Local country singer-songwriter Megs McLean headlined at Capps Club in Kenmore for her last show of the year. Backed by Tim Fernley (bass), Ilya Ignatov (guitar) and Josh Willaert (drums), Megs sang songs from her EP, Out Of School, as well as several covers. Be sure to see her at one of several shows around Seattle in January. Megs and her band took a few minutes after their set for some portraits.
Megs McLean
Band: The 1975
Why You Want to Watch: I can’t say how much I love the 1975’s song “Somebody Else.” A lot! I love it loads. The video for it, directed by Tim Mattia (who’s directed other videos for the band), is an unsettling but beautiful night in the life of singer Matthew Healy’s imagination. Healy gets to display more of his acting chops (makes sense, his parents are actors) in the piece the label’s presser describes like this: Picking up where the video for “A Change Of Heart” left off, “Somebody Else” continues to see the band taking their unique aesthetic to new heights. . . [it] follows Healy through the murky world of a Lynchian night-time London, struggling with self -obsession in the face of heart-break.”
Kris Orlowski w/ the Hollers & Silver Torches, 5/6/16
Photos by Kirsey Sutton
Kris Orlowski
Details: Seattle’s Kris Orlowski celebrated the release of his 2016 release, Often in the Pause, at the Crocodile in May. Bonus: the album is available on the very cool vinyl. Double bonus and congratulations: Orlowski got engaged in August! Congratulations to him and his special lady. For May’s show, Orlowski was joined by two additional Seattle acts, the Hollers and Silver Torches.
Kris Orlowski
The Hollers
Silver Torches
VHS w/Creative Adult & GAG @ the Black Lodge, 4/21/16
Photos by Monica Martinez
VHS
Details: Seattle’s – and Reno, Nevada’s – punk band VHS (Violent Human System) headlined the DIY venue the Black Lodge in April. After releasing its debut, Choking on the Fruit, last year, VHS has gotten quite a large number of local shows. That list of shows includes a spot on Macefield Music Festival’s lineup. VHS was joined by Creative Adult, a Bay Area band, and Olympia’s GAG.
VHS
Creative Adult
GAG
Suicide Girls @ the Crocodile – 4/22/16
Photos by Casey Brevig
Suicide Girls
Details: Our second installment of Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque photographs come from Casey Brevig, who attended April’s show at the Crocodile. The troupe is already gearing up for next year’s tour, which will find them returning to Seattle with a June 14th Showbox performance – save the date! Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Donnie Darko and more get represented in these photos. . . what will the girls do next?
