“Spirit,” the new song from New Orleans-based Luxley, is now out for the public! Luxley’s debut EP, which will be called Spirit, releases in early 2015 – the earlier the better as far as I am concerned. He’s got a cool, twinkling electronic sound with very pretty melodies, and he is joined by Royal Teeth’s […]
Rey Pila made their first ever Seattle appearance in September, when they opened for Interpol. The quartet from Mexico City, Mexico, put on a cool set with several songs recalling dark ’80s pop. Singer Diego Solórzano has quite the voice: a bit of David Bowie, a bit of Bryan Ferry. 2010’s self-titled Rey Pila debut […]
Swans with special guest Carla Bozulich, 9/4/2014 Review by Nick Nihil Photos by Dagmar Swans‘ Michael Gira Carla Bozulich has always been an odd one. I mean that in the best way. Touring with a trio, which she says is incredibly difficult for her material, she began the show hopping around on stage as a […]
Kitten @ the Vera Project, 7/22/14 Show Review & Photos by Dagmar Kitten This summer the Vera Project in Seattle had a thrilling headliner from California: Kitten. This band has singer Chloe Chaidez – an absolute superstar – at its helm. Chaidez, who co-writes all Kitten’s songs, performs as few people I have seen. For […]
Britain’s Young Rebel Set plays Seattle for the first time on Saturday, October 18th at Columbia City Theater. Their current tour, also their debut in the United States, launches the band well into attention-deserving territory by promoting album two, Crocodile. Specifically from Stockton-on-Tees, a city in the North East of England, the quintet, led by […]