Indie singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens brought his tour emphasizing Carrie & Lowell, his 2015 release, to the Paramount. Carrie & Lowell, whose songs pay tribute to his late mother, Carrie, is his first album in five years! Stevens performed two sold-out shows in Seattle, proving he is always an in demand artist. Photographer Dana Pleasant covered the second date for Back Beat Seattle on June 11th.
Sufjan Stevens
Say Lou Lou – twin sisters Miranda Anna and Elektra June Kilbey-Jansson – recently played at Barboza during a stop of their 12-city North American tour. They are on the road in support of their debut album, Lucid Dreaming, released earlier this year. LA-based Phoebe Ryan opened.
Say Lou Lou
Phoebe Ryan
The first of two installments of day two from Bumbershoot is a special all outdoors feature. That’s right, artists such as Nikki Lane, Faith No More and the Melvins were released into the wild. Other bands on the loose included Constant Lovers and Cave Singers. And Nikki Lane fans rejoice, Lane tours the States starting mid-October, with a date at Seattle’s Neumos on November 19th.
Nikki Lane – photos by Kirk Stauffer
Nikki Lane – photos by Simon Krane
Nikki Lane – photos by Kirk Stauffer
Faith No More – photos by Kirk Stauffer
The Melvins – photos by Kirk Stauffer
The Melvins – photos by Simon Krane
Constant Lovers – photos by Simon Krane
Cave Singers – photos by Simon Krane
Artist: Clark
Song: “To Live and Die in Grantham”
Why You Want to Watch: As directed by Christopher Hewitt, this guy in the video is having too much fun, and he’s got some fancy dance moves.
Details: Electronic artist Clark visited Seattle twice in 2015. Not sure how, but I managed to miss both shows! I am sure he will return. Signed to Warp Records, Clark (AKA Chris Clark), shared Flame Rave this year.
Clark
Naturally Van Halen would play one of the Northwest’s big venues when they hit Washington State – that’s just a given. This time the rock band performed at White River Ampitheatre, giving fans the chance to enjoy some outdoor vibes. The big news in 2015 for Van Halen was the tour, which actually kicked off in July at White River, and now winds down on October 2nd in Hollywood. That’s a huge tour! The other news is all the cool remasters of a large number of VH albums.
All photos by Geoffrey Gribbin:
Van Halen