Tag Archives: Concerts

Out on the Town: 7/28

I know we’re quite a few weeks away from this event, but hey – let me just say that Starbucks puts on some damn good shows. I have been impressed with their KEXP collaboration concert series Little Big Show this year because not only are they featuring up-and-coming acts, but they are also highlighting some of Seattle’s most talented!

Dum Dum Girls? C’mon, you know it’s going to be an awesome show. And Craft Spells – seeing them at Bumbershoot last year was one of the best performances I caught all year. For only $15, I’d say that’s a steal.

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Out on the Town: 4/21

It’s Record Store Day!

With every year, Record Store Day continues to gain more buzz, better promotion, and bigger names. This year, Seattle isn’t messing around. This coming Saturday, record stores all over the city will be participating by offering limited edition releases and best of all – hosting in-store performances from some of our favorite local bands.

Here’s the schedule. You know what to do.

Easy Street Records (Queen Anne)

1pm – Dierks Bentley (VIP entrance wristband available with purchase of Bentley’s new CD Home.)
4pm – Brad

Easy Street Records (West Seattle)

7:30pm – The Young Evils
9pm – Reignwolf

Everyday Music (Capitol Hill)

10am – Bryan John Appleby
11am – Dr Troy
1pm – DJ El Toro (KEXP)
2pm – DJ Ya Sure Shot
3pm – Naomi Punk
4pm – DJ Veins
5pm – Seapony
6pm – Hotels
7pm – Tacocat
8pm – The Horde and the Harem
9pm – DJ CanAfrica

Silver Platters (Queen Anne)

Noon – Will Hoge
1pm – Gravel Road
2pm – Dar Williams
3:30pm – Caveman
5pm – Perfume Genius

Sonic Boom Records

4pm – Star Anna

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Lollapalooza 2012

Click the poster for the source.

I’m not exactly sure how this lineup got to be Chinese New Year themed. It is kind of lols, but as always the lineup is great so there’s no need to dive into that.

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[Official Lollapalooza website]

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Noise For The Needy 2012

To help raise money for the Seattle Community Law Center, the city’s favorite fundraising music festival, Noise For The Needy, will host a lineup of shows in June. The Seattle Community Law Center is “”a legal aid nonprofit that helps low-income people with disabilitied receive social security benefits.” This year, the lineup with include former Quadstock band, The Thermals, The Duke Spirit and many other local bands that we adore. Last year’s festival alone raised $23,000. It’s so nice to see the city incorporating music in order to do good. Check out the full lineup here.  Will any of you be stopping at any shows this year?

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Campfire OK @ KSUB

At the start of this school year, Seattle University’s KSUB radio station started hosting these in-studio shows bringing in local and even some touring acts to perform on Friday nights for the students at no cost. It’s quite a deal actually and pretty much a good time. I’ve only been to one other show besides Campfire OK last night, but at both times I’ve had positive experiences. What’s great about these shows happening in KSUB is that if you can’t make it, you can stream it online.

I absolutely adore the members of Campfire OK. I think in total, I’ve probably seen them perform four times now, but I could never get tired of listening to their music or watching them perform. They bring about this positive energy to every performance and enjoy interacting with their fans every time. They truly are just just a joy to be around. Below are two of my videos that I recorded from last night. The first one is a song not on their record, but was featured in their Oddfellows spontaneous performance video. You can find it online if you YouTube it! The second is the lovely Miss Melodie Knight singing a French lullaby that her own mother used to sing to her.

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Sasquatch Updates!

Sasquatch has added Santigold, Of Monsters and Men, and Graffiti6 to their lineup!

Who’s excited by this news?

More importantly, who’s going?!

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Sasquatch 2012 Lineup Revealed

Oh I’ve been waiting all day for this because this year…THIS YEAR I will be attending Sasquatch. I decided earlier this week that it was just unacceptable for me to pass up on the festival especially since it’s the one festival that I haven’t been to in Washington – well the only one that matters anyway.

Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, The Shins, Beirut, Girl Talk, The Roots, The Head & The Heart, Portlandia, Feist, Silversun Pickups, Metric, Explosions In The Sky, The Joy Formidable, Mogwai, Nero (DJ), M. Ward, John Reilly & Friends, Childish Gambino, St. Vincent, The Civil Wars, Jamey Johnson, Little Dragon, Tune-Yards, Wild Flag, Blind Pilot, Wolfgang Gartner, Beats Antique, Apparat, The Walkmen, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Mark Lanegan Band, Spiritualized, Blitzen Trapper, The Cave Singers, Shabazz Palaces, Fun., Grouplove, Tycho, Sbtrkt, Strfkr, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Deer Tick, Imelda May, Alabama Shakes, Dum Dum Girls, The Helio Sequence, Kurt Vile, Cloud Cult, We Are Augustines, Ben Howard, Here We Go Magic, Zola Jesus, The War On Drugs, Shearwater, Cass McCombs, Active Child, Trampled By Turtles, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Araabmuzik, Star Slinger, L.A. Riots, Com Truise, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, I Break Horses, Walk The Moon, Dry The River, Allen Stone, Pickwick, Hey Marseilles, Gary Clark Jr., Purity Ring, Electric Guest, Yellow Ostrich, Nobody Beats The Drum, Coeur De Pirate, Lord Huron, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Beat Connection, The Sheepdogs, Hey Rosetta!, Said The Whale, Howlin Rain, Gardens & Villa, Felix Cartal, Craft Spells, Vintage Trouble, Poor Moon, Black Whales, Gold Leaves, Greylag, Awesome Tapes From Africa
Thee Satisfaction, Dyme Def, Fresh Espresso, The Physics, Sol, Metal Chocolates, Grynch, Spac3man, Don’t Talk To The Cops, Scribes, Fatal Lucciauno, Fly Moon Royalty, Katie Kate

Update: I didn’t include comedy because let’s be real – you go for the tunes.

Or you can view the entire lineup in vimeo form! It’s just more fun this way.

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Song of the Day

Los Campesinos! – My Year In Lists

This song is short and sweet! Tomorrow Seattle University’s 2011 Battle of the Band’s winning band – Kithkin, will open for Los Campesinos! at the Neptune Theater.

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What I’m Watching:

photo cred | Billboard

A livestream of Dia Frampton’s show at Exit In, in Nashville!

It’s so great to see her and Meg performing together again! Want to jump in on the fun? Click here!

If you’re trying to figure out where she’s from, it’s because she was the runner up on the first season of The Voice!

EDIT: 9:21 PM

The live stream has now ended, but you can still watch the set by clicking the link above.

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Show Review: Andy Grammer

The best nights are the ones that you never plan for. After following Andy Grammer on Twitter and seeing that he had just performed in both Spokane and Portland, I naturally assumed that I had missed his Seattle date here. Turns out his Seattle date was actually scheduled for last night! Lucky me, right?

Michelle and I managed to arrive just in time for the opening acts – Rachel Platten and Ryan Star, but we just couldn’t contain our excitement for Andy Grammer. Before I get into the review of the show, I think it’s important for me to rewind two years back.

[click the cut for story time and a video!]

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Out on the Town: 1/21

Kicking off his first headlining tour, Andy Grammer will be at Neumos tonight performing alongside Rachel Platten.

Doors: 7:30 PM

Tickets: $13.50

All Ages

Congratulations Andy! It is amazing to hear that he is now fronting his own tour after watching him perform on the 3rd Street Promenade just two years ago in Santa Monica.

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Katie’s Favorites of 2011

pic cred: WhoWhatWear

Favorite Style Icon: Zoe Saldana

Zoe wins again and again with her presentation on the red carpet and at press events. Here she is wearing a Calvin Klein dress in my favorite color for 2012: MINT!

Runner Up: Elle Fanning

*****

Photo: Nate Watters | Apes on Tape

Favorite Event of the Year: Capitol Hill Block Party 2011

Two out of three days was just enough to make this festival not only the highlight of my summer, but the most memorable moment of the year. Who can turn down a weekend of great company, amazing live performances, free goodies, front row at Cults, stellar weather and meal breaks at all of my favorite restaurants just outside of the gates? You can’t.

Runner Up: Girl Talk at the Showbox SODO and being on stage!

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Out on the Town: 12/14

Husband-wife duo Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, of Tennis, will be performing at the Crocodile this evening for a 21+ show with tickets going for $12. The show starts at 8PM and they will be performing with Miniature Tigers and Devon Williams. I was so excited to finally catch this band at Bumbershoot this past year so if you have the chance to go see them, I highly recommend doing so.

You can read my review on Tennis here.

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Deck the Hall Ball 2011 Recap

King Mark Foster would like to welcome you into this extravagant holiday concert post. [For some REAL photos from the event, check out Dave Lichterman's work here.]

Lineup:

  • Grouplove
  • Two Door Cinema Club
  • Young the Giant
  • Foster the People
  • Cage the Elephant
  • Death Cab For Cutie
  • Mumford & Sons

Year after year, I have always dismissed radio station sponsored concerts, but this year, I made an exception. As soon as I saw the lineup for the first four bands (without the headliners being announced,) I was all in. Two Door and Foster are bands that I have been wanting to see for a very long time and Young the Giant and Grouplove are bands that are quickly on the rise. The concert started promptly at 4PM and didn’t end until what I imagine was probably 11PM. I left two songs into Mumford & Sons, but before you bite my head off about that – allow me to explain later on. Kevin and I had pretty decent seats, which I was grateful for cause I get claustrophobic in general admission. Overall, it was definitely an experience for me and one that I will never forget.

[The view from our seats]

From the event, I learned a few things. The first – in regards to bands – is that the set list is crucial. Young the Giant kicked off their set with my favorite song, “Apartment,” but probably could have got the crowd going more with “My Body,” or a song similar to that since most bands wouldn’t start with their hit single. If you don’t start off with a strong song, you can introduce yourselves with a unique intro. Grouplove entered the stage to a Kanye song and right away, everyone was like, “Who is this band?” These days, I’m a really strange concert attendee because of my Blackberry note taking. I mean – it’s meant for posts like these! At shows, I find it hard to enjoy it completely because aside from singing along to songs and dancing to them, I’m constantly fixated on the band – how they perform, the mechanics of it all, their movement, their interaction with the crowd.

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