Canadian artist Neil Young headlined Seattle’s WaMu Theater in October. Young, who has won numerous Juno Awards and Grammy Awards, was a 1995 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a 1982 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The prolific singer-songwriter released The Monsanto Years, his 36th album this year; he tied in the agricultural theme of the album with his 2015 shows.
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Geoffrey Gribbin
Massachusetts’ Caspian stopped by Seattle for an October show at Barboza. A rock band with a lot of love from their home city of Beverly, who declared October 18th “Caspian Day,” Caspian has loyal fans worldwide (including Seattle’s KEXP, who had Caspian over for an in-studio). With Caspian at Barboza was Georgia trio Circle Takes the Square.
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Caspian
Circle Takes the Square
Soulful British singer Jack Garratt, on tour with MS MR, recently played an October show at the Neptune Theatre. Although Jack was a one-man show, he had a very rich, full sound while playing piano, guitar and electronic drums. Jack wrote his first song at the age of 12 and will release his debut album, Phase, early next year.
Jack Garratt
Grunge met classical when Chris Cornell played Benaroya Hall on September 29th. Cornell now has five solo albums, which have found him working with John Mayer, Justin Timberlake, Steve Lillywhite and Brendan O’Brien, among others. He also had the honor of performing and co-writing “You Know My Name,” the theme song for James Bond film, Casino Royale.
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Chris Cornell
Marina and the Diamonds (Marina Diamandis and her four member band) brought their Neon Nature Tour to the Paramount Theatre on October 25th. The show was separated into three acts, each corresponding to one of Marina’s albums. Act 1 was Family Jewels, her first album; Act 2 was Electra Heart, her second; and Act 3 was her latest, Froot. Each had a different theme and Marina wore different outfits. During the 90-minute show, six songs were performed during each act and the encore included “Happy” and “Blue.” French singer-songwriter Héloïse Letissier, whose musical project is known as Christine and the Queens, opened.
Marina And The Diamonds
Christine And The Queens