by Arlene Brown This past Friday, May 11, Showbox at the Market opened its doors to the 11th Annual Flight to Mars Benefit concert for the CCFA’s, Crohn’s and Colitis Federation of America, Northwest Chapter.  Local band Poor Moon opened the night and warmed the crowd up with their Reggae/rock feel.  The smooth voice of lead singer Christian [...]

by Sopeary Sok photos by Jason Tang Eternal Fair got up close and personal as they performed songs from their debut album, The Horse That Carries The Wheel, live at the Colombia City Theater on April 12, 2013. The band opened their act with the intro to their album, The Horse That Carries the Wheel Part [...]

by Greg Roth photos by Mat Hayward The Parliafundkadelicment universe spans many funky dimensions. The list of P-Funk alumni is too large to list. No less than sixteen members of the original P-Funk were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Along with James Brown, George Clinton is the most sampled [...]

by Xander Deccio Seattle/Yakima-based alt-rock band, QmP (short for Quartermile Pumpkin) rocked the  Yakima Sports Center, Saturday, March 9th. It had been over a year since the band made it’s way back to their original stomping ground of  Yakima, and many of their die-hard fans couldn’t wait. The band, consisting of lead singer/guitarist Rod Taylor, guitarist/vocalist [...]

by Xander Deccio World-renowned guitarist Leo Kottke performed to a sold out audience at Yakima’s The Season’s Performance Hall. Kottke is known for a fingerpicking style influenced by blues, jazz, and folk music; and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. Kottke has overcome some significant setbacks, including severe nerve damage to his right hand, showing his standing-room-only audience [...]

by Greg Roth Nothing says fun on a Presidents’ Day weekend like Saturday / Sunday music double-header with those wacky power pop rock cats, The Presidents of the United States of America and the eclectic Campfire Ok. Throw in Aaron Daniel’s One Man Banned and Godfrey Daniels and his red Balloon, and you have the makings of [...]

by Derek Aubert Fox and The Law brought the noise to Neumos this Wednesday, debuting four unheard songs and kicking off their Spring Tour of the Southwest. The crowd received FaTL with enthusiasm, despite them only being the opening act for touring band, Electric Six. If you’re wondering why you didn’t hear about the show, [...]

by Jonathan Sindelman photos by Bill Bungard Jack DeJohnette Quartet @ Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley on 2/20/12 “The man sounds like a tub of water.”  That’s probably the most memorable comment I’ve heard in response to a Jack DeJohnette drum solo, conveyed mid-flight into the second set of a performance at L.A.’s Catalina Bar & Grill [...]

by Greg Roth photos by Mat Hayward Like a Manson show, this write-up and photo slideshow is not for the faint of heart or stomach, so consider yourself warned. Anyone who knows anything about Marilyn Manson  is well aware that his art is disturbing, provocative, and crosses taste barriers. (Ya think?) It’s part of his act [...]

by Greg Roth The last time Kristen Ward was in town was back in October, to celebrate the release of her most recent record, Last Night On Division. That night, the band put on a gritty and uplifting performance in front of a packed house at the Tractor  in Ballard. Ward and her band, featuring longtime [...]

by Greg Roth photo slideshow by Jason Tang Seattle Living Room Shows & Melodic Caring Project: Naomi Wachira & Damien Jurado on Friday, January 25 @ secret location Seattle Living Room Shows, in partnership with Melodic Caring Project, delivered another stellar show featuring Naomi Wachira and Damien Jurado. The event was streamed live via UStream to Rockstars [...]

by Mat Hayward with Jennifer Austin King Dude and Chelsea Wolf @The Triple Door on 1/16/13 King Dude put on a solid, though somber, performance at The Triple Door. The bleak scene was set with a tattered, almost black American flag framed by two candles.  Moody, dark lighting added to the gloom. Although T.J. Cowgill showed real [...]