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
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
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
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
I can’t think of anyone who would be considered a showman more than Freddie Mercury. He had an angelically soaring voice that most singers could only dream of. Sadly, we can no longer enjoy the purity of Mercury’s pipes, but we can enjoy Gary Mullen and The Works’ interpretation of Queen with their “One Night of Queen” show.
During the Seattle show of his world tour, Mullen (winner of Stars in Their Eyes 2000) gyrated, sashayed, and flirted with the audience in the best traditions of Freddie Mercury. He pranced about the stage, swishing to and fro and making references to how much the audience loved his bum. The Work concentrated on the Queen tours of the 1980s and their lighting to emulate the actual Queen shows of the same period.
I was never fortunate enough to see Queen live but longtime fans in the audience said this was as close to the real thing as you can get. I did a little research before enjoying this show and fans all over the Internet raved about Gary’s performance. If they come to a town near you, do go see them. You will not be disappointed.
Photographer: John Rudolph