Brandon Flowers possesses the easy, natural charm that just might convince his fans to do anything. Flowers came to Seattle’s Showbox SoDo last night on his solo tour – if you don’t know, he’s the Killers’ singer – and carried the audience away in songs mostly from Flamingo, his first CD as a solo artist. […]
Seattle got The Pleasure Principle treatment from Gary Numan this Halloween. The British musician performed the album’s songs, along with other pieces from his oeuvre to a sincerely rapturous crowd. I should know. I was one of those enraptured crowd members. Numan’s voice was perfect for every song; it’s got a hypnotic depth to it […]
In October, Of Montreal put on one of the wildest – and best – shows I have ever seen. The Georgia band played the Paramount Theater, a venue in Seattle that can really show off a theatrical, musical event. It was a great location for the spectacle Of Montreal threw at me. I had been […]
I love Brent Amaker and the Rodeo so much it borders on the unspeakable. Unspeakable – well, kind of. I am still going to talk about it. They bring true country to music and I utterly respect that. In October the band celebrated the release of Please Stand By at the Crocodile, a CD I […]
Photographer Graham Lee was at Arizona rockers blessthefall‘s show on October 25th. The quintet were in Seattle for a date with Atreyu, and fans will be happy to hear they are working on a new album for 2011. I’m still especially enjoying the song “You Deserve Nothing And I Hope You Get Less”. Thanks Graham […]