Reviews

Timber! Outdoor Music Festival Stands Tall Above Corporate Giants
By Isaac Kaplan-Woolner on July 11, 2015
Ah, the Great American Music Festival - hot, crowded, expensive, overwhelming, full of obnoxious wasteoids more interested in woo-selfies than music, and all your favorite...
Chinook Fest Summit is Upon Us!
By Brandon Taylor on July 10, 2015
Though grass roots music festival Chinook Fest has been rocking central Washington for three years (this summer will mark its fourth) and dragging more and...
Tuxedo Gets Hot & Funky At The Crocodile
By Mocha Charlie on July 7, 2015
Amid this Seattle heat wave, music venues like Belltown’s The Crocodile are – to put it mildly – hot. In fact, earlier in the week,...
INSIDE OUT: The Music Industry from the inside . . . out
By Robin Fairbanks on July 3, 2015
Part 1: Stolen – The Do’s and Don’ts To Prevent Instrument Loss: Photo by: Run From Cover Behind every successful artist, is a host of...
Ayron Jones and PUSA kicked off Summer
By Greg Roth on June 29, 2015
We look back to that brilliant weekend fondly as Two Northwest favorite's, Ayron Jones and The Way and The Presidents of The United States of...
Purity Ring, BRAIDS, and Born Gold illuminate Showbox SoDo
By Hanna Stevens on June 22, 2015
Futuristic electro-pop project Purity Ring delivered an otherworldly audio-visual experience to a sold-out crowd at Showbox SoDo on June 16. The duo comprised of producer...
Writing His Way, Greg Holden Will Chase The Sun & His Dreams
By Mocha Charlie on June 21, 2015
Scotland born, Greg Holden’s life-long goal growing up was to move to New York City. After accomplishing that in 2009, and stepping onto the US music...
SMI New Music Preview: ‘Those Who Know’ by Blake Noble
By Brandon Taylor on June 17, 2015
It seems only fitting that Australian multi-instrumentalist Blake Noble has had his hands in many projects since moving to Seattle in 2012. Playing 12-string...
SMI Around The World: Nneka’s spiritual musical journey
By Christina Leiva on June 16, 2015
Nneka recently came to Seattle and gave a soulful and moving performance at the Nectar Lounge. It was an evening full of dancing, grooving, and...
Van Eps Draws Crowd on Heels of Full-Length CD Release
By Mocha Charlie on June 15, 2015
On any given evening, Seattle music fans fill venues to hear their favorite tunes played live. Friday night at The Crocodile was no exception, especially...
Jonathan Richman at The Crocodile
By Isaac Kaplan-Woolner on June 14, 2015
Jonathan Richman started the show Wednesday at The Crocodile with little ceremony. With no opening act and no introduction, Richman strode on stage in jeans...
BIG BLDG BASH: on the right side of the tracks
By Christine Mitchell on June 11, 2015
The Big Building snuggles up under the crux of the West Seattle Bridge and The Alaskan Way Viaduct, surrounded by bridge pillars and train...