Photos: Neon Trees, Alex Winston & Yes You Are @ the Showbox

Posted on 09/12/2015 by BBS

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

Video: Uncle Acid and the deadbeats’ “Melody Lane”

Posted on 09/11/2015 by Dagmar

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

Photos: The Weepies @ the Neptune

Posted on 09/10/2015 by BBS

Husband and wife musicians, Steve Tannen and Deb Talan, make up the Weepies, an indie band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The pair visited Seattle’s the Neptune Theatre in June, and treated fans to a live introduction to new songs from Sirens, the artists’ first release after Talan defeated cancer last year. Sirens, their first release since 2010’s Be My Thrill, is a very welcome return!

All photos by Dana Pleasant:

The Weepies

Photos: Nico & Vinz @ the Neptune

Posted on 09/07/2015 by BBS

Oslo, Norway’s Nico & Vinz dropped by the Neptune in June. Nico & Vinz is the pair behind the song “Am I Wrong,” which is not only awesome but if you haven’t come across it you just might live under a rock (hey, it’s OK if you do). Why would you have missed it? It was way high up the charts in America and all over Europe; it’s probably heading to Asia as you read this. Their first album was released under the name Envy, but album two, technically their debut as Nico & Vinz, hit stores in October, 2014. Called Black Star Elephant, it sounds mighty fine.

All photos by Casey Brevig:

Nico & Vinz

Photos: Bumbershoot 2015 – Day 1 w/Smokey Brights, Elle King, Kacey Musgraves & Phoebe Bridgers

Posted on 09/06/2015 by Kirk

You would never know by looking at these photos, but the first day of Bumbershoot had real thunder and lightning hit the grounds. As the storm came and went, artists such as Smokey Brights, Elle King, Kacey Musgraves and Phoebe Bridgers performed – bravely – for festival attendees: