Posts Tagged ‘Blues’
Tonight in Seattle: Fujiya and Miyagi, The Maldives plus the Horde and the Harem, Doomtree, Sassparilla, and more
The emerald city's live music venues never fail to serve up a good set of choices on Friday nights, and tonight is no exception whether your destination is Capitol Hill, Ballard, Belltown or elsewhere. Fujiya & Miyagi, Yuni in Taxco, Glitterbang @ Neumos | 1/27 | 9pm | $13 (Get Tickets) | 21+ Preview by Nikki Benson At long last, downtempo experimentalists Fujiya & Miyagi [...]
Live Review: Augustana, Graffiti 6 at The Crocodile 1/21
Dan Layus of Augustana (All photos and videos by Bebe Besch) The last year hasn’t been an easy one for the San Diego band Augustana. The band was dropped from major record label Epic Records after their third album and self-titled release received the lowest sales numbers the band had ever seen, and shortly thereafter the band began canceling tour dates along their supporting tour with [...]
Gravelroad with Kinski and Angelo Spencer at the Tractor Tavern 1/26
Gravelroad, Kinski, Angelo Spencer et les Hauts Sommets @ The Tractor Tavern | 1/26 | 8pm | $6 (Buy tickets) | 21+ This thursday night provides an opportunity for you to see a band that SSG Music has previously called possibly "the best band that you've never heard of." Seattle's own Gravelroad will be kicking off their tour in support of their new album, Psychedelta, with an [...]
Little Hurricane: Big Tour!
Are they a twisting tornado? No. Are they a mighty dust devil? No. They are Little Hurricane and they are blowing your way! This White Stripes-fashioned band features Tone on lead vocals and guitar, and CC on the drums. Since their beginnings in early 2010, they have been voted Best New Artist in their home of San Diego, CA and have an album called Homewrecker. Check out their video for "Haunted [...]
Restavrant, The Be Helds, Death Polka, and The Dance Party at The Funhouse 1/23
Restavrant, The Be Helds, Death Polka, and The Dance Party @ The Funhouse | 1/23 | 9:30pm | $5 | 21+ Restavrant's latest release, the bizarrely titled Yeah I Carve Cheetahs, contains some of the rawest, dirtiest, most-damaged punk-blues/noise-rock around. Restavrant is an LA-based duo consisting of Texans Troy Murrah and J.State. Often appearing in slick cowboy gear, Troy plays slide [...]
Dick Dale and Dead Man at the Tractor Tavern
Dick Dale and Dead Man @ Tractor Tavern | 1/13 | $20 (Get Tickets) | 9pm | 21+ This Friday's show at the tractor presents an opportunity to see a living legend. Dick Dale pretty much invented the surf guitar style, and has been performing rock and roll for more than 50 years now. Known for playing a left-handed Fender stratocaster with extra-thick strings strung "upside down," his [...]
The Black Keys El Camino Comment Party
It's no shock that alternative duo The Black Keys' latest album El Camino has leaked and spread like wildfire in the process. Have you bashfully found yourself a download of the album early, before it's official release on 12/7? Stereogum thought it would be fun to ask the fans who have given El Camino a preceding listen to share their opinions and we think it's a great way to hear from some of [...]
Tonight in Seattle: The Cave Singers, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, The National, Local Natives, Wye Oak and more!
The Cave Singers, The Young Evils @ The Vera Project | 12/01 | 7:30 pm | $15 w/club card (Get Tickets) | All-Ages Seattle folk band The Cave Singers (a combination of members from bands such as Pretty Girls Make Graves, Hint Hint, and Cobra High) has been gracing the Seattle music scene now ever since 2007. This year has been particularly busy for the indie band as they released their [...]
Rachael Yamagata, Mike Viola at The Crocodile
Rachael Yamagata, Mike Viola @ The Crocodile | 11/22 | 8pm | $14.00 adv (Get Tickets) | 21+ The Crocodile is slowing things down this Tuesday with some soulful blues-rock tunes from indie artist Rachael Yamagata. The Virginia-based singer/songwriter has been releasing music as a solo artist since 2004 (she was previously a member in the band Bumpus), and has just released her third [...]
Tonight in Seattle: Larry and his Flask, The Sounds and more!
Larry and his Flask, Rats in the Grass, Gravelroad @ Tractor Tavern | 11/21 | $8 (Get Tickets) | 21+ Preview by Chris Green: Larry and His Flask bass player Jesse Marshall's profile lists his occupation as "party organizer," and it would be hard for anyone who has seen his band perform to disagree. A sure contender for "wildest live band in the Pacific Northwest," Larry and his Flask [...]
