Jan 9 is a must see at the High Dive: Department of Energy, Tripwire, and Spanish for 100. Jan 10 Chop Suey has a terrific bill, Blacknite Crash with The Purrs. Jan 15 Robert Cray is playing at the Snolqualmie Ballroom on my birthday. I haven’t seen Mr Cray in almost 20 years, since the […]
Read more "January Concerts"Tis the season for Top Ten Lists. So here we go. TopX NWBands of 2009 1 The Thermals – seeing them at Neumos was a religious experience. 2 The Blakes – I was so close that Snow Keim almost broke my hand as he swung his bass around the front of the stage. 3 Gossip – […]
Read more "Top 10 Northwest Bands"I missed so many shows this week. Dude, I can’t see them all. But the shows I did see were visually – and musically – CRUSHING it. Mew on Friday a Neumos featured avatar characters on stage – created through rear screen projection. Seattle knew the lyrics to every song. The crowd was sharing the […]
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