“Weird Al” Yankovic: The Mandatory World Tour
"Weird Al" Yankovic Washington State Fair, Puyallup, WA 09.14.15 There is something about the smug parodies of “Weird Al” Yankovic that makes my senses recoil, yet I am smiling, and even occasionally cracking with laughter, experiencing the dichotomy of Yankovic’s pop...
Circa Waves: Why Can’t We All Just Have Fun?
Circa Waves w/ Oberhofer & Acid Tongue The Crocodile, Seattle, WA 09.14.15 Call it pop. That’s what it is. But don’t condemn Circa Waves for keying into the perfectly pure pop groove that drops all pretense and just has fun. The young Brits of CW are just that,...
Jackie Greene: The Wanderer Spins Stories
Jackie Greene with Lauren Shera Neumos, Seattle, WA 09.09.15 According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, wander is defined as going away from a path, course, etc,. Since he was discovered at an open mic night in 2001, Jackie Greene, born Chris Nelson, has been...
Bumbershoot: Festival ’15
Bumbershoot 2015 Seattle Center, Seattle, WA September 5th – 7th, 2015 The masses descended upon Seattle Center on Saturday to kick off Bumbershoot, the three-day music and arts festival which takes place every year in the heart of the city on Labor Day weekend....
Psychedelic Furs: Sweet Dream Showmen
Psychedelic Furs w/ the Other Band The Showbox, Seattle, WA 09.03.15 The youthfully middle-aged woman behind me in line for Psychedelic Furs had her purse stuffed with all of her old albums, like a teeny-bopper who might faint at the sight of her favorite band. The...
Eagles of Death Metal: Making It For The Ladies
Eagles of Death Metal w/ Sinner Sinners The Showbox, Seattle, WA 09.02.15 With the release of their fourth studio album Zipper Down only four weeks away, California rockers Eagles of Death Metal swept the Showbox stage clean with with incessant energy and irreverent...