Of Monsters and Men: A Formula For Dreams
Of Monsters and Men w/ Pure Bathing Culture Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA 08.09.15 Taking the stage just before sunset at Marymoor Park, Of Monsters And Men made the perfect end to a Sunday night, lulling the audience into their dream world with impeccable harmonies and...
Alabama Shakes: Who Needs Aretha?
Alabama Shakes w/ Chicano Batman Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA 08.08.15 Ok – so that title might be a bit of an overstatement. Because without powerhouse vocalists like Aretha there might not be a Brittany Howard, and thus no Alabama Shakes. But when one audience member...
Taylor Swift: Come As Your Fav Taylor
Taylor Swift w/ Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes CenturyLink, Seattle, WA 08.08.15 It has been two years since Taylor Swift last visited the Pacific Northwest. Then, twenty thousand screaming fans packed into the Tacoma Dome to hear Swift belt out her new hits off her then...
Concert Preview: Mac Sabbath
Preview: Mac Sabbath El Corazon, Seattle, WA 08.12.15 Mac Sabbath is, quite frankly, about the creepiest band I can imagine. Is it punk? Goth? Metal? Is it all a joke? Dressed up like the antagonizingly popular characters forever enshrined within the happiest of...
Squamish Valley Music Festival 2015
Squamish Valley Music Festival 2015 Logger Sports Grounds and Centennial Fields, Squamish, BC 08.05.15 - 08.07.15 Sorry, but do you mind if I tell you about Canada’s terrific Squamish Valley Music Festival? From August 6th to 9th, an estimated 125,000 people attended...
Rise Against: Like A Fine Wine
Rise Against w/ Killswitch Engage and letlive Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA 08.07.15 Loud and unforgiving, the heart-pumping, fist-pounding trio of Rise Against, Killswitch Engage, and letlive made a stop at the Showbox SoDo on Friday night, donning a friendly smirk and a...