Elvis Costello: An Art Never Lost
Elvis Costello Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 04.26.15 In rare form, legendary music man Elvis Costello graced the stage of the Paramount on Sunday night, marking his 21st appearance on a Seattle stage since 1978. Accompanied only by a ton of guitars, a giant...
Clutch and Mastodon: The Missing Link Tour
Clutch & Mastodon w/ Big Business Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA 04.26.15 Taking the stage with ease, and amplifying the cheers of a sold out crowd, Maryland heavy rockers Clutch brought out some of their best work to Seattle. Truly a band that shines on a live stage,...
Concert Preview: Sick of Sarah
Preview: Sick of Sarah Funhouse Lounge @ El Corazon, Seattle, WA 05.07.15 A decade in, Minneapolis all-female rock band Sick of Sarah are going strong. Born of the riot grrrl days and boasting a scowling rock chick chemistry, Curve magazine has called them “the...
Kaiser Chiefs: Putting It On Paper
Kaiser Chiefs w/ Priory The Showbox, Seattle, WA 04.22.15 Crossing the pond, British indie powerhouse Kaiser Chiefs threw down anchor on Wednesday night at the Showbox, along with blow-up Portlanders Priory, whose unique style of indietronica has brought them one step...
Big Data: The Robot Will See You Now
Big Data w/ The Moth & The Flame The Crocodile, Seattle, WA 04.23.15 Not knowing what to expect from a Big Data live performance, I was on the edge of my seat for weeks. Sometimes with “producer” shows you get a guy behind a laptop maybe waving his arm in the air...
Damien Rice: The Western Man’s Need To Cry
Damien Rice w/ Marketa Irglova McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA 04.21.15 Take an Irish recluse and a Czech songbird and throw them solo onto the stark, darkened stage Seattle’s McCaw Hall opera house and what do you get? A once-in-a-lifetime live set. It seemed an endurance...