Ty Segall, Tacocat and the Young Evils performed at the Neptune for Sasquatch! Music Festival‘s Launch Party on February 3rd. The free show announced the 2015 lineup, and all three of the aforementioned artists will play at the event, which takes place Memorial Day Weekend. All photos (with Segall playing acoustic!) by Simon Krane:
Ty Segall
Tacocat
The Young Evils
Sasquatch! Music Festival Lineup Announcement
Sasquatch! Music Festival announced its lineup this week, including a welcome return to one of my faves, RUSTIE! Pre-sale for tickets will end at 10 PM PST TONIGHT, but you can get up early tomorrow, Saturday February 7th for the 10 AM official sale time. Check out the festival’s Facebook, which has late-breaking announcements and more ticket details. Make your plans now for the Memorial Day Weekend.
The appropriate pairing of the Black Keys and Jake Bugg played KeyArena on Day of the Dead, 2014. The Black Keys, a much loved duo from Akron, Ohio, released Turn Blue in 2014 as the follow-up to 2013’s Grammy-Award Winning El Camino. They also won a BRIT Award in 2013. Not bad at all. Brit Jake Bugg, whose song “Trouble Town” you are definitely familiar with as the opening song for TV show Happy Valley, has made a big impression in the States. All photos by Dagmar:
The Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach
Jake Bugg
Patrick Carney of the Black Keys
The Black Keys
Jake Bugg
Willie Nelson and Family @ Emerald Queen Casino, 1/29/15
Show Review & Photos by John Rudolph
Willie Nelson
Texas native Willie Nelson entertained a sold-out crowd at Emerald Queen Casino on January 29th. The surprisingly diverse crowd was excited to see the longtime country legend in action.
Supporting the release of 5 albums in 2 1/2 years, Nelson reached into his vast archives for inspiration for his latest album, December Day.
His performance was great. The sensation was very much like being in a Texas honky tonk. Willie’s stage set up was very low tech. He let the music stand on its own without being overproduced. There was no big light show, no lasers – just Willie Nelson and Family being themselves playing the harmonica, single drum, stand-up bass, and grand piano.
Willie Nelson received many standing ovations for songs like “On The Road Again,” Georgia on My Mind,” and “Whiskey River.”
Willie is like an old Harley. A little patina on the paint, a little smokey when you rev it, but you’re guaranteed to have a great time if you let your hair down.
Willie Nelson
Brooklyn-based Elizabeth & The Catapult, fronted by Elizabeth Ziman, played a fantastic, but unintended solo set at the Neptune Theater. The drummer was stranded in New York because of Snowmageddon 2015, but an audience member in the front would fill-in with random drum sounds. I saw Elizabeth & The Catapult for the first time at SXSW 2014 and took advantage of the opportunity to cover them again. Elizabeth’s great voice and catchy songs were hard to pass up. The band’s third album, Like It Never Happened, was released last year.
Elizabeth & The Catapult