The Afghan Whigs and Mercury Rev left no doubt that bands deep into their career can remain fresh, creative, and powerful rather than being merely content to rehash old glories while mining outdated work. Both bands effectively meshed the past with the current in front of a packed Showbox Sunday evening. I go back a […]
Tinariwen @ the Showbox – 8/9/24Photos & Words by Mike Mitchell Nomadic Toureg legends Tinerawin took a sold out Showbox audience on a trip to the Sahara last Friday night. The African sextet wove a tapestry of intricate guitar interplay, call and response vocals, and percussion that was at once trance-like and propulsive. My western […]
Indonesian singer-songwriter NIKI played a sold out show at the Showbox. The popular R&B/pop artist and her three-member band performed numerous songs from her recently released Nicole album. NIKI took a break during her set to Facetime and surprise her best friend on her birthday, with the audience in the background. Fun fact … at […]
Seattle was the second stop on ZZ Ward‘s Stardust Tour. She and her three-member band played at the Showbox at the Market in support of her most recent album, The Storm. ZZ Ward
LA-based singer-songwriter Kennedi opened for Bea Miller on their Sunsets In Outerspace tour. Her performance at the Showbox at the Market was near the end of the 21-stop trek. Kennedi’s debut single, “Last Cigarette,” has had nearly 9 million streams on Spotify alone.