Some artists carry entire histories with them when they walk onstage, and Goran Bregović is one of the rare few whose legacy feels almost mythic. Born in Sarajevo and rising to fame as the guitarist and songwriter for the Yugoslav rock giant Bijelo Dugme, he later became an internationally celebrated […]
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Monolink, the musical moniker of German singer‑songwriter and producer Steffen Linck, stepped into that liminal space at The Showbox and turned it into a world of its own. This was the final U.S. tour stop for his latest record, The Beauty of It All, and you could feel the excitement […]
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We were excited to see JUNNY in concert in support of his 2nd full length album, null, released last year. The namesake tour for this album kicked off its North American journey in his home country of Canada on February 16th in Montreal and eventually made its way to Seattle […]
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The Paramount Theatre was built for nights like this; soft, reverent, and suspended in time. Fans settled into their seats for an evening with Cat Power, celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Greatest, the album that reshaped her career and still feels like a quiet, enduring miracle. The room was […]
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If I took the time to go back through my “Year in Review” playlists, at some point I’d absolutely find Lights’ “Up We Go (2014)” near the top of one of them. This song has so much hype and energy that immediately puts me in a great mood. While Lights makes fairly […]
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