National / Global Artists

Passion Pit digs in deep at The Showbox (Photo Slideshow)
By Alicia Kamenick on May 22, 2015
A sold-out, all ages crowd packed The Showbox Tuesday night for the first of two shows by Passion Pit, dancing and singing along to...
U2 – Innocence + Experience in Vancouver
By Alicia Kamenick on May 18, 2015
U2 caught a lot of unnecessary flak for the unorthodox release of their latest album, Songs Of Innocence. The fallout from the stunt overshadowed the...
Neil Proves He’s Still A Diamond That Shines
By Mocha Charlie on May 11, 2015
Neil Diamond has been performing since the early 60’s, and can still sell out numerous venues all over the world. As he croons his fans swoon, his vocal...
Shared Humanity at Dan Deacon’s Neumos Show
By Victoria Holt on May 11, 2015
An intense blast of light and sound emanated from a multi-colored Neumos stage, as Dan Deacon stood at his podium of MPCs, mixers, and pedals....
Dead Men Walking Come Alive at the Crocodile
By Brent Stavig on May 9, 2015
Dead Men Walking are an interesting bunch. Mike Peters (The Alarm), Captain Sensible (The Damned), Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), and Chris Cheney (The Living...
Kaiser Chiefs at The Showbox: signs and songs
By Christine Mitchell on May 5, 2015
What do you do when you’re a lead singer with a show to perform and you’ve lost your voice? Take a page out of...
Hiatus Kaiyote at Neumos May 17 – concert preview
By Hanna Stevens on May 5, 2015
Australian future-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote will make their Seattle debut at Neumos on Sunday, May 17. They are touring behind their new album Choose Your Weapon....
Dead Men Walking to play Crocodile Cafe May 5
By Christine Mitchell on May 1, 2015
Dead Men Walking appear this Tuesday, May 5 at the Crocodile Café (2200 2nd Avenue, Seattle). Comprised of heavy-hitters Captain Sensible (The Damned), Slim Jim...
Bumbershoot 2015 Lineup Announcement
By Christine Mitchell on April 30, 2015
Bumbershoot may come at the tail end of the summer festival calendar, but Seattleites enjoying a fine spring day tuned in en masse via...
Mac DeMarco Thrills his Teenage Fanclub at the Neptune Theater
By Victoria Holt on April 26, 2015
A girl who looked to be about sixteen, with a grown out dye-job, stick-n-poke tattoos, and a septum piercing, lit a cigarette and blew a...
SMI Radio Ep. 107 On Demand: Allen Stone and Maiah Manser
By Greg Roth on April 26, 2015
In the first half of this week’s episode, SMI Radio host Greg Roth has an exclusive backstage interview at Seattle’s Triple door on the first night...
SMI All Access: Jason Tang’s backstage photo journey with Allen Stone (Photos)
By Greg Roth on April 26, 2015
We have some of the best music photographers anywhere, doing their thing right here in the Northwest. One of those folks is SMI Partner and Chief Photographer, Jason...