Wilson Phillips – consisting of sisters Carnie & Wendy Wilson and friend Chynna Phillips – recently made a stop at the Skagit Valley Casino north of Seattle. And you know what … they still sound great after 20 years together! In addition to singing their #1 singles (“Hold On”, “Release Me”, “You’re In Love”) and their other songs from the early ’90s, they did several Beach Boys and Mamas & Papas, and holiday songs. Stay tuned for a new album in 2012.
One thing that you must admit about Foster The People is that their songs tend to be catchy. And Mark Foster’s experience as a jingle writer probably has something to do with why we find ourselves singing “Pumped Up Kicks” and “Helena Beat” while in the shower. (Maybe that is just me…overshare?) Foster The People cranked up the synth at this year’s Deck The Hall Ball. Photos by David Conger.
The Northern Irish boys of Two Door Cinema Club continued 107.7 The End’s Deck The Hall Ball last night, playing selections from their album, Tourist History. Photos by David Conger.
The Triple Door featured Priscilla Ahn for her Seattle appearance on October 16th. Ahn released her second album, When You Grow Up, in May 2011 (engineer Dominic Monks is credited on the album for his stomping – nice)! Photographer Kirk Stauffer returned from Priscilla Ahn’s show with some lovely shots:
The Cops headlined the Comet for one City Arts Fest’s shows. They’re always an exciting band to watch, and this evening they had one particularly excited fan who crawled up on to the stage. Even though the guy also crawled out of the Comet, he returned, then continued to have a blast. I love that kind of stuff. I’ve included the set list below, and I always like to mention what songs hit me particularly hard, but you know what? Every single damn song was dirty, brazen rock. I also try to pay attention to how new songs fit into a band’s established collection. For The Cops it all goes together perfectly. And I think they’ve even improved with the new songs, and in performance of the familiar songs. So, don’t miss their show next week at the Tractor, and in the meantime here are some of my photos:
The Cops
Gallery of The Cops @ the Comet
Set list:
Free Electricity
It’s Epidemic
Light it Off
Messy Virgo
Golden City
Rising Sons
Modern Black Flats
Prick by Prick
We Are the Occupants
Living with a Ghost
Mouthfeel
Megasuicide
Don’t Take it Personal