Seattle was the first stop on Brooke Fraser’s Brutal Romantic Tour. The sold-out show was also her first show in three years. Brooke and her three-member band played songs off her new album, Brutal Romantic, which was released last November, as well as alternate versions of her older songs. The style of her music has […]
You can never get too much of a good thing. This was the fourth time I’ve enthusiastically covered Lucy Woodward for Back Beat Seattle – but who’s counting. It started with a one-hour scenic ferry ride across Puget Sound from Seattle to Bremerton. The audience at the Admiral Theater had just finished dinner when Lucy […]
Sean Watkins headlined at the Triple Door last week during his first solo tour. Accompanied by Dominique Arciero (guitar, vocals) and Tyler Chester (bass, piano, Mellotron, vocals), they played a number of songs off Sean’s recent album, All I Do Is Lie. Sean was also in Seattle last May during Nickel Creek’s 25th anniversary tour. […]
The burning incense set the mood for Zola Jesus’ set. She came on stage at the Neptune Theatre for the first night of her North American tour – dressed in black from head to toe. The front of the stage was completely open and that was my clue that Zola would be all over it. […]
Bluegrass lovelies Della Mae – Kimber Ludiker, Celia Woodsmith, Jenni Lyn Gardner, Courtney Hartman and Shelby Means – played at the Tractor Tavern in July. The Boston-based quintet were on tour in support of their sophomore release, This World Oft Can Be. The ladies will be back in town for Wintergrass in late February at […]