Band: The Insurrectionists
Song: “He Who Cried, ‘Whore'”
Why You Want to Listen: Casey K makes up New York’s the Insurrectionists, a rock band listing Foo Fighters and Smashing Pumpkins, among others, on its Facebook page. I can hear that. The Insurrectionists’ new album, I Gave You The Moon But You Wanted The Stars, comes out in January 2016.
Casey K of the Insurrectionists
The Sunset in Ballard hosted the Netherlands’ Jacco Gardner in June. Hypnophobia, which finds Gardner again making psychedelic magic, is his latest release, and though Europe’s got Gardner touring several countries there this fall and winter, here’s hoping he’ll return to Seattle very soon. Calvin Love and Tomo Nakayama opened the Seattle date.
All photos by Jonathan Leung:
Jacco Gardner
Calvin Love
Tomo Nakayama
Purity Ring, the Canadian duo with a very unique stage setup involving band member Corin Roddick’s lighting/instrument apparatus (see the pictures!!), came to Seattle this summer. Photographer Tino Tran captured some of the band’s set, which included some fetching clothes designed by Purity Ring’s other band member (and singer), Megan James. It’s always cool when musicians are able to make such a comprehensive stage presence. Fellow Canadians BRAIDS, who come back to Seattle on October 3rd for a date at Lo-Fi, opened. So, basically with the Purity Ring and BRAIDS show you could have had a purity ring made of braids. . .
Purity Ring
BRAIDS
The Showbox in Seattle had the very rad Neon Trees on its stage as headliners in June. What a fantastic thing to be able to see this band in such a lovely venue, with a floor that bounces up and down with an audience. Neon Trees fans must have enjoyed that extra fun emphasis for their dancing! We love featuring the Utah band on Back Beat Seattle; they’re always a great live act and have cool music to share with the world. On a bit of a break now, they had Alex Winston and Yes You Are open for them.
All photos by Alex Crick:
Neon Trees
Alex Winston
Yes You Are
Artist: Uncle Acid and the deadbeats
Song: “Melody Lane”
Why You Want to Watch: A witchy, sleazy and scary video I’m surprised made it past the censors. You can get ready for a spooky Halloween perhaps, or even sooner, get ready for Uncle Acid and the deadbeats’ upcoming show at El Corazon this month on the 26th. The Brits will be here to play some of this year’s Night Creeper; the show will be wild.
Uncle Acid and the deadbeats