Photos: Watershed @ The Gorge Amphitheatre – Day 1

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About a dozen times each summer, a temporary encampment of 25,000 springs up at the Gorge Amphitheatre in eastern Washington for a weekend of music. The three-day Watershed country music festival happened over the last weekend in July – at the oasis in the desert. Close to 10 artists performed each day, split between the Main and Next From Nashville stages. Besides music, there were numerous additional activities for the crowd that was dominated by 20-somethings. The photos are shown in reverse chronological order – from the headliners in the evening on each stage, to the openers in the early afternoon.


Chris Stapleton


Lee Brice


Eric Paslay


Ashley McBryde


Maddie & Tae


Carter Winter


Michael Ray


Muscadine Bloodline


Josh Abbott Band


Tyler Rich

Photos: Hailey Knox @ Crocodile Café

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New York-based singer-songwriter Hailey Knox brought her soulful pop sound to the Crocodile Café on July 19th. She was on the road with R5 opening for their New Addictions Tour. In support of her debut EP A Little Awkward, Hailey was a one woman band with an electronic drum kit and guitar looping. Her set ended with the customary selfie with the audience. I ran into Hailey afterwards and we spent a few minutes taking some additional photos.


Hailey Knox

Photos: Diarrhea Planet @ the Tractor

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Diarrhea Planet @ the Tractor, 8/27/16
Photos by Alex Crick

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Diarrhea Planet

Details: Diarrhea Planet makes an appearance here in our Walk Down Memory Lane Series, part 10, with their show at the Tractor in August 2016. The Nashville rock band recently worked with a great fit in producer Vance Powell on album three, Turn to Gold. Powell has produced bands such as Kings of Leon, the Dead Weather, and Jars of Clay. See what we mean? And, for the Seattle date, another great live band, Hounds of the Wild Hunt, opened.

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Diarrhea Planet

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Hounds of the Wild Hunt

Video: Gary Numan’s “My Name Is Ruin”

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Artist: Gary Numan
Video: “My Name Is Ruin”
Why You Want to Watch: It’s a beautiful video directed by Chris Corner (IAMX). I love a great apocalyptic concept; this one was placed in Californian deserts. “My Name Is Ruin” features vocals from Numan’s daughter, Persia, who also creates a strong presence with her dad in the video. Very cool family. Look for Numan’s newest album, Savage (Songs From A Broken World), releasing on September 15th, with a giant tour beginning in October (I see you, November 22nd at the Neptune!!!).


Gary Numan


Gary Numan & Persia Numan