Here we go, here we go, here we go. It’s hot out – well, hot for Seattle. 80 mega degrees. Day one of Bumbershoot 2011 struck Seattle with sets from Pickwick, Väsen and Champagne Champagne. We’re going to have coverage of all three days, and coming in first are some mighty cool pix from Kirk Stauffer:
Pickwick
Väsen
Champagne Champagne
I had the treat of back-to-back nights at the Triple Door this past week – Lisa Loeb on Wednesday, then the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Lucy Woodward on Thursday. I saw Lucy for the first time at SXSW 2010 and have caught several of her shows in Seattle since. Always a pleasure.
Lisa Loeb, complete with her signature glasses, played at the Triple Door as part of the Western Arts Alliance festivities in town this week. Lisa’s claim to fame is that she was the first artist to have a #1 single in the United States while not signed to a recording contract. That single was “Stay (I Missed You)” in 1994. Her appearance has hardly changed since the song was released … and that’s a good thing. She hinted she’d be back in Seattle in October.
On August 19th Weezer performed two of their albums, The Blue Album and Pinkerton at the WaMu Theater. Weezer, who is absolutely one of America’s musical treasures, has come up with a clever idea to have The Weezer Cruise, which will travel from Miami to Cozumel January 19th – 23rd. Leave it to Weezer to think of something cool like this. For Seattle’s show photographer Nicky Andrews enjoyed some Weezer action:
It was a lovely Seattle summer evening but there were Clouds in the forecast.
The alternative art-rockers, Cloud Cult visited the PNW, bringing their unique live music/art show to the newly renovated Neptune Theater. I was a few minutes late and walked into the sounds of the opening band, The Wilderness of Manitoba already on stage. Folky harmonies (think Fleet Foxes with a female vocalist and a banjo) escorted me into the building as I claimed my spot for the evening, snapping a few shots of Manitoba, while I thoroughly enjoyed making their acquintance.
The Wilderness of Manitoba
Then, promptly at 9pm, the lights dimmed and the crowd’s voices surged. Cult launched into songs from 2010’s Light Chasers and sprinkled in a few off other albums, weaving their inspiring songs, building auditory tension with each tune, soaring brass and strings and voices crashing in marvelous crescendo after crescendo. Just awesome to experience.
Cloud Cult