National / Global Artists

The Darkness and Diarrhea Planet: raucous at The Showbox
By Meredith Smith on April 12, 2018
Starting off this exciting evening at The Showbox was Nashville party rock band Diarrhea Planet. Their booming sound synced up well with their high energy...
Pussy Riot Brings Inclusiveness and Vagina Flags to Chop Suey
By Meredith Smith on March 29, 2018
Pussy Riot isn’t a band. They’re activists, educators, screamers, video producers, protesters, and performance artists who only recently started doing this music thing (their words)....
George Clinton: P-Funk at the Sodo
By Jeffrey Rindskopf on March 27, 2018
At times, George Clinton‘s performance at the Showbox SoDo on March 24 felt like a well-earned victory lap. The 76-year-old songwriter has, after all, spent...
#SMI on tour: G-Eazy in Boston
By Arlene Brown on March 21, 2018
SMI caught up with G-Eazy in Boston on March 18th at Agganis Arena, catching him on the tail end his North American The Beautiful &...
An Evening Of Classic Heavy Metal at El Corazon
By Mike Baltierra on March 21, 2018
El Corazon in Seattle was the place to be if you are a fan of classic heavy metal. Particularly if you are a fan of...
They Might Be Giants’ Juggernaut of fun
By Christine Mitchell on March 10, 2018
It would be ridiculous to describe all that went on during They Might Be Giants’ two set long (plus two encores) show at The Neptune...
Flint Eastwood Gets Loud
By Stephanie Dore on March 10, 2018
Sandwiched between the chill pop of an Oakland band called Birthday and the electro-pop-punk of PVRIS, Detroit’s Flint Eastwood owned The Showbox with a...
Love is in the air with LP
By Alex Crick on February 24, 2018
Love was in the air this Valentine’s Day as LP’s powerful vocal range enthralled this sold-out, all ages crowd at The Showbox. Opening for...
Gogol Bordello gets boisterous at The Neptune
By Meredith Smith on February 23, 2018
I’ve been attending concerts for twenty years, and this was my third time seeing Gogol Bordello. Tuesday night’s show at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle,...
Palm’s ‘Rock Island’
By Paddy Moran on February 9, 2018
As the sheer number of records in existence grows each year, it is becoming less common to come across an album or band that is...
Diet Cig is headed our way
By Alex Crick on February 8, 2018
Is it possible to have fun playing in a band as you tour the world? The infectiously happy duo of Diet Cig leaves no doubt...
Queens of the Stone Age loves Seattle
By Alex Crick on February 7, 2018
“We love this fucking city!” Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age shouted between songs as the crowd cheered them on. Alas, the...