Tapes ‘n Tapes – who just saw the release of album three, Outside (this one on independent label ibid) – headlined at the Crocodile last week for a show with Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (or DEJJ). Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.’s debut LP hits stores in June. Check out “Morning Thought” and photographer Alex Crick‘s photos from the Crocodile show!:
Tapes ‘n Tapes
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Last night, Colombian superstar Juanes kicked off his world tour at WaMu Theater before hundreds of fans. The 18-time Grammy award winner is known best for his hit singles “La camisa negra” and “A Dios le pido.” He recently found success with his fifth studio album P.A.R.C.E. and will spend the next month touring various cities throughout the United States, wrapping up in Orlando, Florida in October. Check out photos from last night’s show below, with more on Flickr!
Last Saturday night Macklemore performed the 3rd of 3 sold out shows at Showbox Market in 2 weeks. Halfway through the set surprise guest Sir Mix-a-Lot took the stage to sing his local favorite “Posse on Broadway,” -needless to say the all-ages crowd erupted with mindless screaming when Mix took the stage.
You can view the entire flickr set here.
Macklemore
Blueprint
The Lonely Forest, the Oregon Donor and the Violins all played the Vera Project last Thursday. Arrows, the Lonely Forest’s first release with Trans Records, comes out on March 22nd – I am listening to it right now and it’s sounding beautiful. They’re currently on tour with the Joy Formidable. The Oregon Donor & the Violins are two bands I have not seen live yet but enjoy their music. Photographer Simon Krane covered the great triple bill with some cool photos:
The Lonely Forest
The Oregon Donor
Violins
We’ve got a poem review of Peter Murphy‘s appearance last night in Seattle, courtesy of the Gothic Nibbler:
To finally see this man was strange
The venue was kind of a dump
His voice was good, with powerful range
The gothic chicks were plump
We’d come there on a nostalgic whim
Humming “Deep Ocean Vast Sea”
But being there was somewhat grim
This we did foresee
His grubby band sounded sort of metal
It really did not fit
Dude had a five string bass and his hood on his face
If you ask me, that’s kind of shit
But hey he’s fifty three and I guarantee
I’ll hope to be in the same shape
He’s got his name on the marquee while look at me
At a day job I can’t escape
They did “Burning From The Inside” and “Silent Hedges”
But the magic wasn’t there
Omitting David J, or Daniel Ash
Equals a cover band rehash
We were running on fumes of teenage obsession
To leave early we did elect
In the air hung one little question
“What exactly did you fucking expect?”
Peter Murphy