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...
Watkins Family Hour: Good Ole Fashion Fun
Watkins Family Hour Tractor Tavern, Ballard, Seattle, WA 08.22.15 Absent of an opener and with little opening fan fare, Watkins Family Hour founders Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins took the stage. Performing a tune that hearkens back to fields of bluegrass and drinking...
Interview: Lonely Mountain Lovers
Interview: Lonely Mountain Lovers 08.20.15 When Steven Graham of Everett Music Initiative throws a new band my way, it’s likely going to be pretty good. So when he suggested I take a listen to Lonely Mountain Lovers – like the band name wasn’t enough of a hook – I...