Grouplove: Not For The Faint of Heart
Grouplove w/Muna and Dilly Dally The Crocodile, Seattle, WA 10.14.16 Loud and energetic from start to finish, a Grouplove show is not for the faint of heart. During their sold out Seattle show at The Crocodile there was barely a break from the intense head-banging and...
Ghost: Give Us Your Reverent
Ghost w/ Marissa Nadler Moore Theater, Seattle, WA 10.14.16 The papal carnival that is Swedish heavy metal band Ghost turned Seattle's Moore Theatre into a reverent mass of followers. For their Popestar tour, they came, they sang, they conquered; though they certainly...
Nahko and Medicine For The People Bring The Message Live
Nahko and Medicine For The People w/ Hirie Showbox, Seattle, WA 10.13.16 A long line of Nahko and Medicine For The People fans led toward The Showbox, and I huddled into my jacket, listening to the reverb of the rain against my hood. In all likelihood, some of this...
Interview: Nahko Bear Doses Out The Deep
Interview: Nahko Bear of Nahko and Medicine For The People The Showbox, Seattle, WA 10.13.16 I was checking out Nahko and Medicine For The People at The Showbox in Seattle, when, during the opening act, a text came through reading, “Nahko is going to sing on stage...
Glass Animals Pop Up Live In Seattle
Glass Animals w/ Manatee Commune The Paramount, Seattle, WA 10.11.16 Human beings don't belong in boxes, and Glass Animals don't either, which the UK foursome proved during their live set at Seattle's Paramount Theatre. Having just released their sophomore album How...
The Julie Ruin Is Boisterously Frank in Seattle
The Julie Ruin w/ Allison Crutchfield and Mecca Normal Showbox, Seattle, WA 10.08.16 "This is ombré right?" asked Kathleen Hanna regarding her purple sequined – and yes, ombré - mini dress. The Julie Ruin had just taken the stage at The Showbox in front of a dedicated...