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...
Arctic Monkeys: A Different High
Arctic Monkeys Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 08.11.14 The Paramount Theatre shook to life Monday night, as the Arctic Monkeys brought their best game face in preparation for a two-night stint. While a group of young-something's pleaded with the man at the ticket...
GROUPLOVE: Hitchin’ a Ride
13th Annual Honda Civic Tour: GROUPLOVE and Portugal. The Man McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale, OR 08.11.14 Like a couple of 16 year olds chewing bubble gum and screaming to get our t-shirts signed, Seattle Music News followed the Honda Civic Tour to their...