Swedish indietronica duo, Niki & The Dove, performed at the Crocodile Café last week to an audience who were obvious fans. The group consists of Malin Dahlström (vocals) and Gustaf Karlöf (production), and are recent recipients of a 2013 European Border Breakers award which honors the best new music acts in Europe.
Niki & the Dove
Band of Skulls @ KeyArena, 2/1
Show Review & Photos by Dagmar
I nearly missed Band of Skulls on Friday night. Just one day before the show I found out they had the opening slot for Muse at KeyArena, and I scrambled to see if I could photograph the British trio’s set. I was so very fortunate to get credentials – Band of Skulls is a favorite of mine, one that built a huge presence in my music fandom with their albums, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey and Sweet Sour, and the other two times I saw them in Seattle. I love Band of Skulls’ driven and expert rock. Songs such as “Death by Diamonds and Pearls,” “Hollywood,” “Bruises,” Sweet Sour,” “You’re Not Pretty But You Got It Goin’ On” were pure yet dirty – I missed “The Devil Takes Care of His Own” while getting my camera out of the venue (rules!). Word is that was super as well. There was also quite a large segment of fellow fans in the audience, who sang along and were into the show. I can’t wait for Band of Skulls to come back to Seattle.
Band of Skulls
Experience the Beatles with Rain, the Beatles tribute band, held a press conference and performed a couple Beatles tunes on Thursday afternoon. In 1964 the Beatles performed two shows on August 21st at Seattle’s Coliseum – but they also talked with the press. The Beatles famously stayed at the Edgewater Inn, fished out their room’s window, and there was no way I would miss this press event giving the Beatles’ lore a nod. For this event, Rain wore suits -including the Wells Fargo deputy badges- like the Beatles sported for their 1965 Shea Stadium show. Experience the Beatles with Rain runs from tonight through February 3rd at the Moore.
Experience the Beatles with Rain @ the Edgewater Inn
More Photos of Rain @ the Edgewater Inn – photos by Dagmar
On November 2, 2012, the incredible Italian DJ Benny Benassi appeared at Showbox SoDo. After his 2011 release, Electroman, Benassi produced a few tracks for Madonna’s MDNA and did a great remix of the Rolling Stones’ “Doom and Gloom.” All photos by Geoffrey Gribbin:
Benny Benassi
How wrong were we when we said our coverage of Reverb Fest 2012 was over? So wrong. So very wrong. With these fine photos by Rod Tipton of the Chasers, we actually conclude our Reverb Fest appreciation. The Chasers play the Josephine on February 2nd!
The Chasers