Previews

The Vinyl Junkie: Loot Crate and Horror Block (Review)
By Xander Deccio on October 11, 2014
I decided to try something different with my box reviews and feature some pop culture related goods this week. First off, we have Loot Crate;...
Concert Preview: Justin Townes Earle at the Neptune
By Alicia Kamenick on September 27, 2014
Justin Townes Earle carries some musical heft in his name. The son of Steve Earle, and the godson of Townes van Zandt – that’s a...
Album Review: U2 – Songs of Innocence
By Alicia Kamenick on September 13, 2014
By Alicia Kamenick U2 is not a band that works fast. Since 2009 (the year their last album was released, the occasionally exciting, but baffling...
Lykke Li at the Moore Sept 17 – Concert Preview
By Alicia Kamenick on September 13, 2014
Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li got an unexpected boost of publicity this week when she appeared as a guest vocalist on U2’s surprise new album Songs...
Who to see at Bumbershoot 2014!
By Arlene Brown on August 29, 2014
Going to Bumbershoot this weekend? So is Seattle Music Insider! With 6 stages of live music happening over the three day weekend, there is something...
(SMI TV) The Vinyl Junky – The Music Box Review
By Xander Deccio on August 25, 2014
By Xander Deccio Being we have SMI Radio. We are now debuting SMI TV, our new YouTube channel. One of the first series debuting is...
Northwest artists “Get Back” to celebrate Beatles Seattle invasion this Saturday
By Greg Roth on August 22, 2014
It was 50 years ago today that The Beatles came to play – stepping foot for the first time in the Emerald City to play a historic...
Timber! a festival with a lot of heart and soul (Podcasts)
By Greg Roth on July 24, 2014
Festival season is in full gear. The massive, revenue generating Sasquatch is now in our collective rear-view mirrors. Capitol Hill Block Party kicks off this...
SMI New Album Review: World Peace is None of Your Business by Morrissey
By Brent Stavig on July 19, 2014
Morrissey’s tenth solo album (World Peace is None of Your Business, on Harvest Records) is an odd hodge-podge of studio tinkering, random sound effects, half-completed songs,...
SMI Album Review: Lana Del Rey ‘Ultraviolence’
By Greg Roth on June 28, 2014
Lana Del Rey wants the world to know how sad and miserable she is. It’s evident on her sad and miserable downer of a new...
Artist Spotlight/New Music Review – Out on the Streets: Take a Chance on a Ghost
By Arlene Brown on May 22, 2014
By Arlene Brown and Christine Mitchell We’ve been following local band Out on the Streets (OOTS) for a couple of years now, catching a show...
Sean Lennon’s The GOASTT at the Crocodile May 22nd
By Brent Stavig on May 19, 2014
Sean Lennon returns to Seattle with his band GOASTT (The Ghost of A Saber Tooth Tiger) Thursday May 22 at The Crocodile. This five-piece outfit...