Author Archives: Philip LaRose, KEXP

City Arts Fest 2011: That 1 Guy @ Chop Suey 10/20

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: November 12, 2011

To my mind, one of the best features about any music festival is the opportunity to discover new bands I’ve never heard before. (Really, that principle applies to most shows, which is why it’s always worthwhile to catch the opening acts.) This was demonstrated beautifully on Thursday October 20, the opening night for the 2011Read more...

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City Arts Fest 2011: The Helio Sequence @ Pacific Science Center Laser Dome 10/21

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: November 9, 2011

On Friday October 21, the Helio Sequence played the 2011 City Arts Festival in one of the more unusual venues, the Pacific Science Center’s Laser Dome. They played a mix of new songs from their next album-in-progress, songs from their last album, 2008′s Keep Your Eyes Ahead, and even older ones.

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City Arts Fest 2011: Shabazz Palaces and Metal Chocolates @ the Triple Door 10/21

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: November 3, 2011

The 2011 City Arts Festival continued for me on Friday October 21 with Shabazz Palaces and Metal Chocolates at the Triple Door. KEXP’s DJ Riz was spinning mellow rnb/soul to warm up, with more hiphop during the break between acts.

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City Arts Fest 2011: Mad Rad and Katie Kate @ Neumos 10/20

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: November 2, 2011

Originally I’d planned to spend the opening night of the 2011 City Arts Festival at Chop Suey, but with various last-minute cancellations and lineup changes, I ended up only spending the early part of the evening there before heading to Neumos for Mad Rad and Katie Kate. Katie Kate’s music had been catching my earRead more...

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Decibel Festival 2011: Opening Party @ Re-bar 9/28

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: October 7, 2011

My intention for Wednesday’s opening night showcases at Decibel Festival 2011 was to bounce among a few venues throughout the evening, as I’d done in the past two years. However, I also knew I wanted to see two of the artists at the Opening Party showcase at Re-bar: 214, whom I’d seen at this year’sRead more...

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Decibel Festival 2011: Amon Tobin @ The Paramount 9/29

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: October 5, 2011

Unlike the past two years I’ve attended Decibel Festival, this year I had a couple shows that I planned in advance to attend in full, rather than jumping around among the venues throughout the evening (though of course that would happen too). The first of those shows was at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday evening,Read more...

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Live Photos: The Antlers at the Neptune Theatre

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: September 22, 2011

The Antlers played at the Neptune Theatre on September 9, with Avi Buffalo and Ghosts I’ve Met. KEXP photographer Dave Lichterman was on the scene, and here’s what he saw. The Antlers:

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Bumbershoot 2011: Bumbershoot After Dark

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: September 9, 2011

This year marked the debut of Bumbershoot After Dark, an after hours event held from 10 pm to 4 am on Saturday and Sunday nights in the Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center. Curated and co-produced by Decibel (the organizers of Decibel Festival), it featured sets from seven different DJ acts (one being a duo) acrossRead more...

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Bumbershoot 2011, Monday in Photos

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: September 8, 2011

We’ve already written about performances by Sharon Van Etten and Purity Ring on Monday at Bumbershoot 2011—not to mention all of the Bumbershoot Music Lounge sets. Here are photos from some of the other performances we saw on Monday, and of course you can check our Bumbershoot category for yet more coverage.

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Bumbershoot 2011, Sunday: Still More Bands, More Photos

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: September 7, 2011

The 2011 Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival may be done now, but we’ve still got more to write about and more photos and videos to show you. For now, here’s a selection of yet more bands that played on Sunday this year. Keep an eye on the blog for more Bumbershoot coverage.  

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