Kids in the Hall: Oh, the Humanity!
Kids in the Hall Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 05.29.15 If one were lucky enough to see The Kids in the Hall perform at the Paramount on Friday, one could surely agree to having witnessed some of the best sketch comedy life has to offer. The five-man Canadian troupe,...
Last to See the Sun: The Unexpected Melody
Last to See the Sun w/ Deathbed Confessions Studio 7, Seattle, WA 05.29.15 On a hot Friday night, local Seattle metal band Last to See the Sun unveiled their album War/Religion. The album is the result of a self-imposed band sequestering, name change and home...
Streetlight Manifesto: Ska in Sodo
Streetlight Manifesto w/ Dan Potthast and Sycamore Smith Showbox SODO, Seattle, WA 05.28.15 When Pandora came to the online streaming scene, I was hooked. I created a playlist called "Phil's Pitta Patta," which was basically a hodgepodge of a bunch of different...
Shakey Graves: A Heartfelt Hodgepodge
Shakey Graves w/ The Barr Brothers Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA 05.28.15 We'd been hearing the buzz for a while now, about Alejandro Rose-Garcia (aka Shakey Graves) and him being on the "next big thing" list. So when we had the chance to assist on his portrait session...
Sasquatch Music Festival 2015: A First Time For Everything
Sasquatch Music Festival 2015 Gorge Amphitheatre, Quincy, WA 05.22.15 - 05.25.15 Waiting at the gate on the opening day of Sasquatch! music festival, in the 80-degree heat, surrounded by scantily-clad festival-goers, and someone is already digging in the grass for a...
Glass Animals: Smooth Summer
Glass Animals Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA 05.24.15 English indie rock band Glass Animals have had a quick uprising since their summer 2014 inaugural album Zaba, proving to hold one of the strongest debuts this year. The quartet landed a spot at this year’s Sasquatch!...