Funeral Party returns to Seattle on November 6th with Two Door Cinema Club and Generationals at Neumos. I saw the band when they opened for New Politics at El Corazon, and it was a very fun show. They’re from Los Angeles and so far have made waves as well in Britain. Photos from their El Corazon show:
Funeral Party – all photos by Dagmar
Music would be puny today if there hadn’t been Paul Oakenfold. The idea of there not being trance? Well, it just upsets me. Oakenfold had no problem selling out every single spot available in Seattle’s King Cat Theater for his October appearance, and the audience was there to dance and trance the hell out. It was inspiring to hear a DJ set that seemed to become a living, breathing thing. Each pulse was like a building block of energy, creating intense and all-encompassing sounds. I captured some photos from the evening:
Paul Oakenfold – all photos by Dagmar
This past Friday night at the Crocodile had the most explosive show I’ve ever attended there. It was the third of four days of the first ever City Arts Fest and Brent Amaker and the Rodeo‘s CD release show for their third album, Please Stand By. Kicking off the night was local hip-hop artist Ra Scion – also known as Victor Shade, then moved on to the Atomic Bombshells, a local burlesque troop, and then on to Brent Amaker and the Rodeo where they had Graig Markel play various instruments, including the steel guitar during their cover of Kraftwerk’s Pocket Calculator. They also included a guest appearance from Tilson for “Man In Charge”. All the while Head Like a Kite was watching from the side of the stage gettin’ ready for their own performance that included appearances from Zera Marvel, Barbara Trentalange, Graig Markel & Tilson. BAR Brigade (Rodeo fans) lit sparklers in the crowd and, HLAK’s Dave Einmo sang into his Graig Markel-made telephone microphone.
All photos are copyrighted by Colby Perry
LeAnn Rimes performed at a sold out show at the Snoqualmie Casino last Saturday … The singer is on the cover of this month’s Shape, revealing that she stays in tour-ready shape by boxing. You can follow Rimes on Twitter.
The Drums. The Drums. The Drums. I will not forget this band. Stylized and elegant in performance and sound, I was pleasantly shocked by their set the other week at Neumos. You would think they were a British band and not from Brooklyn (yes, check their MySpace and see their influences: Orange Juice, the Smiths, Joy Division) – and each band member focused a very intense personality in his own space. Singer Jonathan Pierce capered and swept along the stage, swinging his mic cord, and guitarist Jacob Graham bowed, danced and played much like a ballet dancer. Right on. I highly recommend their CD, the Drums. There was not misstep on the set list.
the Drums – photos by Dagmar
