Cartel: Serving Seconds
Cartel El Corazon, Seattle, WA 05.12.15 Pop punk sensations Cartel made a stop at El Corazon on Tuesday night, breathing life into an otherwise mundane Seattle evening. Taking their album Chroma for a 10th anniversary spin, the boys are celebrating both their blowup...
Sleater-Kinney: The Whole Nine
Sleater-Kinney w/ THEESatisfaction The Showbox, Seattle, WA 05.09.15 Almost nine years have passed since Sleater-Kinney took an abrupt hiatus from ruling the mountaintop of lady-driven rock 'n roll. It was a terrible blow, followed by years of doubt, confusion, and...
Kodaline: Anthems For Heartbreak
Kodaline w/ Gavin James Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA 05.09.15 A crowd began to line the block hours before the doors opened to welcome Irish alt-pop band Kodaline to the stage of Seattle’s storied Neptune Theatre. The band released their first album In A Perfect World...
Interview: Kodaline
Interview: Kodaline 05.09.15 Before Irish alt-rockers took the stage for their sold out show at the Neptune Theatre, Seattle Music News had the pleasure of wrangling three-fourths of the band into a back room of the theatre to chat. Lead vocalist Steve Garrigan,...
The Bright Light Social Hour: Young Bands, Bright Futures
The Bright Light Social Hour w/Talk In Tongues & Duke Evers Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA 05.08.15 Old school, southern bones brewed with progressive flavor makes for mind-blowing psych-rock soup with Austin’s The Bright Light Social Hour. Touring in support of...
Sick of Sarah: Bars Full of New Friends
Sick of Sarah w/ The TenFiveSixty, A Clockwork Tragedy, and Amsterdam Funhouse Lounge @ El Corazon, Seattle, WA 05.07.15 They opened their set by requesting that the sound guy remove his pants, and then Sick of Sarah broke into the party starting track “One Night...