Youngblood Hawke, Shelby Earl, SZA and Poliça were just four of the acts performing at the first day of Bumbershoot. Poliça will return to the Pacific Northwest with 2 shows at Doug Fir Lounge on October 21st and 22nd. Youngblood Hawke was one of the first bands who played the End Zone Stage, which was […]
Here we go with the Bumbershoot coverage! Photographer Kirk Stauffer was all over the grounds, and on day one caught Big Freedia and Danny Brown at the Fisher Green Stage. If you missed Big Freedia’s Bumbershoot set, be sad but don’t be too sad: he returns to Seattle for a show at Neumos on October […]
Jenn Grinels headlined at the Triple Door last week, kicking off her west coast tour. It was also the release party for her new album, Live at the Rutledge. Near the end of her set, Grinels invited the audience to participate in a song on stage. South African born, Seattle-based Zarni De Wet opened and […]
Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden made a recent stop at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard during the first leg of their US tour. In addition to Tucker on vocals and guitars, SOS members include Wes Chandler (guitar), Ethan Place (drums), Matthew Thompson (bass) and Nic Danielson (keys). Here’s a great video of “Best […]
Chvrches, the Scottish electronic band, played two shows at the Showbox SoDo last week. The group consists of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesizers, and samplers), Iain Cook (synthesizers, guitar, bass, vocals), and Martin Doherty (synthesizers, samplers, vocals). Chvrches is touring in support of their debut album, The Bones Of What You Believe. The first […]