DIR EN GREY, a fantastic metal experimental band from Japan, visited Showbox at the Market on Monday evening. The group put on a tremendously entertaining and vigorous performance for some of the best fans I have ever seen. The audience had huge smiles and pumped fists during the entire show, and enjoyed songs such as […]
In the mood for some Japanese metal? Then you’ll need to catch DIR EN GREY at the Showbox tomorrow, Monday, November 2nd! The band will bring the first date of their Never Free From the Awakening tour to Seattle, and it means it’s an evening with DIR EN GREY. No openers, no waiting, just what […]
Marilyn Manson @ the Showbox, 3/15 Show Review & Photos by Dagmar Marilyn Manson When I went to Marilyn Manson’s show this spring, I tried to go into it with a total blank slate. That is, to ignore what his fans or detractors say about him. It was hard to do, for few artists have […]
Battles @ the Neptune, 10/7/15 Show Review & Photos by Dagmar Battles‘ Ian Williams New York’s Battles played with huge energy during their set at the Neptune on October 7th. Each moment of the show put many audience members in a trance of hopping around; those who didn’t hop also looked very focused. Again, the […]
When Django Django visited Seattle for the first time in 2013, their show had true heat. Fans, and I’m including myself as one, were really happy to see the British quartet. The band had released an excellent and timeless self-titled album, one that triumphed with beautiful harmonies, and they stirred up that sold-out audience into […]