News – Page 15 – SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

Twenty One Pilots at the Neptune: a visual feast
By Christine Mitchell on October 12, 2014
When Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun take off their masks (and put different ones on, and then take those off), or really, as soon as...
YACHT and White Fang: Two Very Different Kinds of Crowd Interaction
By Victoria Holt on October 11, 2014
“If you don’t want to be touched, physically and spiritually, you should move to the back,” singer Claire L. Evans of YACHT warned the crowd...
Kasabian: energy at The Showbox Market
By Christine Mitchell on October 7, 2014
SMI photographer Alex Crick was on hand to capture the buoyant energy of English band Kasabian last Saturday at The Showbox Market, who are touring...
Lily Allen – Sparkly Swagger at The Paramount (Photos)
By Alicia Kamenick on October 7, 2014
Lily Allen doesn’t have much of an internal filter. At a show, she’ll mention the scatological issues she had while at her last Seattle appearance,...
My Goodness headlines snowboarding movie premiere
By Christine Mitchell on September 29, 2014
Uncoordinated people could be of several minds while watching a movie like Defenders of Awesome 2: Stay Bad Ass. As some of the best snowboarders in...
Blake Mills’ Expert Guitar Work at the Columbia City Theater
By Victoria Holt on September 26, 2014
You may not have heard of Blake Mills, but his fellow musicians have. For years he’s been honing his craft, making connections, even catching the...
The Last Internationale at El Corazon
By Christine Mitchell on September 23, 2014
El Corazon has been putting on all-ages shows for a while now, which is a good thing. Seattle has had a decades-long stuntedness when it comes...
Heart at The Showbox: as amazing as ever
By Christine Mitchell on September 23, 2014
Ann and Nancy Wilson are definitely national treasures. Their band, Heart, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame just last year. But...
Chicago and REO Speedwagon join forces at The Washington State Fair
By Christine Mitchell on September 22, 2014
SMI photographer Bill Bungard was as excited as anyone else packing into the Grandstand area at The Washington State Fair to see Chicago and REO...
Thunderpussy upstages My Goodness at The Cannery
By Christine Mitchell on September 18, 2014
Everett continued to up its musical game with an incredible lineup at The Cannery the night before Bumbershoot took off. My Goodness was the ostensible...
Fall Out Boy at The Washington State Fair: screaming abounds
By Christine Mitchell on September 15, 2014
Fall Out Boy and Danish band New Politics played to a healthy-sized crowd on a perfect Friday evening at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup....
Raul Midon brings his many talents to Jazz Alley
By Christine Mitchell on September 15, 2014
By Brent Stavig On September 9, Raul Midon came to Seattle to play two nights at Jazz Alley on a trajectory that included living in...