Artist: Fancey
Album: Star Dreams
Details: The New Pornographers’ guitarist Todd Fancey has a solo project! Did you know? Star Dreams is the fifth album from Fancey, which got some great artwork from Antoine Diligent, who thought up an intergalactic blue flower with a rainbow and stars streaming out of it. Beautiful.
Cover art for Fancey’s Star Dreams – art by Antoine Diligent
Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne opened for MGK at the Climate Pledge Arena. She’s enjoyed a renewed popularity – 20 years after her debut album, Let Go.
Singer-songwriter BANKS brought her Serpentina Tour to the Moore Theater in Seattle. She’s on the road in support of her fourth studio album with the same name. Excellent choreography by BANKS and two dancers complemented her outstanding vocals. Lauren Jauregui, formerly of Fifth Harmony, opened.
BANKS – photos by Kirk Stauffer
Lauren Jauregui – photos by Kirk Stauffer
ODESZA w/Sylvan Esso & ford. @ Climate Pledge Arena – 7/30/22
Photos by Rachel Crick
ODESZA’s Harrison Mills – photo by Rachel Crick
At the end of July, ODESZA performed THREE sold-out shows at Climate Pledge Arena (that’s a huuuuuuge venue in Seattle). Congratulations to them for getting such a hot and deserved welcome in their home area. The duo of Harrison Mills (Catacombkid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches) originally come from Bellingham, Washington, and they’ve released four smashing albums – with the first self-released – and following three albums on Ninja Tunes no less. After a hiatus mostly due to the pandemic and an additional project called Bronson, they returned as ODESZA at the end of July with The Last Goodbye, where the pair again produced their own work. Beautiful! Sylvan Esso and ford. opened the night’s festivities, and then came the literal fire!
Odesza – photos by Rachel Crick
Sylvan Esso – photos by Rachel Crick
Odesza – photos by Rachel Crick
ford. – photo by Rachel Crick
Odesza – photos by Rachel Crick
Sylvan Esso – photos by Rachel Crick
ford. – photos by Rachel Crick
Rocker Machine Gun Kelly made his grand entrance into Climate Change Arena on a helicopter hanging from the rafters. His “Mainstream Sellout Tour” performed in Seattle midway through the 52-city run. MGK’s high energy backing band was exceptional, with standout Sophie Lloyd on guitar. Avril Lavigne and WILLOW opened.
Machine Gun Kelly – photos by Kirk Stauffer