Rising Appalachia, fronted by sisters Leah and Chloe Smith, headlined at Showbox at the Market last week in support of their latest album, Wider Circles. Backed by Biko Casini (percussion) and David Brown (guitar/bass), the sisters sang and played their folk music on a variety of instruments. Dustin Thomas opened and later joined Rising Appalachia during their set.
Chloe (L) and Leah Smith
Rising Appalachia
Dustin Thomas
Two very different acts, G-Eazy and Tame Impala got photographed by Casey Brevig during Bumbershoot’s third day. For Tame Impala, this appearance was the last you’ll see from them in Seattle, or anywhere, through 2017, as last week, the band announced they’d be taking a hiatus next year. Oakland, California’s G-Eazy, however, already has dates set for January and March. Thank you to both acts: you are two popular bands on this site (and of course, elsewhere).
G-Eazy
Tame Impala
Band: Peking Duk
Why You Want to Watch: Lady and the Tramp gets a 2016 update (to me, anyway) in Peking Duk’s video for “Stranger feat. Elliphant,” featuring a Doberman Pinscher and, I think, a Lhasa Apso. Peking Duk, a Canberra, Australia duo, had director Lior Molcho (he’s directed videos for Sia, Elle King & others) at the helm of this one. Some backstory, from the band itself: We quickly gravitated towards the simple idea of following the story in the lyrics. . . . We wanted to capture the feeling that everyone has felt at least once at the end of a big night. We wanted to reproduce those times where you want to keep the night going, and preferably with someone else riding that same wave as you. When it’s done right it can be magical. . . To make it lighter and truly show everyone how we see the story, we decided to use physical dog actors instead of humans. Deep down inside we’re all dogs. We are stoked with how quickly it came together!”
Very cute video to accompany a very good song!
Stars of “Stranger feat. Elliphant”
English singer-songwriter Låpsley and her band played at the Neptune Theatre in support of her debut album, Long Way Home, released earlier this year. The 20-year-old, whose real name is Holly Låpsley Fletcher, is gaining traction after appearances on The Today Show and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Seattle-based NAVVI opened, followed by Aquilo.
Låpsley
Aquilo
NAVVI
Making a stop in Seattle before Halloween, Sum 41 brought its Don’t Call It a Sum-Back tour to the Neptune Theatre. We’re happy to see the Canadian band back in action after singer-guitarist Deryck Whibley spent some time in the hospital recently, and one good thing to come of his treatment is the new Sum 41 album, 13 Voices. Whibley shared: “I had to learn how to do everything again – my motor skills, learning how to play guitar again. . . I couldn’t even walk at the time. . . I don’t think I would have recovered as quickly, or even at all. Writing music gave me a purpose.” Thank you, Sum 41, and to photographer Monica Martinez for the photos of them and openers, Senses Fail.
Sum 41
Senses Fail – all photos by Monica Martinez