warped Tour ’17 @ CenturyLink Field

Posted on 07/03/2017 by BBS

Vans Warped Tour ’17 @ CenturyLink Field – 6/16/17
Photos by Charitie Myers

Andy Black @ Vans Warped Tour – Seattle

Details: Vans Warped Tour ’17 kicked off its annual rock pilgrimage across America on June 16th in Seattle. Appearing at CenturyLink Field for the first time, this year’s tour saw the Warped debut of Black Veil Brides‘ Andy Biersack, AKA Andy Black. Seven stages included a hard rock stage for bands such as the Ataris and Strung Out, while the Journeys Left Foot Stage (Attila, I Prevail, Hawthorne Heights and New Years Day, and Right Foot Stage (Andy Black, Goldfinger, Our Last Night, Dance Gavin Dance Save Ferris and Memphis May Fire) seemed to especially catch photographer Charitie Myers attention. Emmure got some lense time, and who would miss Gwar? Vans Warped Tour is marching through so many locations, so if you’re near any of them, go!