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career can remain fresh, creative, and powerful rather than being merely content to rehash old glories while mining outdated work.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 […]
It may seem unlikely that, now it feels like winter in Seattle, just a bit ago there was some warmth in the city, when the Afghan Whigs performed at Bumbershoot. Plus we had G-Eazy and Pacific Northwest artists Cumulus and Modern Kin on the festival’s stages. A few important updates on these artists: The Afghan […]
The Afghan Whigs @ Showbox at the Market, 11/4/12 Review by M. Crossley Photos by Rod Tipton Preamble: (Conjure Me) I’m not going to lie, I have considerable trepidation about sitting down to write this piece. I am not, like most, a lifelong Whigs fan. I didn’t really discover and actually listen to them until […]