The multitalented Savion Glover brought his tour, Bare Soundz, to Seattle on March 16th for a show at the Moore. Glover, an accomplished dancer, choreographer and actor, specializes in tap. He is founder of the HooFeRz Club, a tap school in New Jersey and wrote a book about his experiences in dance in 2000. Enjoy some action photos by Matthew Lamb of Glover:
Savion Glover
Kristin Chenoweth, Broadway star/singer/actress/wonderful artist, performed at the Paramount on May 9th. The gorgeous Chenoweth recently released an album called Some Lessons Learned and will have a recurring role on the television show The Good Wife. Thank you to Matthew Lamb for capturing shots of Chenoweth’s concert:
Kristin Chenoweth
Foster the People @ WaMu Theater – Tuesday, June 26th
Show Review & photos by Dagmar
Californian trio Foster the People headlined WaMu Theater on Tuesday evening. It’s been fun to watch this band’s tremendous success, and for live performances they’ve got two more musicians with them. As a live band Foster the People definitely brings a tingling energy to their show and music, an energy that was shared by fans at the show. I think they and the band all feed off each other to create a really loving atmosphere. Does that sound corny? Well, maybe it does. But Foster the People fans are a galvanizing bunch.
Foster the People
Every song on Foster the People’s debut, Torches, either could be or has been a tremendous hit on its own. That’s just a given. Main songwriter for the band, Mark Foster, writes great songs – songs that will stand up over time. I am sure of that. For last week’s show the band played one excellent song after another: “Waste,” “Helena Beat,” “Call It What You Want,” “Miss You,” and yes, “Pumped Up Kicks.” They also included the lovely “Ruby” and “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls),” which allowed Foster to let loose on that laughing section of the song. You know which part I mean. The song “Houdini” was also a high point, as was the marvelous spectacle of two giant balloon puppets on each side of the stage.
I can’t wait to see what Foster the People do next.
Foster the People
Mayer Hawthorne, I love your red suit! Hawthorne was an opener for Foster the People last Tuesday, and the Michigan musician put on a groovy, charming and smooth show. I want to see him again. I regret not seeing him the other times he’s been here. His three albums are great stuff, with the third one featuring my favorite Mayer Hawthorne song, “The Walk.”
Mayer Hawthorne – all photos by Dagmar
Lucky me. This was the third time in three months that I’ve been able to cover my new favorite kiwi, Kimbra. Opening the sold-out Foster the People show at the WaMu Theater on Tuesday, the 20-something audience couldn’t get enough of her. Kimbra is supporting her new album Vows that was released in the US last month and has already gone platinum in both New Zealand and Australia. She’ll be back in Seattle in September to headline the Decibel Fest with a show scheduled on 9/26 at the Showbox Market (fourth time in six months?).
