February 20th, 2016 found EMP hosting Sound Off!‘s semifinals number 2. R&b singer-songwriter Paris Alexa won first place, while psychedelic artist Animal Camera got the second place spot. Congrats to them and to Travis Thompson (Audience Favorite!) and Crews for battling it out. All photos by Simon Krane:
Paris Alexa
Animal Camera
Travis Thompson
Crews
Kicking off his “Surfing To Shockwave” tour, Joe Satriani rocked the Paramount with his incredible guitar licks and his magnetic stage presence. He’s immensely talented with a sterling history and he seems to really enjoy entertaining the audience. He’s one show that I look forward to when he comes to Seattle.
The evening wasn’t without its mishaps however. There was an issue with a guitar not working correctly and with a stage screen that fell. The audience got it and they weren’t bothered at all. Joe Satriani joked about opening tour teething problems.
His latest record SHOCKWAVE SUPERNOVA is incredible.
Joe Satriani
Photographer: John Rudolph
Coeur De Pirate (singer-songwriter Béatrice Martin) recently played at Neumos. Her stop in Seattle was in support of her most recent album, Roses, released last year. The audience loved her songs in both English and French. Fresh off an appearance on The Today Show, another Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth B opened.
Coeur de Pirate
Ruth B
Progressive indie pop rockers Alvarez Kings played a sold-out event at Showbox at the Market over the weekend. The four-member band is on tour with Melanie Martinez in support of their debut release, Fear To Feel. Simon Thompson, Paul Thompson, Sean Parkin and Richard Walker make up the London-based group. Near the end of their set, they asked the 1000+ audience to turn on their cell phone lights, which made the venue glow.
Alvarez Kings
Sound Off! 2016 Semifinals have begun!!! Seattle’s COSMOS, Vancouver, BC’s Jazzy Tee, Woodinville, WA’s Copalis, and Lake Forest Park, WA’s Party Shark were the first bands to perform in this year’s annual competition at the EMP Museum. COSMOS came out on top with their R&B/hip-hop sound. In second place was some more R&B/hip-hop, Jazzy Tee. Party Shark and Copalis came in third and fourth, respectively. All photos by Simon Krane:
Semifinals #2 takes place on Saturday, February 20th.
COSMOS
Jazzy Tee
Party Shark
Copalis
COSMOS
Jazzy Tee
Party Shark
Copalis