Whitehorse @ Tractor Tavern 05/01/13
Photos by Tino Tran
Whitehorse
The sultry, seductive chemistry of the Canadian husband-wife duo, Whitehorse, enraptured the crowd during Wednesday night’s intimate performance at the Tractor Tavern. On the tail end of their North American tour, Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet showcased singles from their new album The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss.
-Tino Tran
Whitehorse
Prom Night with Allen Stone & Bumbershoot Lineup Announcement @ the Crocodile, 5/2
Article & Photos by Abby Williamson
The lineup for this year’s Bumbershoot is now live! Local favorite Allen Stone helped bring in the announcement as part of a two-night prom celebration at the Crocodile on May 2nd and May 3rd. You can check out some photos from the first night’s festivities, but now. . . the lineup.
Allen Stone
Headlined by Seattle legends Heart, as well as Death Cab for Cutie (specifically playing Transatlanticism), Bumbershoot has pulled out all the stops this year with Jason Bonham, Bassnectar, MGMT, Matt & Kim, Kendrick Lamarr, Gary Numan, fun., Tegan and Sara, and Deerhunter. When the announcement video played, I honestly didn’t see any disappointments.
To my excitement, among the huge stars, some familiar local names showed up as well – Allen Stone, Kris Orlowski, Ivan and Alyosha, Hot Bodies in Motion, St. Paul de Vence, The Physics, and Kithkin.
Full lineup:
Saturday, August 31
Heart, Kendrick Lamar, Crystal Castles, Gary Numan, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, Maceo Parker,!!!, Icona Pop, Joey Bada$$, Washed Out, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, Thao + The Get Down Stay Down, Robert Glasper Experiment, Watsky, ZZ Ward, Diamond Rings, The Physics, Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside, Lake Street Drive, Kris Orlowski, Cookie Monsta, Nacho Picasso, Dannic, Ernie Watts with New Stories, Grynch, Gus + Scout, Hyperfunk, Davidson Hart Kingsbery, Total Experience Gospel Choir, The Flavr Blue, Sean Majors, Dave B, Human Spirit, Matt Jorgensen +451, Down North, Tyler Brown
Sunday, September 1
Death Cab for Cutie plays Transatlanticism, fun., Tegan and Sara, Matt and Kim, The Breeders, Ra Ra Riot, Beats Antique, Vintage Trouble, The Zombies, Vicci Martinez, Eric Burdon, Bob Mould, David Bazan, The Duke Robillard Band, Mates of State, Sol, Charli XCX, FIDLAR, Tamaryn, Nikki Hill, Ramona Falls, Matt Pond, BRONCHO, The Redwood Plan, Ayron Jones & The Way, The Grizzled Mighty, Kithkin, DJ White Shadow, DJ Girl 6, The Comettes, River Giant, Supreme LaRock, GUY, Rise Over Run, DJ Phase
Monday, September 2
BASSNECTAR, MGMT, Allen Stone, alt-J, The Joy Formidable, Trampled by Turtles, Deerhunter, Justin Townes Earle, Kinky, Baroness, Delta Rae, Superchunk, Bajofondo, Lissie, Redd Kross, The Men, Ivan & Alyosha, The Sheepdogs, The Mowgli’s, The Lone Bellow, The Maldives, Kopecky Family Band, Aurelio, BellaMaine, St. Paul de Vence, Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands, Hot Bodies In Motion, Red Jacket Mine, Cascadia ‘10
Allen Stone
A capella powerhouse, quintet Pentatonix, were here in Seattle on Saturday evening for an appearance at Seattle’s Showbox SoDo. With a debut album and a holiday release already in hand, we’re expecting album number two out very soon. The band’s bio sums up the incredible opportunities such a group of people have: “They will continue to create new music, consistently testing any and every preconception of what vocal music is and just how big it can be.” Yes! Enjoy some exclusive shots by photographer Josh Daniels of the Seattle appearance:
Pentatonix
Pentatonix
Lasers, lasers, lasers – plus German duo Booka Shade – housed Showbox at the Market on April 17th. Photographer Dan Rogers snapped the laser beams and the electronic artists, who recently opened for Depeche Mode in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Booka Shade
Phoenix @ the Paramount, 3/29
Show Review & Photos by Abby Williamson
When the lineup for Coachella was first announced, the first thing that went through my head was “these people will be playing Sasquatch too!” So when the Sasquatch lineup was announced and Phoenix wasn’t on it, I was a bag of mixed feelings. Why Coachella and not Sasquatch? Don’t you guys love us?
But my anxiety was short-lived, as right after that, Phoenix’s full list of tour dates was announced and alas! Seattle was on it!
So yeah, you could say that I was excited.
Thomas Mars of Phoenix
When that day finally did come, when the adorable Frenchmen graced the Paramount Theater with their presence, I was ready. Ready to rock out to some of my favorite hits like the last time they came to Seattle, over three years ago. But surprisingly, we weren’t given a huge log of hits dating back to the Lost In Translation days, but the entirety of their new album Bankrupt! There were a few other songs like “Lasso,” “Fences,” and “Long Distance Call,” among many others. But we were given a full 20 songs that night. That’s a lot of songs.
The opener, Canadian bro-rocker Mac DeMarco was an odd choice for the night. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy him, but it just didn’t feel cohesive with Phoenix’s set. I really appreciate opening bands that are not only entertaining and talented, but also mesh well and ready you for what’s to come. Phoenix’s new stuff is so electronic that Demarco’s sound seemed to lo-tech compared to it. The younger kids in the crowd seemed to enjoy it, but those of us that have been Phoenix fans for longer than a couple years; it wasn’t my cup of tea.
Phoenix’s set was perfect. It was energizing and each song hit you, one after the other. Even the downs of the night weren’t even downs. It’s hard to find a more polished and in sync live band than Phoenix, and they’re a prime example of a group that has been together for over ten years. Unfortunately Bankrupt! did leak several weeks before the official release, so that might have been why they decided to play all the songs from the new record, but they all sounded amazing. My one criticism would be that they should have put a warning sign outside for people with epilepsy because oh lord was there a lot of flashing lights.
In short, the whole night was pure joy.
Phoenix
Mac DeMarco