Concert Preview: Jackie Greene
Preview: Jackie Greene Neumos, Seattle, WA 09.9.15 Discovered in a bar when he was just a teenager in 2001, Jackie Greene has lived the life of the singer/songwriter for nearly 15 years. After releasing a few albums in the early 2000s, he went on to tour with...
Sublime with Rome: Good Vibes All Around
Sublime with Rome w/ Rebelution, Pepper, and Mickey Avalon Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA 08.31.15 Despite Marymoor’s strict no-cannabis rule, the air was scented with pot for Sublime with Rome. Opening the night was a very R-rated performance by Mickey Avalon. Mickey was...
Rocky Votolato: Power In The Dark Side
Rocky Votolato w/ Dave Hause & Chris Farren The Crocodile, Seattle, WA 08.29.15 Just take a glance at Rocky Votolato’s influences in the “about” section of his Facebook page and rather than musical icons or contemporaries you’ll find a swarm of spiritual,...
Failure: Rest and Resuscitation Done Right
Failure w/ The New Regime The Showbox, Seattle, WA 08.28.15 Eighteen years is a lifetime for some bands, the entire span of a career. And yet, for L.A. space-rockers Failure, eighteen years was just a break. While they may have been on the underdog side of the 90’s...
Modest Mouse: Stomping Ground
Modest Mouse w/ Mimicking Birds Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 08.24.15 - 08.25.15 Fleeting like the shadow of Bigfoot and just as iconic in the Northwest music scene, Modest Mouse came to inhabit this neck of the woods with a two-night rendezvous at the Paramount on...
Pain in the Grass 2015: Hit the Floor
Pain in the Grass featuring Slipknot, Lamb of God, Three Days Grace, Bullet for My Valentine, and more! White River Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA 08.23.15 Another beautiful summer weekend has passed in Seattle, which means another fantastic festival is now on paper. KISW...