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 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...
Carnifex: Butcher’s Block
Carnifex w/ Black Tongue El Corazon, Seattle, WA 10.11.15 Honoring their tenth year in the business, San Diego-based deathcore band Carnifex made a stop in Seattle on Sunday, loaded with ammunition for their Decade of Despair Tour. This group has punched out five...
Ever-so-android Lit Up the Croc
Ever-so-android w/ The Fame Riot The Crocodile, Seattle, WA 10.10.15 The Crocodile was alive with a little glam and a lot of rock. This was an amazing night of bands, and I'm truly glad I was able to attend. There was a lot of variety - a little something for...
Lera Lynn: Beyond Her Years
Lera Lynn The Triple Door, Seattle, WA 10.07.15 The phrase "beyond their years" is loosely used these days, whether it be a child piano virtuoso, a young superstar athlete, or a rising politician - it comes up often. I'm guilty of it as well. However, there are times...
Peaches: Let Down Your Guard
Peaches w/ U.S. Girls and Ononos The Showbox, Seattle, WA 10.07.15 Are those dancing vaginas? Absolutely. If you’re familiar with Peaches, this is really nothing new. If you’re not, well then, welcome to the show. Peaches – née Merrill Nisker – has been grinding out...