Kurt Vile & the Violators with Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band at the 5th Avenue Theatre

Kurt Vile & the Violators and Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band played a show to warm the cockles of the most jaded guitar freak at Seattle’s beautiful 5th Avenue Theatre Friday night. While the music ran the gamut from slacker noise rock to surrealist honky tonk, blazing guitars and harmonious feedback were the twin […]

Review & Photos: THING 2019

THING @ Fort Worden 8/24/2019–8/25/2019 Show Review & Photos by Lisa Hagen Glynn A new THING sprang up at festival Port Townsend, WA’s Fort Worden Historical State Park on August 24-25, 2019. Billed as “music, comedy, dance, food, podcasts, visual arts, and other things,” the sold-out weekend festival offered nonstop entertainment from midday to midnight. […]

Show Review & Photos: Kurt Vile & the Violators with EMA @ Sonic Boom Records & the Sunset Tavern

Forget jellybeans and chocolate bunnies – the best Easter treat in Seattle was found in Ballard on Sunday April 24th as Kurt Vile played two concerts that showed off the range of his substantial musical talents. The lanky Philadelphian with the voluminous long hair easily sold out the Sunset Tavern with his band, the Violators, […]