By KEXP | Published:
July 31, 2009
Seattle photographer extraordinaire Hilary Harris walked the grounds of the Capitol Hill Block Party, shooting behind the scenes, catching some of the most candid moments of the two-day festival:
by Ben Funkhouser
photos by James Bailey
Audacity:
I spent some time at the Vera stage before the weekend got warmed up, just to enjoy an otter pop and feel the sun on my back. I chatted with some of the Audacity dudes, who turned out to be pretty nice guys. Their bass player told me [...]
By KEXP | Published:
July 28, 2009
As part of our exclusive sessions in the Bean Room at Caffe Vita during the Capitol Hill Block Party, we invited headliners Sonic Youth to stop by for a visit. Seattle Times music blogger Andrew Matson, of Matson on Music, our co-presenter of these sessions, talked to the whole band on that sweltering Saturday night [...]
Also posted in Interviews, KEXP | Tagged Sonic Youth |
Tucked back in a corner of the Capitol Hill Block Party, in the warehouse connected to Caffe Vita known as the Bean Room, KEXP, in partnership with The Seattle Times music blog Matson on Music, hosted a series of intimate shows for those lucky enough to grab a pass and be in the know. The [...]
by Chris Estey
Rock festivals can be an awesome, appalling joussaince — an embarrassment of riches in which most of its value is suffering. The 2009 Capitol Hill Block Party was a perfectly organic construct of balancing personal pleasures and community celebration within the city, without too much pain. In other words, it was a ton [...]
Also posted in KEXP, Local Music, Photo Galleries | Tagged Akimbo, Black Lips, Gossip, Hey Marseilles, Mika Miko, Moondoggies, Sleepy Eyes of Death, Sonic Youth, Starfucker, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Thermals, Truckasaurus |
By KEXP | Published:
April 27, 2009
Along with The Stranger and Caffe Vita, KEXP 90.3 FM is proud to present The 2009 Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle’s Premiere Celebration of Independent Music on July 24 & July 25th.
The first part of the lineup has just been announced:
SONIC YOUTH, THE JESUS LIZARD, THE GOSSIP, DEERHUNTER, BLACK LIPS, EARTH, THE THERMALS, THE [...]
Also posted in KEXP Presents | Tagged Black Lips, Deerhunter, Earth, Hey Marseilles, Hotels, Japandroids, New Faces, Past Lives, Sleepy Eyes of Death, Sonic Youth, Starfucker, The Blakes, The Dutchess and the Duke, The Gossip, The Jesus Lizard, The Maldives, The Moondoggies, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Pica Beats, The Thermals, They Live, Truckasauras |
By KEXP | Published:
July 29, 2008
We’ve posted many photos already from the Capitol Hill Block Party by the many talented photographers associated with KEXP, like Dan Muller, Rustee Pace, Ron Henry, Hilary Harris, Kyle Johnson, Josh Bis.
Here’s another round of incredible photos by Christopher Nelson:
Head Like a Kite
Kevin Cole
Menomena
Girl Talk
masses
Les Savy Fav
See Me River
Governor Gregoire
Vampire Weekend
Darker My Love
Kimya Dawson
security
Fleet [...]
Dan Muller
review by Jason Kinnard
After this exhausting weekend of music I’m not so sure. I don’t think you could even cram much more music into a two day period. Friday and Saturday were both amazing days at the Capitol Hill Block Party (see our full reviews) and I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Hill as packed as it [...]
Dan Muller
review by Chris Estey
May life richly bless David Meinert. Fortunately the Block Party shaman, guru, co-organizer, etc., was there when the gates were due to open and the lines forming were getting agitated for pretty much no reason. He took care of the situation, imposing order diplomatically, de-escalating frantic business owners and customers, and [...]
By KEXP | Published:
July 28, 2008
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