Photographer Simon Krane captured sweet photos of CSS and MEN as they took over the Neptune on an early October evening. La Liberación, CSS’s third release is out now, and MEN features Le Tigre’s Johanna Fateman and JD Samson.
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Photos: Portishead @ WaMu Theater
Britain’s Portishead played the WaMu Theater in Seattle on October 24th. There’s talk of new Portishead material for 2012, and lucky American fans got to see the band in only a few stateside dates. The awesome Geoffrey Gribbin went to the Seattle show and returned with the following shots:
Photos: Kate Voegele @ Chop Suey
Kate Voegele, dressed up as Tinker Bell for Halloween, wowed the crowd at Chop Suey on Capitol Hill last weekend. This was Kate’s second show in Seattle in the past four months – and I hope she doesn’t wait so long until her next visit.
Show Review & Photos: The Drums, Io Echo & Veronica Falls @ the Crocodile
It had been far too long since I’d been to the Crocodile, and this particular occasion was hotly awaited, at least for me.
The Drums’ latest album Portamento sadly didn’t do much for me on record, but I’d heard such good things about the band that I wanted to give them another shot, live this time. Hailing from Brooklyn, The Drums are one of those bands that have already hit it big in the UK, but haven’t quite made much of an impact over here in the US. I tend to gravitate toward those bands, not sure why.
Opening the show as Io Echo, who started out with a bit to be desired. But once they got going, io echo reminded me of Metric, but with more synthesizer and ambient vocals. Think Metric and New Order. “When the Lilies Die” sounded straight out of a Sophia Coppola film, and I really dug it. While the lighting was less than excellent, the music accompanying the strobes made for a promising evening.
After Io Echo’s both frantic and ethereal set, English band Veronica Falls took the stage for some good old-fashioned rocking beachy shoegaze. Again, it was very 80s-inspired, with simple guitar riffs and rather deadpan delivery. If you like The Raveonettes, you’ll love Veronica Falls. I certainly did. Not only were they a great band to listen to, they were quite charming on stage, which is what I’ve found with most UK bands.
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Photos: Lenka @ Showbox SoDo
Lenka is one of my favorite Aussie artists and I had the pleasure of shooting her set for the seventh time last Saturday … but who’s counting. Even at five months pregnant, Lenka didn’t miss a beat and was her usual bubbly self at the Showbox SoDo.
