Music: Tennis’ “Ladies Don’t Play Guitar”

Posted on 08/14/2016 by Dagmar

Tennis‘ Alaina Moore & Patrick Riley

Song:“Ladies Don’t Play Guitar”
Why You Want to Listen: Denver, Colorado’s duo Tennis (Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley) has released a brand new track. The song, “Ladies Don’t Play Guitar,” kicks major ass. Singer/songwriter/keyboardist Moore says:

“Ladies Don’t Play Guitar” was the first line I wrote after finishing Ritual In Repeat. It reflects all the times I was told to ‘get out from behind the keyboard and be a front person’–as though my instrument was a prop rather than sonically integral–to smile more, to make eye contact with my bandmates during a show, to look more like I’m ‘having a good time,’ or the many instances in which my writing credits were mistakenly attributed to my husband. I took a very intentional break from songwriting until I felt like I had something to say. Finally, I do.”

Photos: Monolord @ Barboza

Posted on 08/13/2016 by BBS

Swedish rock trio Monolord performed at Seattle’s Barboza last week. When asked in There’s Something Hard in There about Monolord, guitarist/singer Thomas V Jäger replied, “We are just three guys that like to play heavy music, drink coffee and touring.” Cool! I’m not sure if there’s going to be another Monolord album or EP this year, but they did just release, as in yesterday, “Lord of Suffering/Die in Haze.” All Seattle (which happened to be the start of the North American tour) photos by Jonathan Leung:

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Photos: Watershed @ The Gorge Amphitheatre- Day 2

Posted on 08/10/2016 by Kirk

Day 2 of Watershed was a bit cooler, but high winds delayed Haley Georgia opening on the Main stage. And two hours later, just before Raelynn was to come out, the stage was shut down again and thousands had to be cleared from the bowl. All artists were able to perform though by shortening and delaying their sets. The talented Bailey Bryan started the day on the Next From Nashville stage and Jason Aldean headlined that evening on the Main stage. Like the Day 1 photos, they are in reverse chronological order.

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Photos: Muse @ KeyArena

Posted on 08/09/2016 by Dagmar

Muse @ KeyArena, 12/12/15
Photos by Dagmar

Matthew Bellamy of Muse

British trio Muse appeared (with an awesome light show) at KeyArena in December 2015. I’m a firm believer in “rather late than never,” but even with that, I apologize for not sharing my Muse photos earlier. The extraordinary group, who played a superb set incorporating lasers, takes its place on my British Bands Seen Live in 2015 list (if you’re into this, I’ve already included Rixton, Kaiser Chiefs and the Wombats). While one of Seattle’s excellent thunderstorms did its thing, inside KeyArena all we heard was a frequently hard rocking – near metal – Muse. The Drones World Tour, which featured Seattle in its North American leg, actually continues through most August, ending in Poland. I just looked at Muse’s Wikipedia page, and I see that the only date Muse had to cancel during nearly 15 months of touring was Istanbul, Turkey. And that was because of an attempted coup. They’re a powerful and resilient band.

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More Photos of Muse @ KeyArena

Setlist:
Drones -Drones
Psycho – Drones
Reapers – Drones
Dead Inside – Drones
Interlude – Absolution
Hysteria – Absolution
Citizen Erased – Origin of Symmetry
The 2nd Law: Isolated System – The 2nd Law
The Handler – Drones
Supermassive Black Hole – Black Holes and Revelations
Prelude – The 2nd Law
Starlight – Black Holes and Revelations
Feeling Good – Origin of Symmetry
Munich Jam
Madness – The 2nd Law
Undisclosed Desires – The Resistance
[JFK] – Drones
Revolt – Drones
Time Is Running Out – Absolution
Uprising – The Resistance
The Globalist – Drones
Drones (Reprise) – Drones

Encore:
Mercy – Drones
Knights of Cydonia – Black Holes and Revelations

Photos: Watershed @ The Gorge Amphitheatre – Day 1

Posted on 08/08/2016 by Kirk

Watershed – the 3-day country music festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre – is so popular that it’s been extended to two weekends. The outdoor venue seats over 27,000 and is located above the Columbia River. It is consistently rated one of the most beautiful venues in the country. About 12 artists performed each day, split between the Main and Next From Nashville stages. The audience consisted of mainly 20-somethings, with bikinis and cowboy boots as the typical female attire. The first day was the hottest at 102F, but cooled off the next two days. The photos below are in reverse chronological order – from the headliners in the evening on each stage, to the openers in the early afternoon.

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