Photos: Bumbershoot 2011 w/ Starfucker, Natasha Kmeto, Nortec Collective

Well, we do love Starfucker here at Back Beat Seattle. Three Back Beat Seattle photographers, Nicky Andrews, Kirk Stauffer and Simon Krane snapped the Portland band, and Krane also got fellow Portlander Natasha Kmeto plus Tijuana’s Nortec Collective. Enjoy: Starfucker – photo by Kirk Stauffer Starfucker – photos by Nicky Andrews Starfucker – photos by […]

Photos: Bumbershoot 2011 w/ Lemolo

Photographers Simon Krane and Kirk Stauffer caught Lemolo performing at two different locations at Bumbershoot this year. Lemolo is duo Meagan Grandall and Kendra Cox – they begin a West Coast tour on October 12th. They’ll also perform at City Arts Fest on October 22nd in Seattle. Lemolo – photos by Kirk Stauffer Lemolo – […]

Photos: Taylor Swift @ The Tacoma Dome

Taylor Swift is an absolutely heart-stopping singer and performer. She’s also a heartbreaking beauty, so all these aspects make her an ideal entertainer to photograph. Swift also writes her own material, including my favorite songs of hers, “You Belong With Me” and “Mine.” There’s no way you could not love her music. Photographer Kirk Stauffer […]

Photos: Bumbershoot 2011, Day 3 w/ Over the Rhine

Ohio musical item, Over the Rhine – Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist – (by musical item I mean that they’re married, and they play music together) performed in the lovely outdoors of Seattle Center on Monday. We’ve got photos from Kirk Stauffer, who was a Bumbershoot trooper with Back Beat Seattle for the second year […]