2013 – Page 10 – SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

Airborne Toxic Event takes over Showbox (Photo Slideshow)
By Arlene Brown on April 14, 2013
After up and coming band Nightmare Air, warmed up the crowds, The Airborne Toxic Event took over Showbox at the Market. It didn’t matter if you...
SMI Radio Ep. 90 On Demand: Michael “Fitz” Fitzpatrick (Fitz and The Tantrums) (Photo Slideshow)
By Greg Roth on April 10, 2013
On a rainy November night in 2010, a then little known Los Angeles outfit with a catchy name (Fitz and The Tantrums) strolled into town...
Vicci Martinez Video ‘Come Along’ finally drops
By Greg Roth on April 5, 2013
Vicci Martinez gained national attention with her strong showing on NBC’s The Voice. She was signed to Universal and recorded the single Come Along with Cee Lo Green for...
SMI Radio Ep. 89 On Demand: Ritzy Bryan (The Joy Formidable), Kelly & Ben (Beat 100) and Mat Hayward (Photo Slideshow)
By Greg Roth on April 4, 2013
Last month, The Joy Formidable came to town and delivered a full on sonic assault at The Neptune Theater. Guitarist and front woman Ritzy Bryan was enchanting,...
Seattle ‘Rocktographers’ get their chance to shine in the spotlight
By Greg Roth on April 2, 2013
We live in an era where technology provides the opportunity for just about anyone to shoot decent pictures. Anyone with a few hundred dollars can...
SMI Notes From The Road: SXSW 2013 PT. 4
By Greg Roth on March 31, 2013
Derek Aubert was recently out on the Road with Seattle’s Fox and The Law and shares some tales from his experience touring with the band and SXSW 2013....
SMI Radio Ep. 88 On Demand: Kevin Sur and Phil O’Sullivan (Artist Home / Timber Outdoor Music Fest)
By Greg Roth on March 27, 2013
To us, music is more than just a product or an entertainment medium. It is one of the most spectacular of all art forms and...
Seattle musicians to pay tribute to Squeeze at The Triple Door (Videos)
By Greg Roth on March 26, 2013
In the early 80s, I fronted my very first band called The Blitz. We were a four piece power-pop / new wave outfit covering everything from...
George Clinton and P-Funk still smokin’ at Showbox (Photo Slideshow)
By Greg Roth on March 24, 2013
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...
QmP Tears Up Yakima Sports Center (Photo Slideshow)
By Xander Deccio on March 21, 2013
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...
SMI Radio Ep. 87 On Demand: Science! & Nicki Bluhm (Photo Slideshow)
By Greg Roth on March 21, 2013
If you were raised on MTV in the 80s, then surely you remember Thomas Dolby’s She Blinded Me with Science – with Magnus Pike shouting “Science!” (Check...
SMI Notes From The Road: Fox and The Law at SXSW Pt. 3
By Greg Roth on March 21, 2013
SMI has a new feature called Notes from the Road. Derek Aubert is currently out on the Road with Seattle’s Fox and The Law and shares some tales from...