Photos: Dirty Projectors and Dominique Young Unique

Dirty Projectors were in town on Thursday, bringing their experimental rock sound to Seattle along with Miami-based rapper Dominique Young Unique who opened the set.  Unique and her sassy personality took the stage armed with a DJ and captivating drummer/keyboarder, and together they put on a surprisingly short act that lasted less than half an hour and received a mediocre response from the crowd.  Dirty Projectors started off strong with “I Will Truck” and “No Intention,” before it was announced that the drummer busted his snare, causing a brief break before the band got back on schedule with their hit “Knotty Pine.”  The all-ages crowd loved every minute of the show, which concluded with “Chamber Resource,” “Florescent Half Dome,” and “Rise Above.”  Please enjoy photos from the evening below!

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Photos: Nicole Atkins @ The Paramount Theater 10-2-10

Oh oh, it’s time for a confession … the real reason I requested to shoot the Black Keys’ show at the Paramount on Saturday was to cover Nicole Atkins. She knocked me out three years ago when I saw her open for the Pipettes at the Croc. Since then I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Nicole several times at the Triple Door and this past March at SXSW in Austin. Here are some shots from the weekend …

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(Photos and Review) The Guess Who @ Central Washington State Fair

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Legendary recording artist The Guess Who rocked the first Saturday of the Central Washington State Fair. Playing to a packed audience of fans of all ages, the Winnepeg, Manitoba Canada natives knew how to keep the fans entertained by playing avariety of hits such as “No Sugar Tonight (New Mother Nature),” “These Eyes,” and their most popular hit “American Woman.” This had to be one of my favorite shows out of the 10 day festival even though only two of the original members are still in the band. They knew how to keep the crowd entertained and really enjoyed the fans as well, although a few people were disappointed that Burton Cummings (who went solo) or Randy Bachman (who went on to form Bachman, Turner, Overdrive) wasn’t in the band. Personally, I think Derek Sharp and company did an awesome job. To see more photos of The Guess Who, check out my Flickr gallery.

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Photos: Das Racist, Mash Hall & Militant Child @ the Comet

A capacity crowd enjoyed Das Racist‘s visit to Seattle at the Comet on Friday night. Photographers Brittney Bush Bollay and Dave Lichterman covered the evening’s festivities. Though I had to miss the show I am sure glad they went and got some great evidence. Opening were Mash Hall and Militant Child.

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