MUSIC

OMG Madonna – Rebel Heart Tour

OMG Madonna – Rebel Heart Tour

Madonna w/ Michael Diamond Moda Center, Portland, OR 10.17.15 The Moda Center of Portland was nearly sold out, with everyone ready to feast their eyes on all that is Madonna. This show was almost more circus and burlesque than music. It was absolutely unreal. Sexual,...

Viet Cong: Inciting a Great Set

Viet Cong: Inciting a Great Set

Viet Cong w/ Grave Babies Neumos, Seattle, WA 10.16.15 The Canadian band Viet Cong has been around for about 3 years now and has seen more than moderate success, especially in the last year and a half. A night of straightforward post-punk at my favorite music venue...

The Black Dahlia Murder: Consumed

The Black Dahlia Murder: Consumed

Black Dahlia Murder El Corazon, Seattle, WA 10.15.15 El Corazon got rocked on Thursday night, as Michigan-based melodic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder made a heart-stopping visit. This group has seen plenty of personnel changes since their inception in 2001,...

CHVRCHES: Go Beyond Indie Pop

CHVRCHES: Go Beyond Indie Pop

CHVRCHES w/ Mansionair Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 10.14.15 It’s been a powerful couple of years for Scottish electro-pop band CHVRCHES, who blasted airwaves with their super-charged 2013 full-length debut The Bones Of What You Believe and spent the past two years...

New Politics: A Mixed Bag Of Tricks

New Politics: A Mixed Bag Of Tricks

New Politics w/ Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, The Griswolds, and Lolo Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA 10.13.15 The crowd is on the younger side and the show starts early. On a Tuesday night, the Wilderness Politics tour takes over Showbox SoDo with a four-band lineup of...