Silversun Pickups opened for Muse last night in a pairing straight out of my dreams. The atmosphere at this show was really charged and I doubt there were people there who were not fans of both bands. If they weren’t they absolutely must have left as fans. This was my fourth time at a Silversun Pickups show and I can’t believe how great they are. I will have more of my photos ready soon but wanted to share these as soon as I could!
all photos by Dagmar
John Mayer opened his show last night at KeyArena with Heartbreak Warfare, one of my favorite songs off his new CD, Battle Studies. The first half of his set, which included Belief, Perfectly Lonely, Crossroads and Assassin moved gorgeously into some more bluesy numbers, Dreaming With a Broken Heart and Heavier Things’ Clarity and Daughters. Half of My Heart was a perfect song for Mayer to do live. The song is a beautiful, solid and romantic piece. Mayer, who ended his set with an encore of two strong and moving songs, Who Says and Gravity, chatted with the audience and his vocals were so clear it was kind of like he was just right next to you. His guitar playing was exquisite, as I expected it would be. He’s bewitching. Photos:
all photos by Dagmar
Jamie Cullum and Imelda May were at the Moore the other night and Dave Lichterman took some beautiful shots of these amazing subjects. If you’re in Seattle and missed them you’ll have to wait a bit for their return as they are now traveling the world (this is no exaggeration). I am so pleased to show these pix – enjoy:
Jamie Cullum
Imelda May
More of Dave’s photos can be seen here.
The new JET cd, Shaka Rock, is really something wonderful. Go get it. The band performed the songs She’s a Genius, Beat on Repeat, Walk, Goodbye Hollywood, Seventeen, K.I.A. (Killed in Action) and Black Hearts (on Fire) from the album and the new material stands up beautifully to their prior work. I won’t ruin the rest of the set list, but the other songs were a rattling great combination from Get Born and Shine. More photos from the show:
all photos by Dagmar
JET, you restore my faith in absolute rock. I am not alone, as the Showbox was packed last night for your show. Thank God for JET. I love JET’s music, performance and their excited fans (these people know how to have fun). A gallery is on its way, but here are some photos to whet the appetite:
JET – all photos by Dagmar