James Vincent McMorrow, an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin came to Seattle in August. Now, Wikipedia claims McMorrow is left-handed but plays guitar right-handed. How that happened, who can say? We can say that McMorrow is on a very interesting label, Vagrant, home to the 1975, Band of Skulls, PJ Harvey and others. You can hear his newest track, “How To Waste A Moment” on SoundCloud.
All photos by Casey Brevig:
James Vincent McMorrow
Band: HÔN
Song: “S.U.B.”
Why You Want to Listen: Jesper Lidang is HÔN, a Danish musician who writes excellent pop music. Lidang’s songs, subtle yet memorable, appear on White Lion, to be released at the end of October (November in the States).
HÔN
Canadian singer-songwriter Béatrice Martin, who is better known by her stage name Coeur de Pirate, played at Neumos during her North American and European tour. Her debut performance in Seattle was in support of her recently released album, Roses. Montreal-based, she sang most of her songs in French with several in English. Singer-songwriter and actress Sophie Auster opened.
Coeur de Pirate
Sophie Auster
On the summer evening of August 4th, Toronto, Canada’s METZ had the top slot at Neumos. METZ, signed to Sub Pop Records and known for playing exciting punk shows, tour the world beginning on October 16th. Photographers Casey Brevig and Monica Martinez covered the Seattle date, which also had Big Ups and Trash Fire on the bill.
METZ – photo by Casey Brevig
METZ – photo by Monica Martinez
METZ – photos by Casey Brevig
METZ – photos by Monica Martinez
METZ – photos by Casey Brevig
METZ – photos by Monica Martinez
METZ – photos by Casey Brevig
Big Ups – photos by Monica Martinez
Trash Fire – photos by Monica Martinez
The co-headlining Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa made an unusual pairing (okay, they’re both from the Midwest), and an appearance at White River Ampitheatre in August. The Boys of Zummer tour took them, literally, all over the United States. Also, Fall Out Boy just announced their line of Halloween shirts. Awesome! And did you know that Wiz Khalifa has his own strain of weed, called Khalifa Kush? What?
All photos by Charitie Myers:
Fall Out Boy
Wiz Khalifa