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?).
On June 8th Hotels became the first band I saw at the newly opened Barboza, a venue which is somehow swanky and comfortable at the same time. Hotels is a group I have always been partial to, but really, they are awesome. They opened for the touring British band, A Silent Film (pix of them on their way!).
Hotels – photos by Dagmar
London sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow of 2:54 headlined at the Crocodile Café on Thursday in support of their self-titled debut album that was released in May. Joined by Alex Robins on drums and Joel Porter on bass, the sisters’ dark rhythms and smoky hazy sound hypnotized the crowd. Widowspeak, fronted by Molly Hamilton, opened.
Widowspeak
