Reviews

Johnny Hoffman and The Residents to play Rendezvous 5/8; release new EP
By Christine Mitchell on May 6, 2015
Everett’s Johnny Hoffman & The Residents are bringing their energetic garage genre rock down to Seattle to celebrate the release of their EP, Untitled (Soniphone),...
SMI New Music Tuesday Preview: Yonder “Harborview”
By Greg Roth on May 5, 2015
When it comes to discovering new music in Seattle, we at SMI are always looking for something interesting, and we think we found it in...
Thunderpussy video premiere party: welcome to the disco
By Greg Roth on May 5, 2015
What follows is a friendly conversation between SMI founder Greg Roth and Content Coordinator Christine Mitchell about their shared experience at Thunderpussy’s party at Fred...
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....
Sarah Gerritsen and The Shadow Catchers bring intimacy to Triple Door (Photo Slideshow)
By Susan Galbraith on May 3, 2015
Seattle Living Room Shows came to The Triple Door last week and the air was buzzing with anticipation. Crowds of people laughed and hugged, genuinely happy to...
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...
SMI On Tour: Iska Dhaaf
By Arlene Brown on April 30, 2015
The writers and photographers at Seattle Music Insider gather the inside information on shows, bands, festivals and musicians in Seattle and throughout the PNW. But...
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...
The Robert Glasper Experiment reinvents familiarity at Neumos
By Hanna Stevens on April 28, 2015
The Robert Glasper Experiment gave a masterfully incredible performance at Neumos on April 14. The music extended from simple beauty and familiar melodies to stretched improvisations...
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...