The Tragically Hip: Fully and Completely Tour
The Tragically Hip w/ Brendan Canning Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 09.29.15 Brendan Canning – a founding member of Broken Social Scene – was on stage spinning hit vinyl, warming up the slowly growing crowd as they filtered into the historic Paramount Theatre for The...
Jason Derulo: Surefire Swinging For The Crown
Jason Derulo w/ Tina T Washington State Fair, Puyallup, WA 09.26.15 Those Abs. Those Feet. That Voice. It’s hard to resist the pleas of Jason Derulo, the chart-topping – and yet underrated – R&B crooner as he attacks the stage at the Washington State Fair. The...
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...