The Avett Brothers headlined at the KeyArena over the weekend in support of their new album, Magpie and the Dandelion. Core members Seth Avett, Scott Avett, Bob Crawford and Joe Kwon put on their lively, entertaining show for a very enthusiastic audience. Nicholas David, who placed third on The Voice last year, opened. The Avett […]
A big favorite of mine since her debut release Eye To The Telescope in 2004, KT Tunstall returned to Seattle last week for a show at the Neptune Theatre. She wrapped up her North American tour the following night in Vancouver, one that began in Toronto with 15 U.S. and Canadian stops in between. Tunstall, […]
Seattle songstress Shelby Earl played to a very receptive audience at the Triple Door last week, in support of her latest album, Swift Arrows, released in July. Earl’s debut album, Burn the Boats, attracted attention from Rolling Stone and was named the #1 Outstanding 2011 Album You Might Have Missed by Amazon. Be sure to […]
Fiona Apple stopped in Seattle for the second night of the “Anything We Want” tour with Blake Mills, which kicked off in Portland the night before. Apple and the audience enjoyed a lot of playful banter between songs from her albums, as well as new material. Fiona Apple
Rising 16-year-old New Zealand singer Lorde (born Ella Yelich-O’Connor) headlined during the Decibel Festival at the Showbox at the Market in support of her debut album, Pure Heroine, which was released on September 30. “Royals,” the hit single, was recently #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. What a talented performer! I made the claim after […]