School of Seven Bells, Butthole Surfers, Kore Ionz . . . what do these bands have in common? They played Bumbershoot this year, for one thing. And another thing, one of Back Beat Seattle’s photographers, Simon Krane, captured shots of these disparate bands.
School of Seven Bells
Butthole Surfers
Kore Ionz
That’s right, three Back Beat Seattle photographers stormed the set Eisley performed at this year’s Bumbershoot. Eisley’s another band we absolutely love here, so this makes total sense. Enjoy some photos by Kirk Stauffer, Nicky Andrews and Simon Krane:
Eisley – photos by Kirk Stauffer
Eisley – photos by Nicky Andrews
Eisley– photos by Simon Krane
Eisley – photos by Kirk Stauffer
Over the decades, there have been tons of musical parodists, but none as famous as one. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a fellow American who hasn’t heard of Weird Al Yankovic. From his early parodies of Queen and Michael Jackson, to his recent jabs at Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga, Weird Al has managed to stay relevant while entertaining people across multiple generations.
This year, Weird Al’s tour has been hitting the county fair circuit, stopping last week at the Puyallup Fair. His live show, often commended for numerous costume changes and excitement began with Weird Al donning his signature look: a bright tropical shirt with an accordion strapped to his chest, and long locks of curly hair which were often flipped about in metal-head fashion. The show began with a long mash up of his recent parodies before he began with his famously hilarious costume changes. Beginning with his hit “Smells Like Nirvana,” the rest of Yankovic’s extensive catalog included “TMZ” (Taylor Swift), “Perform This Way” (Lady Gaga), “Fat” (Michael Jackson), “Craigslist” (The Doors). Also performed were crowd favorites “Amish Paradise” (Coolio), “White and Nerdy” (Chamillionaire), and the famous Star Wars encore “The Saga Begins” (Don McLean).
Enjoy photos from the show below, with more on Flickr.
Weird Al – Review & photos by Suzi Pratt
Dead Sara opened for Bush last Thursday night in Seattle with a performance at the Neptune Theater. The quartet from Los Angeles played a passionate set that got me totally into them immediately. My favorite song was “Lemon Scent,” with its awesome guitar riff. Actually all their songs had such great guitar work, and the vocals by Emily Armstrong knock you off your feet. I am waiting patiently for this band to return to Seattle. I also have to get pix of drummer Sean Friday, who was just out of view. This band is just so cool.
Dead Sara – all photos by Dagmar
It’s a virtual Mad Rad-o-Rama here with these shots from Simon Krane, who photographed Mad Rad‘s Music Lounge appearance and Fisher Green Stage performance. You can see Mad Rad headline Neumos on October 20th.
Mad Rad