#NadaFest 2017: Under What Ground?
#NadaFest Preview Substation, Seattle, WA 10.19.17-10.21.17 Call it a conclave. A roundup. A gala. Just don't call it a festival. #NadaFest is anything but. Hosted by volunteer online music and culture magazine NadaMucho.com, the "concentrated three-day gathering," as...
Bryson Tiller Serenades Seattle
Bryson Tiller w/ H.E.R. WaMu Theater, Seattle, WA 08.19.17 Gliding right into the rising tide of R&B, Bryson Tiller gave Seattle the night of slow jams they were looking for. Opening the tour for Tiller, label mate H.E.R. took the stage with a smooth voice and a...
Incubus & Jimmy Eat World Bring It Back
Incubus w/ Jimmy Eat World & Judah and the Lion White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, WA 08.19.17 Learning to drive with Incubus and Jimmy Eat World blasting through the stock speakers of a 1988 brown Dodge Caravan is something I'll always hold dear, so when the bands...
One Ok Rock & Palisades: Ambitions Taking Off Together
One Ok Rock w/ Palisades Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA 08.18.17 There are plenty of band tours to look forward to, but One Ok Rock’s Seattle show was on my radar from the moment it was announced. The Japanese rock (JRock) band has been a bit of an obsession, their catchy...
Turn It Up: Planes on Paper’s Latest
Preview: Planes on Paper The Crocodile, Seattle, WA 08.24.17 With their latest single, "Television," Yakima duo Planes on Paper deliver a fresh dip into their renowned folk stylings, all warm-hearted harmonies, and careful guitar, with a side of larger purpose. In...
The Perfect Punk Of Rancid & Dropkick Murphys
Rancid & Dropkick Murphys WaMu Theater, Seattle, WA 08.16.17 Seattle’s WaMu Theater is not hard to find, but I knew I was headed in the right direction by the growing number of bar patrons wandering the adjacent streets in band t-shirts and leather jackets. The...