Concert Preview: The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 09.29.15 I first discovered my love of The Tragically Hip in college while working as a DJ for the on-campus radio station. I somehow came across a copy of the bands 1999 release "Up To Here" in the massive stacks. I...
Kool & the Gang: Still Bringing the Boogie
Kool & the Gang w/ En Vogue Washington State Fair, Puyallup, WA 09.25.15 My first impression watching Kool & the Gang on stage at the Washington State Fair was that there’s no way these are the original members. They seem so young. And sure, some of them...
Duran Duran: It’s Always Their Time
Duran Duran w/ Chic feat. Nile Rodgers Washington State Fair, Puyallup, WA 09.23.15 I sat in the infield of the outdoor stadium, behind a row of middle-aged ladies double-fisting white wine in plastic cups, earplugs at the ready for the inevitable screams of...
Iggy Azalea: Fancy At The Fair
Iggy Azalea w/ Tinashe & Elijah Blake Washington State Fair, Puyallup, WA 09.22.15 After first postponing and then altogether cancelling her entire 2015 Great Escape tour, hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea’s appearance at the Washington State Fair seemed less like that...
Little Hurricane: Drawing West
Little Hurricane w/ Rin Tin Tiger Tractor Tavern, Ballard, WA 09.22.15 In a most appropriate setting, San Diego-based jam blues duo Little Hurricane inhabited the Tractor Tavern on Tuesday night, kicking up their heels for an enjoyable, laidback evening of hip twang....
Lonely Mountain Lovers: Get Inside These Blues
Lonely Mountain Lovers w/ the Ramblin' Years and Edmund Wayne Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA 09.19.15 After a year of recording, fine tuning and gathering momentum with a steadily growing local fan base, Seattle’s own Lonely Mountain Lovers have finally released their...