Photos: The Dismemberment Plan, Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band & the Globes @ Showbox SoDo

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Saturday night saw The Dismemberment Plan take apart (sorry, I couldn’t resist it) the Showbox SoDo in Seattle. D-Plan’s last release was back in 2003, and they’re always welcome anywhere, anytime to make new music. Although this is not in the cards, plenty of Seattle got to hear their favorites live. Photographer David Lichterman reports back with some super shots of the band, plus of Seattle’s Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band and the Globes.


The Dismemberment Plan


Mt St Helens Viet Nam Band


The Globes

Photos: Robin Trower @ Snoqualmie Casino

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English master guitarist Robin Trower played at the Snoqualmie Casino on March 12th. Trower, who has made the huge number of 26 CDs as part of the Robin Trower Band, gained recognition first in Procol Harum. Robin Trower’s most recent CD, The Playful Heart, was released just last year. Photographer Matthew Lamb got to take some photos of the Snoqualmie show – and I think they’re wonderful.


Robin Trower

CD Review: Cardiology by Good Charlotte

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Good Charlotte’s latest CD, Cardiology is totally enjoyable. After the brief instrumental “Introduction to Cardiology,” “Let the Music Play” and “Counting the Days” establish the bouncing and actually inspiring rhythms and lyrics on Cardiology. “Silver Screen Romance” is accessible, and then two of my favorite songs off the album come on, “Like It’s Her Birthday” and “Last Night”. I’ve had a problem with this CD – I haven’t stopped listening to these two songs, often. Other tracks, “Alive,” “Harlow’s Song (Can’t Dream Without You),” stand out. Benji Madden carries nearly all songwriting credits on Cardiology, and he’s displaying serious and creative juice. The band has made a CD that’s positive, forceful and damn fun. Every song on here is honest rock celebrating life and love. And they do this without being maudlin. It’s all sincere.


Cardiology – Good Charlotte (Capitol)
review by Dagmar

Photos: Kisses, Seapony & Sea Fever @ the Vera Project

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Los Angeles’ Kisses headlined at the Vera Project on Sunday, March 6th. This duo sounds really awesome (I like the keys in “Midnight Lover” – I hear the Cars’ “Moving in Stereo”) and I hope to catch them next time! Photographer Simon Krane captured some Kisses photos, and photos of openers, Seattle bands Seapony and Sea Fever.


Kisses


Sea Fever


Seapony

Photos and Review: Curtis Salgado with Too Slim and The Taildraggers

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I have only one word to sum up this evening. . . Wow!!!

Too Slim and The Taildraggers opened for Curtis Salgado but it would be completely unfair to say that they were the opening act. If you wanted to party, let loose, and enjoy old school blues then Too Slim Tim lead the way. Complete with Tim Langford’s wailing lead and seductive slide guitars and Polly O’Keary’s thumping, rhythmic bass, Too Slim and The Taildraggers kicked open the evening like a Karate master. Too Slim played with the such passion and excitement that you could not help but have a great time.


Curtis Salgado

Curtis Salgado followed Too Slim and The Taildraggers by taking us on a wondrous journey of Chicago, Memphis, and New Orleans blues. Where Too Slim leaped to the stage and grabbed us by the ear, Curtis Salgado caressed us with his smooth, soulful, and sensuous sound.

Hailing from all over the Pacific Northwest, Curtis Salgado was the inspiration for John Belushi’s The Blues Brothers character. Further, Salgado played with Robert Cray for six years, and it showed. Curtis’s band was tight and very professional.

This show and dinner at The Triple Door was a birthday present from my wife and this just proves that I’m the luckiest guy in the world. A huge thank you to Kim for a wonderful evening.


Too Slim and The Taildraggers

Curtis Salgado
Too Slim and The Taildraggers

Photographer: John Rudolph