Sara Watkins, fiddle player and vocalist extraordinaire of Nickel Creek fame, played at the Triple Door last week. Fresh off a nationwide tour supporting Jackson Browne, Sara headlined in support of her latest album, Sun Midnight Sun. Aoife O’Donovan, lead singer for Crooked Still, opened.
Aoife O’Donovan
Belgian-born, Trixie Whitley soulfully yet playfully took the stage at Barboza to a passionate yet intimate crowd. Her bluesy, alt rock style suited the understated elegence of Barboza.
Initially the fans sat dutifully in their chairs and tables. Trixie asked them to feel free to move closer and they complied with cheers and applause.
Trixie can be seen in the gritty black and white videos playing with Black Dub. At Barboza on Friday night, she played mostly alone with Jeff Taylor of Dumpster Hunter playing keyboards for several songs.
Whitley really seemed to enjoy herself when she tried a couple of songs with a vintage beatbox. She kept praying that the old beatbox would keep time. It did and she sounded great.
Photos by: John Rudolph
A terrific quadruple bill of Daydream Vacation, Head Like A Kite, Pony Time and Seven Dials hit the Vera Project’s stage on November 30th for some post-Thanksgiving Day awesomeness. Oh, and the evening included an appearance by a dancing panda (yes!!!). As with Daydream Vacation, Head Like A Kite and Pony Time, keep an eye on Seven Dials, a new band comprised of three siblings. All photos by Simon Krane:
Daydream Vacation
Head Like a Kite
Pony Time
Seven Dials
Sephira, comprised of red-headed Irish sisters Ruth and Joyce O’Leary, played a holiday show at the Shoreline Auditorium. Supporting their self-produced Christmas album Starlight, the combination of the sisters’ vocals and violins is the essence of the Sephira sound, which is largely classical/crossover with traditional Irish influences.
It is that time of year again when we enjoy ringing in the holiday season with a packed KeyArena and a massive line-up of musicians performing in Seattle for 107.7 The End’s Deck The Hall Ball. The line-up included The Joy Formidable, Of Monsters and Men, Grouplove, The Lumineers, Passion Pit, AWOLNATION, Metric, M83, and The Killers. Thanks Santa . . . evidently we were nice this year.
The Joy Formidable
Of Monsters and Men
Grouplove
The Lumineers
Passion Pit
AWOLNATION
Metric
M83