107.7 The End’s Summer Camp Shape Up
107.7 The End's Summer Camp 2017 Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA 08.12.17-08.13.17 After a killer experience and amazing bands at 107.7 The End’s “Summer Camp” last year, it was hard to imagine how they might top it this year. Once again, though, our local alt-radio kings...
Young The Giant’s Live Journey
Young the Giant w/ Cold War Kids and Joywave WaMu Theater, Seattle, WA 08.11.17 WaMu Theater, Young the Giant’s venue for the night, is a small subsection of Centurylink Field and Event Center, adjacent to Safeco Field. Sound irrelevant? Usually it doesn't matter,...
Flight Suits And Sparkling Ice: Motopony At Band In Seattle
Motopony w/ Shelby Earl Victory Studios, Seattle, WA 08.10.17 The stage at Victory Studios screams Seattle, where vintage influences meet modern charm. And it was an ideal setting for Band in Seattle featuring great local music from the lovely Shelby Earl and the...
Reviving Rock With Royal Blood
Royal Blood w/ Welles Showbox, Seattle, WA 08.09.17 If heavy, powerful drums and insanely catchy bass riffs are your thing, then Royal Blood is about to be your new favorite band. The UK duo popped up in 2014 with their debut self-titled album featuring 10 perfectly...
Metallica Does Anything But Destruct In Seattle
Metallica w/ Avenged Sevenfold & Gojira CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA 08.09.17 Three decades and tens album into their career, Metallica returned to Seattle with a much-anticipated stop of their "WorldWired Tour." They brought with them opening acts that...
The Hyperactivity Of AJR
AJR w/ Johnny Balik The Crocodile, Seattle, WA 08.06.17 If you happened to be one of its 21 million views back in 2013, you probably remember AJR’s track “I’m Ready,” which opens with a sample from a Spongebob episode. Nearly 4 years later, and with a slightly more...