Just as the sun was starting to set, rising country star Kelsea Ballerini took the stage at the Clearwater Casino near Squamish, Washington. Young, energetic and all-smiles, Kelsea had a wonderful story before each song from her debut album, The First Time. The hit “Love Me Like You Mean It” was recently #1 on Billboard’s […]
New York-based, indie pop singer Ryn Weaver played at Neumos on July 17th, and it was one hour of non-stop energy. Weaver and her band are on tour in support of her debut album, The Fool. There was a lot of interaction with the audience as she worked the stage – frequently stopping to sing […]
British pop punk songstress Charli XCX co-headlined with Bleachers (fronted by Jack Antonoff) at Showbox SoDo during their Charli & Jack Do America tour. Charli started her set with “Sucker,” the title track from her recent album which included some entertaining hand gestures and choreography by her and her 3-member band. She wrapped it up […]
David Gray co-headlined with Amos Lee at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington on July 13th. Most of the crowd was on their feet and dancing in front of the stage only 20 minutes into his 90-minute set. I’ve seen David a number of times before – coincidently for the first time at the same venue […]
Detroit-based Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas played at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard on July 1st. The high-energy songstress’ voice was the star of the show, backed by the 5-member Deltas. The stop was in the middle of their 15-week North American tour in support of their debut album Secret Evil. This was their second […]