Jasmine Jordan brought her Smile Tour to the Columbia City Theater on September 18th. She and her four-member band plus two back-up singers, played soulful tracks off her Time Travel EP. With numerous family members and friends in the audience, Jordan wrapped up her set with the new single “Smile.” Local singer-songwriter Camila Recchio opened.
Jasmine Jordan
Camila Recchio
Californian duo El Ten Eleven (Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty) headline Neumos tomorrow, Thursday, October 8th. There’s always this talk or that talk about a band creating musical landscapes, or dreamscapes, or whatever, with their music, and though I hate to wobble into that cliche, these guys really do just that. For some reason I’m able to see their music in a way I can’t with many others. I can’t imagine listening to their albums separated into a set list; when I listen to their albums, I want to listen to the entire album at once. But Dunn and Fogarty know what they are doing. I am sure they’ll put together their tunes in a set list that makes sense. Another effective trick the pair excels at is making an instrument not even sound like itself. I’m listening to 2013’s Every Direction is North right now, and it’s made a bass not a bass. Pretty cool. They’ve gone a bit New Order-esque with new album, Fast Forward. My response to that is, “Yes! Awesome!”
El Ten Eleven – photo by Mark Owens
Tickets for Thursday’s shows are available here.
Singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke had a July headlining show at the Triple Door. The multi-talented artist, also a playwright and actress (she wrote and starred in her own play/musical, My Mother Has 4 Noses), has been a solo artist since 1994. We’re seeing more musicals in her future!
All photos by Dana Pleasant:
Jonatha Brooke
Welcome back, Peaches! The brilliant electronic rapper just released, Rub, her first album since 2009’s I Feel Cream, and it’s what you’d want from Peaches: positively sexy songs with blush-worthy lyrics. With Rub, Peaches maintains her unique presence in music, always bringing in intriguing guest artists, such as Iggy Pop and Joan Jett on her albums, plus now Kim Gordon on track one of Rub, “Close-Up.” She also had writer Camille Paglia take photos for Rub.
Peaches will always put on a great show full of raunchy glee. She’s able to make whatever she does appear spontaneous, and though some may be, she does actually have to choreograph all that rad stage action. And hi “Vaginoplasty,” you are an absolute classic. Thanks Peaches!
Peaches – photo by Daria Marchik
Peaches’ show on Wednesday at the Showbox is all ages (woah!).
The Tractor Tavern in Ballard was a perfect venue for duo HoneyHoney to perform this summer. Benjamin Jaffe and Suzanne Santo comprise the LA-based alt-folk combo, one that uses Santo’s triple talent of singing and violin/banjo playing along with Jaffe’s cool vocals and guitar playing. They’re an all-around class act.
Photos by Tino Tran:
HoneyHoney