David Lowery did two shows in a row the other night at Neumos in his bands Cracker and
Camper Van Beethoven. Plus the tour is still going – I think it’s very cool to pull this off. In case you didn’t know, Cracker, whose most recent release is last year’s Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey, formed after Camper Van Beethoven split. We’ve got some of Brittney Bush Bollay‘s wonderful photos for you to enjoy:
Cracker
Camper Van Beethoven
Photographer Alex Crick snapped hip hop trailblazers Digable Planets as they headlined at Neumos on Friday night with support from Vancouver’s U.G.O. Crew and Seattle’s own, Khingz. Check out Crick’s super pix from the night’s festivities:
Digable Planets
U.G.O
Khingz
I have to be honest. I wasn’t a big American Idol fan, and never followed the show each season as most people do. I never followed any of the prior seasons as I never understood what the big hype was. However, that all changed this year when my girlfriend and my former roommates got me hooked on it.
This also marked the first time shooting the last 3 songs (Lee Dewyze’s last two songs and the AI Medley featuring the top 10) as the norm of each show is to shoot the first 3 songs of each act. Overall, this was an enjoyable shoot and it was an honor to be able to shoot something this big. If you would ask me if I would shoot it next year? Absolutley!
To see more photos, check out my flickr gallery.
By Xander Deccio
P.S. Siobahn Magnus was my favorite 😉
Season 9 Winner: Lee Dewyze
Season 9 Runner-Up: Crystal Bowersox
Siobhan Magnus
Aaron Kelly
Andrew Garcia
Casey James
Michael Lynche
Tim Urban
Katie Stevens
Didi Benami
The AI Medley
Back Beat Seattle had its first show at the Comet on Friday night and I want to say thank you to the bands who played, to all the people who came to the event (we had some serious competition with Digable Planets across the street at Neumos) and to everyone at the Comet who made me very welcome, especially Michelle, who worked with me on getting the lineup together! We had four of Seattle’s best and most exciting bands: Wayfinders, Hotels, Katie Kate and Steel Tigers of Death. Hotels even dressed up as characters from Back to the Future, and Katie Kate performed with backup singers, Boomzzilla and Mad Rad‘s Terry Radjaw. Steel Tigers of Death stripped down into skimpy, shiny underpants and Wayfinders were total elegance.
Wayfinders
Hotels
Katie Kate
Steel Tigers of Death – all photos by Dagmar
Gallery of Wayfinders, Hotels, Katie Kate & Steel Tigers of Death @ the Comet
Hercules and Love Affair were at Neumos last week and just spread all sorts of joy and excitement. The man behind it all, Andrew Butler was joined by singers Kim Ann Foxman, Aerea Negrot and Shaun J. Wright. Each singer brought unique presence and talent to all the songs. What a great treat it was to experience that high energy all night. Butler didn’t explain why he had a tampon (that’s what he said – he said it was a tampon) between his lips. Whatever the reason, it was definitely different. Anti-smoking device? I loved every bit of this show and am relieved to have seen them finally – and anxious to them again. Opening for Hercules and Love Affair was Cybertramp, a Seattle band and 2 DJs, who were totally enjoyable and did a fabulous cover of Supertramp’s “The Logical Song,” and Seattle’s soon-to-be New York’s equally fabulous DJ Colby B. Photos:
Hercules and Love Affair
Cybertramp
DJ Colby B – all photos by Dagmar
Gallery of Hercules and Love Affair @ Neumos
Gallery of Cybertramp @ Neumos