Show Review & Photos: School of Seven Bells @ Showbox SoDo

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School of Seven Bells are made up by former band members from the Secret Machines (Benjamin Curtis) and On!Air!Library!(Alejandra Deheza). They’re now two albums into their career with the 2010 release of Disconnect from Desire, and I finally saw them when they opened for Interpol on Friday night. We’ve covered them on Back Beat Seattle before, but I had yet to see the band perform live. I am totally smitten with this band now. The guitar playing and rhythms they produce are stirring, as are the vocals. I snagged their set list at the end of their show, which featured “My Cabal,” “Babelonia,” “Dust Devil,” “Joviann,” “I L U,” “Windstorm,” and “Sempiternal/Amaranth”. I will make it a point to see these excellent artists next time they visit Seattle – you should too.


photos & review by Dagmar

Gallery of School of Seven Bells @ Showbox SoDo

Photos: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals @ The Crocodile

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Grace Potter and the Nocturnals played at a sold-out show at The Crocodile on Thursday. Grace and her band members – Scott Tournet (lead guitar), Matt Burr (drums), Cat Popper (bass) and Benny Yurco (guitar) – hail from Vermont and are touring in support of their latest album, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, featuring “Tiny Light” and “Paris (Ooh La La)”.

Photos: Middle Class Rut @ the Paramount

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Middle Class Rut were the openers for Thirty Seconds to Mars recently in Seattle. I thought about combining their photos with Thirty Seconds to Mars’ photos, but then decided I wanted to give them their own showcase. I really enjoyed seeing this vigorous duo from Sacramento. I didn’t know a thing about them going into the show and found their music to be awesome. I’m also fascinated with this tattoo that drummer/singer Sean Stockham sports. I believe it is permanent as it’s evident in other photos and videos etc. but I am not sure. It says FOR SALE.


Middle Class Rut all photos by Dagmar

Gallery of Middle Class Rut @ the Paramount

Show Preview: K.Flay @ Neumos, Mon. Jan. 31st

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K.Flay‘s coming back to Seattle this Monday, January 31st! She’ll be opening for Wallpaper and the Dance Party at Neumos – get there early so you do not miss her. She’s intriguing to watch perform, her songs are cool, and her lyrics are totally clever. I saw her open for Das Racist last year and she won over a crowd that wanted their Das Racist, like, now. Check out my interview with K.Flay and what I thought about her most recent EP: Interview with K.Flay & K.Flay EP Review.

Doors are at 8 p.m. – get your tix here.


K.Flay in Seattle, 2010 – photo by Dagmar