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Ghostland Observatory photos from KEXP VIP Club Concert @ Triple Door

Between full capacity shows at Showbox SoDo this weekend, KEXP favorites Ghostland Observatory performed an exclusive set for our VIP Club Concert series at The Triple Door. Never ones to go half way, the Austin duo of electronic wizard Thomas Turner and electrifying guitarist/singer Aaron Behrens brought the full Ghostland package with thick fog and [...]

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Live Review: Loney Dear with Asobi Seksu & Anna Ternheim @ Chop Suey 10/4

review by Carrie Rubens
photos by James Bailey
The Chop Suey Sunday night was filled with some amazing sounds and pleasant surprises beginning with Swedish singer/songwriter Anna Ternheim. Often playing with only with an acoustic guitar, Ternheim was backed up tonight by the band from Loney Dear to accompany her melodic folk music.
Co-headlining the show with [...]

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More Rockabilly Ball photos

For three nights, the 22nd Annual Shake the Shack Rockabilly Ball shook the Tractor Tavern in Ballard this past weekend. Already, you’ve seen the first night’s photos from photographer William Brody, and now Jim Bennett serves witness to the mayhem that ensued on Friday night. Stay tuned for even more photos!
The Star Devils:

Slim [...]

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More Bumbershoot photos

Another view of the Bumbershoot 2009 Music and Arts Festival by photographer by Dan Muller, who braved the rowdy fans of Modest Mouse on Monday night:

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Bumbershoot 2009 photos

Several KEXP photographers roamed of the grounds of the Bumbershoot 2009 Music and Arts Festival, capturing the energy of the live performances, the sometimes bizarre spectacle of the artists and fans, and the enthusiastic spirit that makes Bumbershoot one of the greatest festivals in the country. Here’s one perspective, through the eyes photographer Jim Bennett:

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Photos: Flaming Lips at Marymoor Park 8/21

photos by Jim Bennett
Last Friday, while some of us were attending the last of the Concerts at the Murals, others were out at Marymoor Park in Redmond watching the ecstatic spectacle of The Flaming Lips, supported by fellow Oklahomans Stardeath and White Dwarfs. Part New Years, part Christmas, part Mardi Gras, and a whole lot [...]

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Photos from the last night of Concerts at the Mural with Fruit Bats, The Moondoggies & Johnny and the Moon

This past weekend, Fruit Bats, The Moondoggies, and Johnny and the Moon wrapped up a month’s worth of Concerts at the Mural, presented by KEXP and Seattle Center and consisting of four Friday evenings with nine total bands, plus six more bands during KEXP’s 7th annual BBQ. We’re all extremely sad that it’s over [...]

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Concerts at the Mural: photos of The Dodos and Army Navy

The sun finally broke last week for the fourth Friday in the Concerts at the Mural series, presented by KEXP and Seattle Center. Once again, a large crowd gathered at the Mural Amphitheater for another free show, this time featuring The Dodos and Army Navy. You can check out a few videos of the evening [...]

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Capitol Hill Block Party in review

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 [...]

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Pridefest photos from Wildrose

On Saturday, June 27, in celebration of the 2009 Pridefest, the Capitol Hill club Wildrose put on a hell of a show all afternoon and night with special performances by Leslie & the Lys, The Dutchess & The Duke, Thee Satisfaction, Thee Emergency, Telepathic Liberation Army, Weekend, The Redwood Plan, TacocaT, Hunx and his Punx, [...]

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