5 Seconds of Summer & Hey Violet, 8/28/16
Photos by Kirsey Sutton
Details: 5 Seconds of Summer’s Sounds Live Feels Live White River Ampitheatre tour date finds itself as part 3 of our Memory Lane Series. The Australian quartet has now travelled the world officially as headliners – great job! In December 2016, the band turned five years old; one of their accomplishments is creating their own label, Hi or Hey Records, which includes tour mates, Hey Violet.
5 Seconds of Summer
Hey Violet
Artist: Blaenavon
Blaenavon – photo by Charlotte Patmore
Video: “Orthodox Man”
Why You Want to Watch: I can’t stop listening to or watching this English band. That’s how much I love them. They were my top pick for the entire SXSW Music Festival (we’ll have photos from that show up to lead off our SXSW, by the way), and they’re from beautiful Hampshire. They’ve now played SXSW twice! The video for “Orthodox Man” was directed by Francesca Cansarino during a visit to NYC. That’s Your Lot, the band’s debut LP, will be available April 7th.
Modest Mouse & Brand New @ KeyArena, 7/30/16
Modest Mouse photos by Casey Brevig
Brand New photos by Josh Daniels
Details: Memory Lane Series Part 2 features Modest Mouse and Brand New, who co-headlined KeyArena in July 2016. Originally from Issaquah, Washington, Modest Mouse celebrates worldwide popularity – and tour as an eight-member band. Always a favorite live act, they’ll have a few dates in May-June of 2017. And note: Their most recent album, Strangers to Ourselves, was recorded singer-guitarist’s Isaac Brock’s own studio, Ice Cream Party. Long Island’s Brand New has not released an album since 2009, but performed their newest song, “I Am a Nightmare.”
Modest Mouse
Brand New
Sting & Peter Gabriel @ KeyArena, 7/21/16
Photos by Tino Tran
Details: Part 1 of our Memory Lane Series is Sting and Peter Gabriel at KeyArena in June 2016. Walk Down Memory Lane is a new series, which will feature show photos, that, unfortunately did not find themselves on Back Beat Seattle yet. But we believe photos are forever and always relevant.
Sting and Peter Gabriel have toured together before, and called 2016’s tour the Rock Papers Scissors Tour. That’s not a typo! Since the tour, Sting bravely played the re-opening date of Bataclan, the Parisian club that suffered a terror attack in 2015. He’s also got his own 57th & 9th tour going on right now. One of Gabriel’s most recent works is “I’m Amazing,” a tribute to Muhammad Ali.
Sting & Peter Gabriel
Wrabel w/ Molly Kate Kestner @ the Triple Door, 3/14/17
Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph
Appearing onstage in a purple jacket, gold slip on shoes, and with a grand piano, singer-songwriter Wrabel displayed a beautifully soaring voice which had an almost haunting quality.
He was a very playful soul who shared his life experiences, and his past loves, in song and personal anecdotes. Wrabel took the time to explain how his romances inspired his music, and in some cases, didn’t.
Wrabel joked that if the person you are with asks if the song is about him, always answer that it’s just a song. He had a fun back and forth with his equally fun audience. Late in the show, Wrabel reminisced playing at the Washington State Fair and having an earthquake burger and elephant ears. The crowd cracked up every time he relayed his stories.
Wrabel’s “Ten Feet Tall,” featuring Afrojack and “Ritual,” featuring Marshmellow can be found at Wrabel Music.
Wrabel
