What a treat! Storm Large was her usual rambunctious self Friday night at the Neptune Theater. In addition to her awesome voice, her raunchy humor made it an evening to remember – and made me an instant lifetime fan. Storm Large
Ingrid Michaelson played a sold out show at the Moore Theater last week. She’s in the middle of her full band tour after a dozen intimate “Pop-Up” Shows earlier this year, with each limited to a few hundred audience members (e.g., Tractor Tavern in February). Flanked by Bess Rogers and Allie Moss on guitar and […]
Celtic Woman brought their Believe tour to the Paramount Theater earlier this week. The all-female musical ensemble from Ireland included vocalists Chloe Agnew, Lisa Lambe and Susan McFadden, and fiddler Mairead Nesbitt who played a medley of songs ranging from customary Celtic tunes to modern-day numbers. They were backed by a six-member choir, dancers, and […]
It was a busy concert day in Seattle last Tuesday, yet Meiko drew a respectable crowd at Chop Suey. Armed with her trusty six-string, the former Hotel Café bartender charmed the audience with her witty songs that were accompanied by amusing stories. It brought back memories of the first time I saw Meiko – also […]
I was one of the lucky ones to be in a crowd limited to perhaps 500 fans to hear Norah Jones perform her upcoming album, Little Broken Hearts, in its entirety at La Zona Rosa during SXSW in Austin. “It’s a little scary sharing your thing in front of new people,” she said at one […]