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
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. played a show at the Crocodile on the 8th. They opened for Tapes ‘n Tapes – photos of them will be posted as well! Enjoy:
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
To see the rest of the photos head over to my Flickr
Cheers!
New Politics had the middle slot on Monday, March 7th’s show at El Corazon, right between openers Pacific Dub and headliners the Dirty Heads. I think this was the Danish band’s fourth visit to Seattle – I caught one of their three shows last year at the same venue. I loved this band’s music immediately. At times it’s completely brash (“Yeah Yeah Yeah;” at other times it’s partly poignant (“My Love,” “No Dignity,” “Give Me Hope”). And it’s always awesome. Singer David Boyd and singer/guitarist Søren Hansen returned with new drummer Louis Vecchio (previous drummer Poul Amaliel is pursuing other projects) and proceeded to give the audience an impressive taste of rock with perfectly placed rap elements. The audience ate it up. Boyd and Hansen each had opportunities for individual highlights, particularly in Hansen’s voice and guitar in “My Love,” and Boyd’s frenetic delivery in “We Are the Radio” (It’s an electric shock/b-b-b-brain damage) and “New Generation”. Separately they are superb, and when the two combine it’s radical. New Politics released one of the absolute best CDs of 2010, one that just seems to get better and better with every listen. They’re a band you need to see live too.
New Politics – photos & review by Dagmar