Oregon and D.C.’s Wild Flag played the High Dive in Seattle on Friday night. The all-female band includes Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney fame and Mary Timony (Autoclave) and Rebecca Cole (the Minders). Alex Crick was on hand to get pix of their Seattle show:
Wild Flag
East Los Angeles’ Funeral Party remind me of the Strokes – I need to get that out of the way immediately. And this is a good association, they have opened for the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas after all. I am sure they must get tired of the comparison but it’s a compliment! I really want to see this band headlining. Their opening set in November for Two Door Cinema was the second time for me seeing the band as an opener (first was for New Politics), and I can’t wait to see them have their own exciting show here in Seattle. It will happen. Their sound attacks, hard, and I like their songs’ attitudes. “Just Because,” “Car Wars,” “Giant Song” are just some of the songs capable of coming part of your life. I wish I could have gotten pix from the other side of the stage but the crowd was enthusiastic and immovable. One has to pick a side. I also enjoy this band because their Facebook account lists Our Daughter’s Wedding as an influence. It comes through on the keys.
Funeral Party – all photos by Dagmar
Last week Michigan’s Twiztid descended on Seattle’s Studio Seven, and attracted quite the crowd of fans. Their latest release (their eighth CD!), Heartbroken & Homicidal sounds pretty fantastic, and was produced mostly by the duo’s own Monoxide. We’ve got some marvelous photos from Geoffrey Gribbin, who met the crowd and got photos of openers Blaze and MicLordz & Sauce Funky as well.
Twiztid
Blaze
MicLordz & Sauce Funky
Atmosphere at Twiztid
A Perfect Circle is a supergroup with members who have previously played with acts such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails and Tool. They did a three night long residency at The Showbox Market in Seattle starting on 11/12/10. Each night they played a different album to a sold out crowd.
You’ll notice from these Amos Lee photos that this was a really small, private performance. The show took place in the upstairs bar/lounge area of the Triple Door known as the Musicquarium Lounge. The show was also somewhat of a secret performance, and attendees had to send in an email to a certain address, and then wait and hope that they got an email back to confirm that they could come to the show. Lee stood on the small stage, bathed in a dim red light for the performance. He said this show took him back to his early days because it felt more like an open mike than anything else. The audience was full of his true fans. Most of them sang along with songs dating back to his self-titled first album. He played through his discography, grabbing songs off each album leading up to his new upcoming album, Mission Bell, to be released in early 2011. He left with a promise to come back for a “real show” at the end of January!
Amos Lee – photos & review by Dawnielle Rene’