Videos: The Hives, The Grizzled Mighty & Ed Sheeran

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One band lays waste to a house, another takes over, and one artist gets drunk with a cat. These can only be videos by The Grizzled Mighty, The Hives and Ed Sheeran.

The Hives’ video for their first single off Lex Hives, “Go Right Ahead,” was directed by artists of Bold Face. I like the look of this thing. I also like the idea of a Hives blimp. Is there a way this could actually be done? I hope so.


I don’t know where exactly the abandoned house is located for The Grizzled Mighty’s “Wallflower” video. Please, no one tell me. I just feel kind of bad for it. See why when you check out this video done by Collin Joseph Neal of Faith vs Fate Productions.

http://vimeo.com/42442728

Ed Sheeran finds a drinking buddy in a cat in “Drunk.” Hey, who doesn’t know that cats make excellent drinking buddies. . . and very good DJs.


Show Review & Photos: Neon Trees @ Showbox Market

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Neon Trees @ Showbox Market, 7/27
Show Review & Photos by Heather Fitzpatrick

It’s not often that Seattle gets a national touring band to make a second stop in our city in less than two months. Having recently played at The Neptune in June, Neon Trees did just that and played to a sold out crowd last Friday night at The Showbox. Fans sporting the band’s tour shirts, and their iconic heart-shaped red sunglasses were evident throughout the crowd. And let’s just say by the time Neon Trees took the stage, they did not “start with a whisper”. Their energy and light show, not to mention the uncanny spirit that lead singer, Tyler Glenn (sporting his new platinum blonde “hair-do”) brought to the show, had everyone jumping, waving, and singing along with the band throughout their entire set. Tyler even crowd surfed toward the end of the show, and the crowd was eager to support him. It was no surprise that their hit song “Everybody Talks” was their encore song. Neon Trees’ US tour runs through the fall, and you can pick up their most recent full-length CD Picture Show here.


Neon Trees

Photos: Youth Lagoon, Fly Moon Royalty, Alicia Amiri, Black Breath & Colonies @ the 2012 Capitol Hill Block Party

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Photographer Simon Krane did more excellent work on the first day of the Capitol Hill Block Party by capturing shots of bands Youth Lagoon from Idaho, plus Seattle’s Fly Moon Royalty, Alicia Amiri, Black Breath and Colonies.


Youth Lagoon


Alicia Amiri


Fly Moon Royalty


Black Breath


Colonies

Photos and Review: Il Divo @ The Paramount

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The crowd of elegantly dressed women waited with bated breath for the Pop-Opera stars formally known around the world as – Il Divo – to glide onto the stage at The Paramount Theater in Seattle.

The lights swept upward confidently and bathed the crowd in a blanket of light. Thousands of ladies screamed with the energy of lovers reunited.

Il Divo (divine male performer) is a group of four male virtuosos: French pop singer, Sébastien Izambard, Spanish baritone Carlos Marín, American tenor David Miller, and Swiss tenor Urs Bühler.

The performance was very high energy, a little campy, but a lot of fun. Everyone seemed to have their favorite. The fans yelled each of their names and then groups of women would cheer for that singer.

I have to say that this rock and blues fan really had a great time watching his mother-in-law and wife giggle like school girls over these (okay, fine) attractive men.


Il Divo – photos by John Rudolph