Photos: Melanie Martinez @ Chop Suey

Melanie Martinez brought her Cry Baby Tour to Chop Suey on October 4th and played at a sold-out show – complete with screaming girls. Her two band members on keys and drums wore mouse hats while Melanie sported her distinctive black and white hair. Her debut album Cry Baby was released this summer with “Pity […]

Photos: Bumbershoot – Day 2 w/Social Distortion, Eliot Sumner, Fox and the Law & More

What a huge variety of bands photographers Simon Krane and Kirk Stauffer covered during Bumbershoot‘s second day! On tap was rock from, among others, Social Distortion and Fox and the Law, plus the rad new wave goth hybrid that is Eliot Sumner. And then there was bluegrass band Punch Brothers, reunited punk rock band Dead […]

Photos: Coeur de Pirate @ Neumos

Canadian singer-songwriter Béatrice Martin, who is better known by her stage name Coeur de Pirate, played at Neumos during her North American and European tour. Her debut performance in Seattle was in support of her recently released album, Roses. Montreal-based, she sang most of her songs in French with several in English. Singer-songwriter and actress […]

Photos: The Wolf’s Hometown Throwdown

Local country radio station The Wolf (KKWF 100.7) recently held their Hometown Throwdown at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. The weather was perfect for the all-day outdoor event. The music begin with Mickey Guyton, followed by The Cadillac Three, The Swon Brothers, Craig Campbell, Jana Kramer, and Maddie & Tae. Headliners Big and Rich hit the […]