Toody Cole, of Dead Moon and Pierced Arrows, played a past meets present meets future bill at the Tractor Tavern last weekend with Acid Tongue and Matt Cameron’s Is This Real? Dead Moon, which was composed of Toody, her husband Fred Cole, and Andrew Loomis (now both deceased), has a secure place in the hearts […]
MANISHA @ Tractor Tavern – 7/28/2024Photos by Kirk Stauffer Singer-songwriter MANISHA headlined at the Tractor Tavern in front of an enthusiastic audience that included many friends and family members. She performed both covers and original material – including her latest single, “11:11”. Be sure to see the recent Berklee graduate while she’s still in Seattle. MANISHA plans to […]
Redd Kross @ the Tavern – 7/8/24Photos & Words by Mike Mitchell Redd Kross paid a long-awaited visit to Seattle at the sold out and raucous Tractor Tavern in mid-July. The LA based pop/punk/glam band hadn’t visited Seattle since the fall of 2019 and tickets were snapped up in short order when the show was […]
Dave Alvin @ The Tractor Tavern – 7/13/24Review & Photos by Mike Mitchell I was a little surprised and a lot delighted when blues rocker Dave Alvin teamed up with country folk icon Jimme Dale Gilmore for their combined 2018 release Downey to Lubbock. Although the two artists approach their craft from slightly different starting […]
Americana singer-songwriter Amanda Shires headlined at the Tractor Tavern in a show that was sold out months ago. The Grammy-winning artist performed songs from her new Take It Like A Man album and other original material, while alternating between fiddle, electric uke, and singing with her four-member backing band. The audience especially loved Shires’ encore […]