In support of their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, the National made a stop in Seattle to play the Paramount Theatre in late September. Drawing from a deep catalog of meticulous songcraft, Matt Berninger and company captivated the capacity crowd with an extended two hour set. The show came to a close with an acoustic performance of “Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks,” which moved the entire audience to sing along and made for one of my favorite concert moments of 2013.
The National
Rising 16-year-old New Zealand singer Lorde (born Ella Yelich-O’Connor) headlined during the Decibel Festival at the Showbox at the Market in support of her debut album, Pure Heroine, which was released on September 30. “Royals,” the hit single, was recently #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. What a talented performer! I made the claim after her show that she’d never be back in Seattle at such a small venue. I proved myself right today when it was announced that she’d be back in town at the 17,450 seat KeyArena for the Deck The Hall Ball on December 3.
Lorde
As we move along in our 2013 Bumbershoot coverage, here are photos of Mates of State, Ramona Falls, Kithkin, Matt Pond and Katie Kate as they played various stages throughout the Seattle Center grounds. Mates of State return to Seattle for a show with Nada Surf on November 7th. That show will celebrate their record label Barsuk’s 15th anniversary.
Katie Kate – photo by Kirk Stauffer
Katie Kate – photo by Simon Krane
Mates of State – photo by Simon Krane
Matt Pond – photo by Simon Krane
Ramona Falls – photo by Simon Krane
Kithkin – photo by Simon Krane
Ramona Falls – photos by Simon Krane
Matt Pond – photos by Simon Krane
Mates of State – photos by Simon Krane
Kithkin – photos by Simon Krane
Katie Kate – photos by Simon Krane
Katie Kate – photos by Kirk Stauffer
English electropop singer-songwriter Little Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) was the headliner at Neumos on Friday, as part of the 5-day Decibel Festival which is celebrating its 10th year in Seattle. Little Boots was wrapping up her North American tour in support of her second studio album, Nocturnes, released in May. It was a long show with three openers – MNDR, Young Galaxy and Light Asylum.
Little Boots
Light Asylum
Young Galaxy
MNDR
Canadian singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen wrapped up her headlining summer tour at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup on Friday. The 27-year-old Juno Award winner continues to support her sophomore album, Kiss, which was released last year. It debuted at #6 on The Billboard 200 and #5 on the Canadian Albums chart. Jepsen earned two Grammy nominations for the album and took home two Juno Awards — one for Album of the Year and another for Pop Album of the Year.
Carly Rae Jepsen