Brother Ali, Minnesotan rapper, played the first City Arts Festival last week. These photos come from Alex Crick, who also captured him in concert last October. Brother Ali comes back our way again in December with a Bellingham date on the 10th at the Wild Buffalo. Brother Ali Atmosphere @ Brother Ali
The Black Keys came through Seattle with a visit to the Paramount Theater on Saturday evening. The duo, Ohio’s Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, has had great commercial and artistic success with their albums, including this year’s Brothers. Nicole Atkins opened – you can expect a new CD out from her in 2011. Photographer Alex […]
Arcade Fire‘s latest CD, the Suburbs debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. On Wednesday night they played KeyArena, the largest venue in Seattle. It’s not every day that a band often described as indie sees this type of success, perhaps this indicates a swing in popular tastes. Tucson’s Calexico opened the show – […]
I wish I had a bear on whose shoulders I could rest at shows. The Flaming Lips‘ Wayne Coyne does have this bear I speak of and I am just a little jealous – well okay it’s someone in a bear suit – but I won’t let that ruin my joy over these photos. Coyne’s […]
New York duo Matt and Kim headlined at the Showbox on Tuesday evening. The band’s third album, Sidewalks is slated for a November 2010 release. Mark it on your calendar. They were joined by Fang Island and Seattle’s Champagne Champagne, and Alex Crick worked so hard this week taking photos this week. Three shows in […]