The fantastic double bill of Rancid and Dropkick Murphys performed at WaMu Theater on August 16th. Their co-headlining Boston to Berkeley Tour took them literally from Boston (Dropkick Murphys’ home) to Berkeley (Rancid’s home), and all other points in between. Next up, Dropkick Murphys head to South America and France in the fall for shows (oh that must suck! get that sarcasm?), while Rancid recently appeared on Conan and some of the band were made honorary captains of their local MLS soccer teams. Each band has made their massive presence known in the punk music genre, and we’re so thrilled we got to cover this show. It means a lot.
Day 3 of Watershed, with 8 artists performing on the Main and Next From Nashville stages, concluded the festival. The sun and festive atmosphere continued. The photos are shown in reverse chronological order – from the headliners in the evening on each stage, to the openers in the early afternoon.
Bumbershoot’s final day is tonight, Sunday, September 3rd ! First, a bit of news for you, in the form of a cancellation. Trio Haim had to call off their set today, as singer/guitarist Danielle Haim is sick with laryngitis. Haim posted a sweet note on their Facebook, while Danielle Haim left this nice video message – get better soon!
But plenty of other bands will be there, such as the following artists. It’s mostly an electronic music kind of day.
ODESZA plays its first show in the area since July’s Capitol Hill Block Party. I list them as my number one band to see at this year’s Bumbershoot, and I would expect a large number of people lining up to see them. I’m gigantically awaiting their new album, A Moment Apart. The album, with songs featuring Regina Spektor and Leon Bridges, is set for a September 8th release. Mark your calendars.
New Jersey electronic trio Cash Cash, including DJ brothers, Alex Makhlouf and Jean Paul Makhlouf, plus another DJ named Samuel Frisch, had a song out last year called “Take Me Home.” I love this song. I love the vocals by Bebe Rexha. Should be a great set.
An English duo with a Japanese name, HONNE (meaning one’s behavior in public/following expectations), have a great sundown/outdoor set at Fisher Green. Back in 2014, The Telegraph wrote, “HONNE’s futuristic soul is destined to re-invent babymaking music.
Death Cab for Cutie’s guitarist Dave Depper played in several area groups before he joined the band. He also recorded as a solo artist, starting with The Ram Project in 2010. You might not know this. I’ve familiarized myself with his very attractive 2017 release, Emotional Freedom Technique, which came out on a Portland label. Why is that particularly interesting to me? Because the label is called Tender Loving Empire, part of a store selling quite unique things. I think that’s pretty cool.
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And this isn’t a music item, but check out these wonderful rabbit figures. They are on the festival grounds:
Installment 10 of our Memory Lane Series catches rapper Ja Rule and R&B artist Ashanti performing at the Showbox. The two have collaborated numerous times, including on “Down 4 U,” a track Ashanti revealed in Billboard as one of her favorites with Ja Rule. In fact, the pair seems to enjoy working with each other so much, they have two shows in California this weekend, and will actually have a Thanksgiving Eve show in Atlantic City.
All set for day 2 of Bumbershoot? Saturday, September 2nd has more cool electronic music to experience. The festival turned 46 this year, and it wants to dance with you. Or just dance.
Big Wild released his debut EP, Invincible, this year. Rejoice. Really, rejoice. The DJ (Jackson Stell) has done some great remixes of Odesza and Hundred Waters, as well.
Following Big Wild, Dillon Francis headlines your Saturday night. I’ve waited for something new from him for *one* long year. And he has delivered with
G-Eazy on “Say Less.”
Beloved Seattle quartet, Tacocat, pretty much just off their Coachella debut this year, play the Fisher Green Stage. I also enjoy their Faceboook page, which provides pictorial evidence that this band loves animals – just like I do!
They nearly won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording with “Drinkee.” The duo, Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern, got major attention with the song, which is sung in Portuguese. They’re repped by some of the same folks who worked with Scissor Sisters, so I have high hopes for this group.
