Iska Dhaaf was one of the non-electronic acts to play the Pavilion Stage at Bumbershoot. The duo, Nathan Quiroga and Benjamin Verdoes, has made quite a following here with their absolutely groovy sounds. They’re moving to New York for a few years (Verdoes’ wife is going to Law School there) but first they’re having a […]
Robyn and Röyksopp appeared at Marymoor Park in June for their Do It Again Tour. This was a rare Seattle appearance for both acts, who unfortunately tour this area infrequently. So it was a special treat that fans got to see them together! Unless you’ve been under the proverbial rock, you’re probably familiar with the […]
On March 1st Sound Off! Finals saw Otieno Terry capture the top spot, with Fauna Shade getting second place. Congratulations also to Laser Fox and Thee Samedi, who, respectively garnered the third and fourth spots. All photos by Simon Krane: Otieno Terry Fauna Shade Laser Fox Thee Samedi Atmosphere @ Sound Off!
Stockholm, Sweden’s Holograms made an appearance at Chop Suey on December 14th, 2013. The excellent band released its debut in 2012, and now they’re back with Forever – both are recommended listening for sure. With Holograms were TV Ghost and Atomic Bride. All photos by Simon Krane: Holograms TV Ghost Atomic Bride
KEXP presented its fourth annual Reykjavik Calling, a free event with concerts by artists from Iceland and Seattle. Pretty cool. In case you did not know, Reykjavik is our Icelandic sister city, and KEXP matched up the Seattle and Reykjavik artists to see what would happen. Here’s some photographic evidence by Simon Krane: Hermigervill & […]