I am not sure how six months seemed to pass so quickly between taking and sharing these photos! It’s no reflection on what I thought of Fall Out Boy – the band grew on me upon repeated listenings. And it’s not a bad thing that music has to grow on me much of the time. That’s just how it goes. One thing I appreciated about Fall Out Boy was that it had a really good stage presence, and its fans were so excited. It’s nice to see such honest excitement and happiness in an audience.
Photos: Bumbershoot w/ John Roderick, FIDLAR, Watsky & the Physics
It’s time for the penultimate Bumbershoot photo set with John Roderick, FIDLAR, Watsky & the Physics. Oh, and P.S.: the Physics play the Crocodile on December 21st!
John Roderick – photos by Simon Krane
Watsky – photos by Nicky Andrews
Photos: X Ambassadors @ Showbox SoDo
We’re scuttling back to July, when X Ambassadors performed as openers for Jimmy Eat World. The Brooklyn, New York band returns to Seattle to open for Imagine Dragons on February 11th. Get ready by checking out some cool photos by Josh Daniels:
Photos: Bumbershoot w/ Beats Antique
Beats Antique, including the marvelous Zoe Jakes, appeared at Bumbershoot this year! The band’s incorporation of so many kinds of music should appeal to everybody, and they sure seem to tour relentlessly. Enjoy photos shot by Kirk Stauffer of their Bumbershoot performance:
Photos: Joe Satriani & Living Colour @ the Paramount
Joe Satriani shared his exquisite guitar work with fans recently at the Paramount. When photographer Geoffrey Gribbin asked if this show would be one Back Beat Seattle would like to feature, the answer was a hell yes. Satriani’s touring his appropriately named album, Unstoppable Momentum, which hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Album charts. Well done. Satriani brought with him as openers Living Colour, who have an album set for release in 2014.