It’s hard to get more Seattle than attending a show at a live music venue tucked right inside Pike Place Market with former members of the Seattle-formed Band of Horses, and Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket. This cozy venue feels like walking into a speakeasy jazz bar, hidden behind […]
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The Crocodile felt like it had been temporarily rewired its usual rock‑leaning pulse replaced with something colder, sharper, and unmistakably electronic. Austra’s return to Seattle had been circled on calendars for weeks, but for me, it carried an extra charge. The last time I saw Katie Stelmanis was in 2017, […]
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The Showbox Market felt like it was running on its own gravitational pull; one of those winter nights where the room hums before anyone even steps onstage. Dexter and the Moonrocks were the headliners on paper, but the entire bill, including openers Girl Tones, carried the kind of momentum that […]
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On a clear, brisk January night, Monster Rally offered a tropical escape from the northern winter at Barboza. Lo-fi beats paired with looping art collages carried attendees on a journey that felt like a post–World War II tour through the South Pacific. It was the kind of escapism the crowd […]
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The Belltown Yacht Club has a way of turning even the coldest January night into a pressure cooker, and last week the room felt like it was vibrating before the first note was even struck. The bill – Perennial with local openers Brute and Trash Sound Conglomerate – was the […]
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