Show Review & Photos: Of Monsters and Men & Half Moon Run @ the Paramount Theatre

Of Monsters and Men & Half Moon Run @ the Paramount Theatre, 5/14
Show Review & Photos by Heather Fitzpatrick

After a stint as musical guests on Saturday Night Live performing “Little Talks” and “Mountain Sound” on May 4th, Of Monsters And Men embarked on a world tour and recently played to a sold out crowd at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre. They are fairly new to the music scene (beginning as a solo project for lead singer Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir in 2009) but continue to grow a large fanbase after much success in their homeland of Iceland. In 2010 local radio station KEXP featured them during Iceland Airwaves performing “Little Talks” live from their living room. Of Monsters and Men released their first full-length CD, My Head Is An Animal in April of 2012, and have appeared at numerous music festivals around the globe, including their most recent shows at 2013 Coachella. They will also be featured artists at Bonnaroo Music Festival this June, and continue their world tour through August. Canadian rock band Half Moon Run opened the show.

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Photos: Sasquatch! Day 4 – Monday w/ Alt-J, Menomena . . .

If you were at Sasquatch! last weekend, one of the acts you probably waited patiently the entire time to see was Alt-J. Naturally there were other artists to hanker for, such as Oregon duo Menomena. All photos by Abby Williamson:

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Ariel Pink

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The Postal Service

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Photos: Sasquatch! – Day 3, Sunday w/ Grimes, Killer Mike. . .

Canadian Grimes and rapper Killer Mike were just two of the many artists who entertained outdoor audiences on the third day of Sasquatch! Festival. Photos by Abby Williamson show us what they, and other acts, brought to the festival’s stages.

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Sean Nelson with Shenandoah Davis

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Show Review & Photos: The Whitest Kids U’ Know @ the Neptune

The Whitest Kids U’ Know @ the Neptune Theatre, 5/3
Show Review & Photos by Heather Fitzpatrick

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Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, Sam Brown, Timmy Williams, and Darren Trumeter might just seem like five ordinary guys, but they are also known as the Whitest Kids U’ Know an American sketch comedy troupe from New York who has a way of making vile, disgusting, offensive and rude stories into hilarious skits. In 2006 they were accepted into the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival and won the award for Best Sketch Group. Following that recognition, they had a hit TV show that ran for five seasons, first airing on FUSE TV, and then on IFC. They have been touring the US since 2011, and recently made an appearance at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle. The sold out crowd enjoyed numerous skits, which included “Abe Lincoln” and “Cubicle Boss,” as well as two different skits that had the group picking volunteers from the audience to assist as background performers. They also showed on a large screen some hilarious videos they made, including a music video about the Pope and scenes from a secret Blu-ray upgrade edition of Star Wars. For their finale on stage, they asked for the entire audience to participate in a “sing-along” to the Oasis song “Wonderwall,” with Sam Brown on guitar. Although WKUK are no longer producing shows for TV, you can watch many of their skits that originally aired on their TV show via YouTube. There have also been rumors of a future feature film release.

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