National / Global Artists

Katy Perry’s Tacoma Dome spectacle
By Mike Baltierra on February 4, 2018
Katy Perry wrapped up her fifty date United States run of her Witness The Tour in front of a packed house at the Tacoma Dome...
John Maus Terrifies and Delights at the Crocodile
By Kaitlin Frick on February 4, 2018
There is something slightly terrifying about a John Maus performance. His music–especially 2017’s Screen Memories–is apocalyptic and drenched in doom. But as he delivers his...
Howard Jones Kicks Off Solo Piano Tour in Seattle
By Alicia Kamenick on January 29, 2018
It’s fairly common these days to be able to catch your favorite ‘80s act on tour. Nostalgia is popular, and there’s nothing wrong with that...
Vicious Rumors Invades Louie G’s Pizza
By Mike Baltierra on January 20, 2018
Veteran power metal band Vicious Rumors are tearing up the left coast during their West Coast Invasion Tour, and the second of their Pacific Northwest dates brought...
John Maus, Holy Shit coming to the Crocodile
By Kaitlin Frick on January 17, 2018
John Maus is known for his intensely physical and nihilistic live shows, during which he screams into a microphone while pulling at his hair and...
Hot Seat: Matthew Schwartz of Pacifico
By Matthew Lamb on December 18, 2017
Recently SMI was able to ask Matthew Schwartz of Pacifico some questions for the Hot Seat, talking about the new album Everest, touring, and future...
Billy Joel’s one off at MODA
By Matthew Lamb on December 10, 2017
Billy Joel performed for the first time in seven years in Portland, when he was last their with Elton John on their Face 2 Face...
Slow Magic Cultivates Empathy at the Showbox
By Kaitlin Frick on December 9, 2017
Slow Magic hasn’t changed a bit in the five years since he first made a splash with dance music audiences, supporting Gold Panda and XXYYXX...
The Miracle Of Third Eye Blind
By Stephanie Dore on December 3, 2017
Everyone’s got an opinion on Third Eye Blind. Some people only know the top ten hits off their self-titled debut, like “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Jumper,” and...
Arch Enemy & Trivium Level Showbox Sodo
By Mike Baltierra on November 27, 2017
The Showbox Sodo was the place to be the night after Thanksgiving. Many a head banger made their way to the venue early for Arch...
Another chance to rock with K. Flay
By Erin Lynn on November 13, 2017
K. Flay quietly rolled through Bellingham on Saturday, Oct 7, to perform for a sold-out crowd at the Wild Buffalo after opening for Imagine Dragons...
Charli XCX in Seattle
By Matthew Lamb on November 12, 2017
If you could pick a support act to really get the crowd going, Halsey‘s choice of Charli XCX was on point. On Friday in Seattle,...