The Hu @ the Crocodile – 10/20
Photos by Tino Tran
Jaya of the Hu – photo by Tino Tran
Mongolian band the Hu visited Seattle in October for two shows at the Crocodile. Known for their authentic playing of Mongolian instruments and hugely entertaining live shows, the Hu has a cool Patreon as well as two highly recommended albums. Go for it! Go for all of it!
The Hu – all photos by Tino Tran
Third Eye Blind w/Built to Spill @ the Washington State Fair – 9/20/23
Photos by Charitie Myers
Third Eye Blind‘s Stephan Jenkins – photo by Charitie Myers
The Washington State Fair gets seriously cool shows. On September 20th, San Francisco’s Third Eye Blind came to the Fair, bringing their award-winning music with them. They have a few shows lined up for the new year, including a New Year’s Eve show in Las Vegas. That sounds awesome. For the WA State Fair, Built to Spill appeared as the opener. In 2022, they released their first album with Sub Pop. When the Wind Forgets Your Name is the first Built to Spill album since 2001’s Ancient Melodies of the Future written entirely by singer/guitarist Doug Martsch.
Third Eye Blind – photos by Charitie Myers
Built to Spill– photos by Charitie Myers
EMEI @ Barboza – 11/16/2023
Photos by Kirk Stauffer
EMEI (aka Emily Li) performed at two sold-out shows at Barboza last month. She had a lot on interaction with the audience during her set – from inviting them to sit on the floor while she sang a song in the middle of the crowd to throwing illuminated beach balls from onstage into the packed venue.
EMEI – Photos by Kirk Stauffer
New Christmas Song: Coco & Clair Clair “Last Christmas”
~Dagmar
Kevin Morby w/Coco @ the Showbox – 11/11/22
Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph
Memory Lane Series, part 136
Kevin Morby – photo by John Rudolph
I love when I cover a band that I’m not very familiar with and my mind is blown. Kevin Morby and his opener, Coco did that to me and I’m so thankful for the journey.
The show started with Coco, led by Maia Friedman of the Dirty Projectors, playing with such passion and a sense of self. Her voice is soft but with plenty of depth and enough power and sensitivity to compliment the band. Coco played for nearly an hour and I could have enjoyed her melodies all night long.
It must be said, when I photographed Coco from the photo pit, I fell in the dark cramped space and hurt my shin. Maia stopped the show to see if I was okay. It was clear that she is fully aware and that comes through in her music.
Coco – photo by John Rudolph
Somewhere around 9 pm, Kevin Morby and the other 7 members of his band took the stage and the fans were ready. . . ready to dance like nobody was watching. Like I said earlier, I wasn’t that familiar with Morby and now after the show, I haven’t stopped listening.
Kevin’s tour was in support of his new record, This Is a Photography. His first five songs were from that album. There’s a of course an indie sound with a heavy dose of the blues/R&B. His back up singer was heavily used to create that soulful sound.
For the next set, he told us that he was going to play his older portfolio. It must be said that I stayed as late as I could so I could take in as much of his rich sound as possible.
I started the night not knowing much about Kansas City’s, Kevin Morby. He has at least one more fan now.
Kevin Morby – photos by John Rudolph
Coco – photos by John Rudolph