Photos: Ellee Duke @ Emerald Queen Casino

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Pop/country singer-songwriter Ellee Duke opened for LeAnn Rimes at the Emerald Queen Casino last week. The stop in Tacoma was near the midpoint in their Today Is Christmas Tour. Ellee grew up in Utah and has since moved to Nashville to pursue her dream. She accepted a Songwriting/Artist development deal with Big Machine Music and is currently working on her debut album. With a beautiful voice, a knack for writing memorable songs, and loads of determination, the talented Ellee Duke is bound to make it big. Be sure to catch her the next time she plays in the Seattle area.

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Photos: Natalie Prass @ Neumos

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Natalie Prass and her band recently played at Neumos near the tail end of her US tour. Natalie was my “Best New Find” at SXSW in Austin this past March and I was thrilled to see her again in Seattle. She started her career as the keyboardist in Jenny Lewis’ band. Her self-titled debut album was released earlier this year and a new EP, Side by Side, is due out in a few weeks. During one song in her set, Natalie stepped off the stage and went out into the audience to perform. Nashville-based Promised Land Sound and Seattle artist Maiah Manser opened.

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Photos: Tove Lo @ Showbox SoDo

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Tove Lo is marvelous! The Swedish singer-songwriter visited Seattle on October 7th, and brought her first headlining tour, Queen of the Clouds, to her admirers. And we here at Back Beat Seattle are definitely admirers. We’re looking forward to catching Lo when she returns as the opener for Maroon 5 next October. Only 11 months away. . . All photos of the Seattle 2015 October date are by Casey Brevig. Thanks Casey!

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Photos: Hinds, Public Access T.V. & Crater Lakes @ the Vera Project

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The Vera Project hosted Madrid, Spain’s Hinds as headliners on October 11th. The garage rockers will release will release their debut in January 2016. Called Leave Me Alone, the album’s songs got introduced to Hinds’ fans all over the world on recent tours. 2016 will be a huge year for the band.

New Yorkers Public Access T.V. and Bellingham, Washington’s Crater Lakes opened for the Seattle date. All photos by Simon Krane:

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Music: Pop. 1280’s “Pyramids On Mars”

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Band: Pop. 1280
Song: “Pyramids on Mars”
Why You Want to Listen: So dark. So very dark. Such very cool noise. “Pyramids On Mars” is the first track off Pop. 1280’s new album Paradise, which is set for January 2016 release. Have a listen and hear why I love this band.

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Pop. 1280 – photo by Jacqueline Castel