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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It’s that time of the year to look back at all the live performances I’ve experienced and try to pick my Top 20. This year seemed even harder as I saw many artists I have seen multiple times already. Given that I don’t like to add artists to my lists […]
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Seattle’s Crocodile was transformed into a desert soundscape as Mdou Moctar, the Tuareg guitar virtuoso from Niger, delivered a solo performance that fused hypnotic Saharan blues with blistering psychedelic rock. The intimate venue pulsed with energy as Moctar’s guitar lines cut through the air like lightning bolts, leaving the audience […]
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