Vandoliers at the Tractor Tavern

Country/punk ravers Vandoliers, hailing from Dallas, played a raucous and uplifting show to a crowd of devoted followers at the Tractor Tavern on the last Sunday evening of June. The performance came hot on the heels of Seattle’s yearly Pride parade and capped a month packed with events celebrating the LGBTQIA community. Vandoliers have amassed […]

Drive By Truckers and Deer Tick at Marymoor Park

Drive By Truckers and Deer Tick delivered a show to delight the most ardent and discriminating of guitar devotees Friday night at Marymoor Park in Redmond. While the bands vary significantly in terms of tone and content, they both worship at the altar of The Big Guitar & Roaring Amp and cater to a crowd […]

The Melvins & Napalm Death at the Showbox

The Melvins and Napalm Death brought their most recent traveling metal extravaganza to a sold out Showbox last week for a cathartic night of loud and aggressive rock & roll. Australia’s Hard On’s opened the show with a well-received set of snappy punk/metal. The tour was billed as a co-headlining affair with Napalm Death taking […]

The Jesus Lizard at the Neptune Theatre

Post punk/noise icons The Jesus Lizard presided over a pair of shows at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre this past weekend. Vocalist David Yow, guitarist Duane Denison, bassist Dave Wm. Sims, and drummer Mac McNeilly have been recording and touring off and on since the late 80’s. After a lengthy sabbatical 2024’s excellent and well-received release Rack […]

Bob Mould & Craig Finn at the Neptune Theatre

Bob Mould & Craig Finn @ the Neptune – 4/7/25Show Review & Photos by Mike Mitchell Bob Mould – photo by Mike Mitchell Alt rock icon and DIY hardcore stalwart Bob Mould played tunes from his new release, Here We Go Crazy, and selections from his sizable catalog (all the way back to 1984’s Zen […]