Kacey Musgraves played a sold-out show at Climate Pledge Arena during a stop on her “Deeper Well World Tour”. The country music singer-songwriter and seven-member band performed 21 songs that spanned all six of her studio albums. During the show, Kacey and two band members moved to the B-stage in the middle of the arena for several acoustic songs and were joined by opener Nickel Creek on “Kill Bill”. The show was streamed on Amazon.
Cool Cover:Larkin Poe‘s Bloom Details: This one’s a simple – yet really oh so cool – concept of Larkin Poe just hanging out with an amp amid flowers all over the floor. I also like the font used in the album’s design; it’s similar to Larkin Poe’s previous albums/singles. Bloom is set for a January 25th, 2025 release. ~Dagmar
Filmmaker Jordan Albertson presented his new documentary ‘Boom: A Film About the Sonics’ at Seattle’s MOPOP in early September with a screening, a Q&A session, and a concert featuring the Sonics and Girl Trouble.
The Sonics are a crucial link in the Pacific Northwest R&R chain and their impact and influence reverberates to this day. It’s hard to imagine Pearl Jam, Tad, Mudhoney, and all the rest had the Sonics and a handful of other Northwest affiliated garage bands not blazed the trail in the early 60’s and the ripples don’t stop at the Washington state border. The Sonics have been cited by bands such as the White Stripes, the Cramps, LCD Soundsystem, the Stooges, and the MC5 as forefathers to what we think of as contemporary rock & roll. It’s not the least bit hyperbolic to argue that the dangerous attitude and vibe that gives punk and garage music its swagger can be traced directly back to the Sonics.
The original Sonics lineup has been augmented by fresh faces such as Evan Foster of Boss Martians and Jake Cavaliere of the Lords of Altamont but the sound of the current edition of the group is as focused and sharp as ever. At MOPOP, classic Sonic cuts such as the Witch, Have Love Will Travel, and Strychnine were as bracing and as edgy as the day they were first carved into wax.
Tacoma’s favorite sons (and daughter) Girl Trouble opened the show with a lively, fun, and well-received set that paired perfectly with what was to follow.
Mica Tenenbaum of Magdalena Bay – photo by Sam Leung
Electronic duo Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin headlined the Neptune on September 7th, 2024. Their visit, which included additional musicians onstage, brought to a live audience tracks from album two, Imaginal Disk. The album was well received by fans and critics, just as their debut, Mercurial World garnered acclaim. Kumo 99 – also an electronic duo but adding some industrial sounds, opened.
