2013 – SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

SMI Music Preview: Planes On Paper – The East End Session EP
By Christine Mitchell on December 31, 2013
Sweetness, intimacy, and delicate harmonies permeate The East End Session, the debut EP from Planes on Paper, which consists of Navid Eliot (vocals, guitar) and...
Seattle Living Room Show (12/14/13): Joseph, Austin Hartley-Leonard & St. Paul de Vence (Photos)
By Greg Roth on December 18, 2013
Two words are synonymous with Seattle Living Room / Seattle Secret Shows… quality music. Last Saturday night was no exception. Carrie and Kristen Watt opened the...
Marco Collins gives Seattle two nights of beautiful music for Christmas
By Greg Roth on December 15, 2013
Christmas is almost upon us and the weekend prior to one of America’s grandest holidays, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and longtime music curator...
SMI Radio / Critical Sun Sessions: Pete Hopkins (Artist Interview / Music)
By Greg Roth on December 14, 2013
SMI Radio’s Greg Roth catches up with former Northwest and current LA recording artist Pete Hopkins for the very first SMI Radio / Critical Sun...
SMI New Music Preview: Neil Young ‘Live at the Cellar Door’
By Ian Cunningham on December 12, 2013
So, Neil Young came out with an old new album. Live at the Cellar Door is the newest collection of archival sessions from the Buffalo...
Mackie’s back in town… Macklemore & Ryan Lewis party at ‘The Key’ (Photos)
By Arlene Brown on December 12, 2013
Apparently Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are kind of a big deal here in Seattle. It’s not like his home town family, friends, and fans turned...
Live Review: A look back on 107.7 The End’s ‘Deck The Hall Ball’ (Photos)
By Christine Mitchell on December 9, 2013
Photos by Arlene Brown and Xander Deccio AB: So, there we were. Sitting in the VIP Lounge watching hometown The Head and the Heart set up,...
SMI New Music Preview:’Magic Hour by Luscious Jackson
By Christine Mitchell on December 8, 2013
Luscious Jackson’s sixth release and fourth full album Magic Hour (self-released on the band’s own City Song label) is a continuation of what you know...
SMI Live Music Preview: Lissie at The Crocodile (12/5/13)
By Arlene Brown on December 3, 2013
So, you’re not going to any shows this week? What??? Are you crazy!? This is one amazing music filled week here in Seattle. But of...
Black Joe Lewis delivers a knockout at the Neptune (Photos)
By Christine Mitchell on December 3, 2013
If you ever get the feeling that rock-n-roll has run its course, is washed-up, over, done with, or dead, let me offer three bands up...
SMI New Music Preview: The Hunger Games Catching Fire soundtrack
By Arlene Brown on November 30, 2013
I have to admit, I’ve not read The Hunger Games books, yet. I know. I know. What rock have I been under? Well, I just...
SMI New Music Preview: Robbie Williams – Swings Both Ways
By Alicia Kamenick on November 27, 2013
Alas, poor Robbie Williams. A big star everywhere but America. And dang it, what a shame. Dude has some serious pop chops. A great voice,...