Brit musician and composer Thomas Dolby appears at the Triple Door on Monday, October 10th for what is set to be part lecture part performance. The event, THE FLOATING CITY: A Dieselpunk Dystopia, will focus primarily on Dolby’s newly released album A Map of the Floating City – his first since 1992’s Astronauts & Heretics […]
On Tuesday evening the super band Gomez headlined the Showbox Market. Men like this band too, but I was struck that the entire front row of the audience was female. Why? I think Gomez just has that special touch. They always keep things moving and exciting – plus with several singers you’re bound to get […]
Photos of Germany’s Atari Teenage Riot and San Francisco’s Meklit Hadero complete Back Beat Seattle’s coverage of Bumbershoot 2011. Thank you to the wonderful photographers Nicky Andrews, Amber Barni, Simon Krane and Kirk Stauffer for doing such awesome work. Atari Teenage Riot – photos by Simon Krane Meklit Hadero – photos by Kirk Stauffer
We’re very close to wrapping up our monthlong photo essays of Bumbershoot 2011. Photographer Simon Krane caught Davila 666 and Tennis – plusKore Ionz. Action! Davila 666 – photos by Simon Krane Tennis – photos by Simon Krane Kore Ionz – photos by Simon Krane
Thee Oh Sees and You Am I were just two of the acts to play outdoor sets at Bumbershoot 2011. The even also featured random, scary people dressed as pirates and masked weirdos. Sorry. Thee Oh Sees – photos by Simon Krane You Am I – photos by Simon Krane photos by Nicky Andrews photos […]