Return to Forever and Zappa Plays Zappa appeared at the Paramount Theater on Saturday, September 24th. Dweezil Zappa joined Return to Forever onstage as well as opening their show – enjoy some fine photos from Geoffrey Gribbin.
Return to Forever IV
Zappa Plays Zappa
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Photos of Germany’s Atari Teenage Riot and San Francisco’s Meklit Hadero complete Back Beat Seattle’s coverage of Bumbershoot 2011. Thank you to the wonderful photographers Nicky Andrews, Amber Barni, Simon Krane and Kirk Stauffer for doing such awesome work.
Atari Teenage Riot – photos by Simon Krane
Meklit Hadero – photos by Kirk Stauffer
We’re very close to wrapping up our monthlong photo essays of Bumbershoot 2011. Photographer Simon Krane caught Davila 666 and Tennis – plusKore Ionz. Action!
Davila 666 – photos by Simon Krane
Tennis – photos by Simon Krane
Kore Ionz – photos by Simon Krane
Thee Oh Sees and You Am I were just two of the acts to play outdoor sets at Bumbershoot 2011. The even also featured random, scary people dressed as pirates and masked weirdos. Sorry.
Thee Oh Sees – photos by Simon Krane
You Am I – photos by Simon Krane
photos by Nicky Andrews
photos by Simon Krane
Ghost Town Riot has a sweepingly huge sound to their songs. The Seattle band caught my attention because its drummer Jeff Brown was in Aruvius Thud, another Seattle band – one I caught onto a bit too late – but I am hoping I have discovered this band for myself right when I should. I like the tempo changes in their songs; I don’t think they’re randomly placed just for the sake of moving the music along. This group plays rock with an entirely symphonic and open touch, and I want to see them again, get more familiar with their songs. I’m checking this out right now. Right now.
Ghost Town Riot Review & photos by Dagmar
Gallery of Ghost Town Riot @ Chop Suey