Photos: Bumbershoot – Day 1 w/ Elvis Costello & Sam Lachow

Posted on 11/16/2014 by Dagmar

I’ve seen the massively wonderful Elvis Costello several times now, twice at Bumbershoot. This year his appearance at Bumbershoot seemed abbreviated (hist last Bumbershoot show was 3 hours), as, for some reason, Wu-Tang Clan was scheduled after him. Costello could have continued playing on that Main Stage, and the audience would have been happy for it (can you tell I am not that big on Wu-Tang Clan?). Why Elvis Costello would be scheduled ahead of ANYBODY, I do not know. Anyway, Costello’s performance was pure magic. He’s an international treasure – music gold, and it was exquisite to see him have such a large audience of people who were fellow fans. Thanks Elvis!

Elvis Costello – photo by Dagmar

Over on the Fisher Green Stage Sam Lachow, rapper/producer/director/he who does everything, had a huge crowd to see him. Photographer Simon Krane caught his set – I missed the beginning of it. By the time I got there, I saw an audience who was large and happy. He returns to Seattle with a show at the Neptune on November 29th.

Sam Lachow – photo by Simon Krane

Elvis Costello – photos by Dagmar

Sam Lachow – photos by Simon Krane

Video: Little Boots’ “Taste It”

Posted on 11/15/2014 by Dagmar

Artist: Little Boots
Song: “Taste It”
Why you want to watch: Creepy use of food, body parts and scissors.
Details: First track from Little Boots’ upcoming EP, Business Pleasure; Little Boots has sung with Gary Numan; Little Boots said, “NO MODELS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO.”

Photos: Bumbershoot – Day 1 w/ Walk the Moon, Mac DeMarco, the Both & Wu-Tang Clan

Posted on 11/15/2014 by BBS

After exploring the schedule for Bumbershoot, a few of the artists photographers Abby Williamson and Simon Krane selected to cover on day one included Walk the Moon, Mac Demarco, the Both and Wu-Tang Clan. By the way, the big breakthrough from Cincinnati, Walk the Moon are set to release their second album with RCA in December (oh hi, present alert!), and music fans are also thrilled to see the joining of Ted Leo and Aimee Mann to form the Both. Mac DeMarco’s April Fool’s Day 2014 release, Salad Days, failed to win the Polaris Music Prize, but. . . well, whatever. Wu-Tang played their set after Elvis Costello, which was just a peculiar “pairing” at the festival.

Walk the Moon‘s Nicholas Petricca – photo by Abby Williamson

Mac DeMarco – photos by Abby Williamson

The Both – photos by Simon Krane

Walk the Moon – photos by Abby Williamson

Wu-Tang Clan – photo by Abby Williamson

Walk the Moon – photos by Abby Williams

Photos: Frankie Rose @ Barboza

Posted on 11/14/2014 by Kirk

Frankie Rose played at Barboza last week nearing the end of her headlining west coast tour. Joined by her band put together with New York performers specifically for the tour, Rose performed numerous songs from her second full-length album, Herein Wild, as well as Interstellar released in 2012. One reason I enjoy Rose’s music is that she is a former member of two of my favorites – Vivian Girls and Dum Dum Girls.

Frankie Rose

Photos: Bumbershoot – Day 1 w/ the Afghan Whigs, G-Eazy, Cumulus & Modern Kin

Posted on 11/13/2014 by BBS

It may seem unlikely that, now it feels like winter in Seattle, just a bit ago there was some warmth in the city, when the Afghan Whigs performed at Bumbershoot. Plus we had G-Eazy and Pacific Northwest artists Cumulus and Modern Kin on the festival’s stages. A few important updates on these artists: The Afghan Whigs released their first album in sixteen years with Do to the Beast; G-Eazy returns to Seattle for a sold-out show at Showbox SoDo on November 24th; Cumulus plays the Sunset Tavern with Shelby Earl on December 4th, and Modern Kin has some live dates scheduled for the end of November!

The Afghan Whigs – photo by Simon Krane