On a fall Seattle evening, twenty one pilots took over the Paramount’s stage. The Columbus, Ohio pair enjoyed huge success this year and in 2014, with 2015’s Blurryface hitting number one on the Billboard Charts. They also performed “Heavydirtysoul” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon recently. Congratulations! Look for several big twenty one pilots tours in 2016. California quartet Echosmith opened.
All photos by Casey Brevig:
twenty one pilots
Echosmith
Artist: POWERS
Song/Video: “Hot”
Why You Want to Listen/Watch: A one take shot video featuring POWERS’ Mike Del Rio & Crista Ru. Great song, great video, and great hula hooping skills by Ru.
Details: Again, just one take for this beauty. If you want more POWERS, grab their sweet disco EP, Legendary.
POWERS – photo by Matt Licari
Artist: Bigfoot Wallace & His Wicked Sons
Song: “Get the Cats Together (It’s Christmas Time)”
Why You Want to Listen: Seattle’s Bigfoot Wallace & His Wicked Sons play mighty fine “dirty garbage trash music,” as they describe it. I have yet to see BW&HWSs live, but am into them. And yes, there is a Christmas song from the band!
“Get the Cats Together (It’s Christmas Time)“
Bigfoot Wallace & His Wicked Sons – photo by Allyce Andrew
Self-styled badass country outlaw, Nikki Lane, recently returned to Seattle to headline at Neumos. It was good to see her and her band play again, just two months after their performance at Bumbershoot. Frequently on the road, Nikki is touring in support of her most recent release, All or Nothing.
Nikki Lane
It was a musical evening with four Seattle bands at Neumos. Bod, Draemhouse, and Midnight Fortress opened – then Thunderpussy took the stage. Molly Sides (vocals), Whitney Petty (guitar), Leah Julius (bass), and Lena Simon (drums) all put on a rocking, dancing, theatrical performance the audience loved. Two dancers and band members being lifted overhead by crowd underscored the fun.
Thunderpussy
Nightmare Fortness
Draemhouse
Bod