Between the Buried and Me: Musical Chaos In
Between the Buried and Me w/ August Burns Red and Good Tiger Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA 03.24.16 All ages meant an early show, and after missing Good Tiger due to #adulting, thankfully I arrived just in the nick of time as Between The Buried and Me hit the stage. The...
Meiko & Co. Spin Yarns at Tractor Tavern
Meiko w/ Marie Digby and Jessie Siren Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA 03.23.16 It was a banner night at the Tractor as three lovely singer/songwriters spun tales of love, whiskey, and shitty apartments. All three artists played unique solo sets with very different sounds,...
Slayer are Repentless in Seattle
Slayer w/ Testament and Carcass Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 03.19.16 “SLAAAAAYER!” Is not something you can just say casually. It is usually done while screaming at the top of your lungs with a trademark Tom Araya impersonation. It is no surprise that tonight’s...
Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime in Seattle
Geoff Tate's Operation Mindcrime Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA 03.18.16 Divorce tears families apart. Never easy to deal with, it often creates situations that sadly make you feel as though sides must be chosen. That a line must be drawn. The ugly rock and roll divorce...
Daughter Does All The Right Things
Daughter Showbox, Seattle, WA 03.19.16 The dim threshold of The Showbox opened to discover one of the most intimately delivered shows from Daughter. The London-based indie-folk trio is here in support of their January 2016 sophomore release Not to Disappear, and their...
Think Globally. Party Locally: Gogol Bordello Hits Seattle Hard
Gogol Bordello w/ Pounded by the Surf Showbox, Seattle, WA 03.14.16 The crowd is loud and the show hasn’t even started. The excitement is palpable, The Showbox sold out. Eugene Hütz enters the low-lit stage, acoustic guitar in hand, and begins a solo rendition of...