Show Review & Photos: Pickwick @ the Crocodile

Pickwick @ the Crocodile, 12/14/13
Show Review & Photos by Heather Fitzpatrick

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Pickwick‘s Galen Disston

After a long Seattle hiatus (their last big gig was headlining day two of Capitol Hill Block Party), Pickwick made a triumphant return to Seattle to play two sold-out shows at the Crocodile. With capacity at just over 525, the venue had little dancing room, but made do. Lead singer, Galen Disston may have shed his longer locks, but he has not shed the ability to belt out soulful ballads, many of which he refers to as “music people have sex to”. Pickwick’s tunes are still tight, and full of vibe and enthusiasm, and the guys seem to know what works. They played a few new songs to rousing applause (their new stuff is REALLY GOOD!). Touring the country for most of 2013 – with many sold out shows – has increased their loyal fan base, allowing their full-length debut album, Can’t Talk Medicine, released last March, to continue doing well. Opening for Pickwick was Seattle’s Prism Tats.

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Photos: Thomas Dolby @ Showbox at the Market

Lighthouses are cool. Thomas Dolby thinks so too – so much that he made a film, The Invisible Lighthouse, about them. The film has won awards at film festivals in the States already, and on November 18th Dolby brought the film and his music to the Showbox at the Market. For the evening Dolby played the film’s soundtrack along with the film, accompanied by artist Blake Leyh. Dolby, always one for innovation, continues to create new media, for example one of his recent creations, A Map of the Floating City, had a computer game. Dolby and Leyh also held a Q&A session. All photos by Steve Campagna:

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