Category Archives: Live Reviews

Live Review: Little Big Show #6 w/ Jim James @ Neptune 5/15/2013

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: May 17, 2013

A couple times a year, Starbucks, STG, and KEXP team up to put on the Little Big Show - a little show with a big impact - where 100% of the proceeds go towards helping the arts stay alive for young people. This evening’s sold out show raised over $14,000 for The Vera Project, theRead more...

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Live Review: New Build w/ No Ceremony & Anomie Bell @ Neumos 5/1/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: May 6, 2013

Al Doyle is a wunderkind. Whether he’s hopping between three or four different instrument setups at a Hot Chip show, turning the guitar part on “Losing My Edge” into a rock ‘n’ roll masterpiece at LCD Soundsystem’s last show, or having the time of his life jamming out with fellow Hot Chip member Felix MartinRead more...

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Live Review: Prom Night with Allen Stone @ The Crocodile 5/2/13

By Jacob Uitti | Published: May 4, 2013

“Welcome to Prom Night Class of 2013” read the banner displayed high above the dance floor at the Crocodile Café. People celebrated the night, the official lineup release party for Bumbershoot 2013, hanging over the balcony, dressed fancy, their hair done, jewelry around their necks, cheering for soul singer (and Bumbershoot performer) Allen Stone toRead more...

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Live Review: Crystal Castles w/ Pictureplane @ Moore Theatre 4/30/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: May 4, 2013

Toronto rave gods Crystal Castles are known for their brutally intense live show. Alice Glass smokes nearly an entire pack of cigarettes on stage and makes some good progress on a bottle of Jack Daniels, while Ethan Kath barely looks up from his table, making sure that every pulsing bass drop shakes the building toRead more...

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Live Review: Local Natives @ Neptune Theatre 4/29/13

By KEXP | Published: May 3, 2013

words and photos by Bebe Labree Besch After hosting a sold out show at the Neptune Theater the prior Friday, Local Natives took to the same stage once more this past Monday for another sold out performance. The five Californians wasted no time blazing through plenty of songs off of their sophomore album, Hummingbird, releasedRead more...

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Live Review: James Blake w/ FaltyDL @ Neptune 4/23/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: April 29, 2013

After playing an excellent lunchtime set live on KEXP, British dub pioneer James Blake moved down to the Neptune for a sold out gig in support of new record Overgrown. Fans were lined up more than an hour before the show and the place packed out quickly once doors were open, and all for goodRead more...

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Live Review: Savages w/ No Bra @ Neumos 4/16/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: April 20, 2013

London post-punk band Savages made an explosive entrance onto the American scene last year at CMJ (and then this year at SXSW) and have quickly become one of the most anticipated new acts of year. And after witnessing them live for the first time on Seattle soil, all this writer can say is this: notRead more...

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Live Review: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds w/ Sharon Van Etten @ Paramount Theatre 4/7/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: April 10, 2013

Sunday night, rock pioneer Nick Cave returned to Seattle in support of the excellent new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds record Push The Sky Away. Unsurprisingly, Cave played an insurmountable show in grandiose fashion. Mixing the best of Push with a dozen or more classics, Cave and his band brought the house down. WithRead more...

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Live Review: How to Dress Well w/ Sky Ferreira & High Highs @ Barboza 4/6/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: April 9, 2013

Saturday night, 12 bucks (a cheap cover at nearby clubs) bought you a night of chilled out, near-perfect indie pop bliss. Though How To Dress Well just swung through town a couple months ago, they returned with friends - namely, rising indie pop icon Sky Ferreira and Australian psych-pop band High Highs. The three gaveRead more...

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Live Review: Jamie Lidell w/ Empress Of & Ludwig Persik @ Neumos 4/1/13

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: April 5, 2013

As Jamie Lidell started into his Neumos set Monday night, he recalled the Multiply tour, where at his Neumos stop back in 2006, he wore a leopard print suit that was blistering hot on stage. Here, he was dressed more akin to an R&B Dr. Who, with a dark full body coat over a simpleRead more...

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