Nashville-based indie rock band, Bully recently opened for Best Coast at Showbox at the Market. Fronted by singer-songwriter/producer Alicia Bognanno, they toured with Best Coast in support of their debut album, Feels Like, which came out on June 23rd.
Bully
Band: Midnight Pool Party
Song: “If You Were Mine (Baby)”
Why You Want to Listen: Midnight Pool Party (hey, that’s a name I can get behind), a Sydney, Australia duo, gives us some hot disco. “We drew inspiration from legends like Prince, Justice, Presets, DaftPunk and Stevie Wonder-and I think if you listen really closely you can hear all of those flavors in there.” I agree.
Midnight Pool Party
Those original garage rockers, the Sonics, headlined the Moore Theatre in April. The band, formed in Tacoma, Washington, began in the 1960s, and satisfied fans with a new album in 2015. That recording, This is the Sonics, is the Sonics’ first release since 1980, and absolutely deserved a celebration. Seattle’s great Mudhoney and the Intelligence opened the April show. All photos by John Lill:
The Sonics
Mudhoney
The Intelligence
Hard rocking Halestorm headlined at the Showbox SoDo on June 9th in support of their latest album, Into the Wild Life. Fronted by Lzzy Hale, brother Arejay Hale (drums), Joe Hottinger (guitar) and Josh Smith (bass) round out the band. They won a Grammy in 2013 and are well known for their nonstop touring.
Halestorm
One of Seattle’s coolest bands, the Mama Rags, recently did a session at FunkFarm, a Seattle music organization promoting and booking bands right here in the city. We’ve got some debut videos of the performance for you!!
The Mama Rags
The Mama Rags just released their first album, Hectic Electric, in June; here’s a peek of and listen to two tracks (plus “She Thinks She’s Got It”) off that EP: “Hectic Electric” and “Borrowed Time.” If you love the blues, dirty blues, all blues, all rock ‘n’ roll blues, the Mama Rags are right up your blues alley. I’m partial to this band myself, so I recommend you have a listen. Love. And then love some more.
Also, the Mama Rags will get all over you at the Bite of Seattle on July 18th. Or you can get all over them. Either way, do catch them.