National / Global Artists

Ramsey Lewis and Philip Bailey at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
By Kevin McBride on June 5, 2014
By Kevin McBride Photos by Bill Bungard What a great evening everyone had at Jazz Alley with Ramsey Lewis and Philip Bailey on May 22....
MØ talks youth and embracing imperfection (Photo Slideshow)
By Hanna Stevens on June 2, 2014
By Hanna Stevens Karen Marie Ørsted wanted to be a musician since she received the debut album from the Spice Girls when she turned 8....
Lennon’s GOASTT – May 22nd – The Crocodile
By Brent Stavig on May 30, 2014
by Brent Stavig It was a swanky eighty-five degrees inside of the Crocodile as we awaited Sean Lennon’s band, (the) Ghost of A Saber Tooth...
Elbow edges their way up and through the Pacific Northwest
By Alicia Kamenick on May 29, 2014
By Alicia Kamenick For those of you who may have read my review of Elbow‘s latest album, The Take Off and Landing of Everything, you know...
Kyle Gass Band Rocks The Crocodile (Photo Slideshow)
By Arlene Brown on May 21, 2014
By John Lill Picture if you will a middle-aged man wearing a black polo shirt, cutoff sweatpants and mid-top tennis shoes with white tube socks...
SMI Album Review: Damon Albarn ‘Everyday Robots’
By Greg Roth on May 15, 2014
by Chris Senn World, meet Damon Albarn. Chances are you already know and listen to his music even if you don’t recognize the name. He...
SMI Album Review: Eels ‘The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett’
By Xander Deccio on May 15, 2014
By Chris Senn For over two decades now the music of Mark Oliver Everett (Mr. E) has served as the melancholy backbone of the alternative...
Coldplay Tones It Down … For Better Or Worse
By Alicia Kamenick on May 15, 2014
You either hate Coldplay and heap scorn upon them, or you like them and feel the need to peevishly defend them and/or your musical taste...
Rodrigo y Gabriela Enchant The Paramount (Photo Slideshow)
By Arlene Brown on May 15, 2014
By Bill Bungard Rodrigo y Gabriela finished their ten-city U.S. 9 DEAD ALIVE Tour on May 11 at the Paramount Theater to a packed house...
Nikki Lane and Old 97s bring the twang to the Showbox (Photo Slideshow)
By Arlene Brown on May 15, 2014
By John Lill Monday could have easily been mistaken for a Friday as the faithful packed into the Showbox to welcome Nashville’s self-proclaimed first lady...
Twin Forks, Augustana Live at Neumos (Photo Slideshow)
By Arlene Brown on May 14, 2014
By Amanda Umberger A line of concert goers stretching down the street and around the corner would usually indicate a highly anticipated, sold-out show, with...
Mastadon Takes Control of Showbox SoDo (Photo Slideshow)
By Arlene Brown on May 13, 2014
Photos by Alex Crick Playing to a sold out crowd at Showbox SoDo, Mastadon put on another classic rock show in Seattle on April...