It was a busy concert day in Seattle last Tuesday, yet Meiko drew a respectable crowd at Chop Suey. Armed with her trusty six-string, the former Hotel Café bartender charmed the audience with her witty songs that were accompanied by amusing stories. It brought back memories of the first time I saw Meiko – also at Chop Suey in November, 2008 – as evidenced in the last photo.
I had the pleasure of seeing Kimbra last month at SXSW in Austin and jumped at the opportunity to do so again when she opened for Gotye this past week at the Showbox Sodo. Be sure to catch her when she’s back in town with Foster The People on June 26 at the WaMu Theater.
When you want to listen to or see some powerful rock music, Band of Skulls are your guys. The British trio – all in black – were at the Neptune on Monday and brought their exquisite blues thump to punch you all over. Band of Skulls released their second album last year, Sweet Sour, an album that is just as awesome as their debut, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey. And that debut was stellar.
The lyrics and sounds of their music searched inside a listener. Seeing this band live is a must – there’s no doubt it’s a live performance, and they’re ace musicians. There was nothing artificial about their live set, which included greats such as “Sweet Sour,” “Bruises,” “Fire,” “Bomb,” “Lay My Head Down,” “Hollywood Bowl” and “I Know What I Am.” All their songs are great. They just are.
Band of Skulls
review & photos by Dagmar
The Moore celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day with performances by NEEDTOBREATHE and Ben Rector. Okay, it was not an official celebration but attendees, including photographer Heather Fitzpatrick, got to see the performers’ “The Reckoning” tour.
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Ben Rector
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Ben Rector
In March The Magnetic Fields played two shows at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre – evening two included opener Bachelorette. Bachelorette is the solo project of Annabel Alpers, who said in this interview she had a fantasy of being a Pat Benatar type as a child. Sweet! Photographer Simon Krane took photos during The Magnetic Fieds’ second show, including the Benatar fan Bachelorette.
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The Magnetic Fields