Cage the Elephant: Unleashed
Cage the Elephant Showbox Sodo, Seattle, WA 08.27.14 If the longest line in the history of man wasn't a good enough indicator, then the vibrant red "SOLD OUT" sign on the counter window sure did the trick. Word on the street was that Cage the Elephant throws a really...
Jack White: Tree in a Hurricane
Jack White Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 08.26.14 A fog. The evening was a fog. Swirling bodies, swirling lights, swirling guitars – all fed from the same electric energy that emanated from somewhere on stage. Amid the roar, a one-man hurricane was coming to life in...
David Gray: Exploring the Evening
David Gray Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA 08.25.14 On Monday, August 25th, David Gray brought the passionate performance of a true entertainer to Marymoor Park. With more than 20 years of experience as a singer and songwriter, Gray has the ability to inspire a crowd that...
Beck: Rare Air
Beck Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA 08.20.14 On a gorgeous Wednesday evening, Marymoor Park was filled with the noise of a rare animal, known throughout the musical kingdom as Beck. His attack is subtle, and he definitely has fight. Born Bek Campbell in 1970 L.A., this...
Boris: Noise is Good
Boris The Crocodile, Seattle, Wa 08.16.14 I remember the first time I heard Boris. It was early 2006. I was twenty-three and hung over, smoking cigarettes in my underwear in my six hundred square foot apartment in Omaha, Nebraska. The Midwestern summer was boiling us...
HAIM: This Isn’t Home Ec
HAIM Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 08.15.14 Carrying all of their gear, three theoretical lawn chairs, and a debut album that has seen unbelievable worldwide success, HAIM stopped by the Paramount on Friday for a beastly Seattle show. Hushed are the remaining critics...