Concert Reviews
Q&A with Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band
Just one month after not only the band’s first live performance ever but headlining at Neumos in Seattle, Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band played a show (the band’s third) with Man Man and the Walkmen, in Vancouver, B.C. last week. The path this Seattle band has taken ... »
Avett Brothers Shut Down ZooTunes
There's no better way to hear live music than in a field. Granted, you don't get the same acoustic excellence you would in carefully crafted theaters and symphony halls. But, if the weather's right and the band is hot, there's a community vibe that makes it all worthwhile. One ... »
Wilco Rocks the (Inland) Northwest
Wilco graced the stage in quaint Spokane, Wash. on Thursday night, playing an amazing show with enthusiastic energy and a grand stage presence. It was enough to bring dedicated fans from as far as Seattle, cruising along I-90 for five hours to the other side of the state, ... »
Sera Cahoone Live at Neumo’s
Sera Cahoone’s songs can have a way of passing quietly, shyly and low. You’d be hard pressed to find much that’s been written about them that doesn’t talk about their intense introspection. However, onstage at Neumos on Friday, her vocals were decidedly confident and the songs themselves were stronger, ... »
Local Roots Artists Rock Mountain Fest
It may have been the hottest day of the year for sitting in a field, watching live music, but everything kicked off swimmingly at the Mountain Music Festival Saturday at Marymoor. Local alt-country quartet Westerly swung the showcase into motion at 4pm. The band had been voted ... »
Boz Scaggs Grooves the Zoo
It was the first of a string of long, hot (HOT!) summer days when Boz Scaggs took the stage at Woodland Park Zoo. As so many non-local artists do during outdoor concerts, Scaggs used his first few words to the audience to comment on the weather, asking ... »
Zs at the Comet: Holy Shit
Zs is in a constant state of flux and their music aptly represents it. Beginning with the ‘05 disc Karate Bump, the purely instrumental group struck out beyond math rock and whatever other variation or sub genre one would care to construct. Incorporating flamboyant compositions into a group ... »
The Port Townsend Blues
Heartbreak was not in the air at the Port Townsend Country Blues Festival. Rather, the converted military base of Fort Worden where the week-long festival is held was alive with the stomping of cowboy boots, the brassy lilting of harmonicas and a little bebop scatting.
The ... »
Oberst Rocks and Trembles at Neumos
Dressed head to toe in black like Johnny Cash, kicking off a 90-minute set at Neumo's last night, Conor Oberst leaned his right cheek hard against the microphone. His shoulders trembling, the tip of his black boot tapping, he closed his eyes and sang a line from “Moab”: ... »
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Love as Laughter @ Sunset Tavern
