Category Archives: Live Reviews

Live Review: Elliott BROOD with The Pack A.D. @ Crocodile 2/28

By Jim Beckmann | Published: March 7, 2012

This afternoon we featured a live in-studio performance with a KEXP favorite: Elliott BROOD. We first fell in love with the Ontario trio after hearing their 2008 full-length, Mountain Meadows, and they’ve since performed a few times for us in different parts of the country: at SXSW, in Toronto, on the Mural Stage at theRead more…

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Live Review: Grimes with Born Gold @ Sunset Tavern 2/20

By Nick Heinlein | Published: February 27, 2012

Canadian Claire Boucher has been making tidal waves in the indiesphere of late as Grimes, an experimental electro-pop act whose 3rd full-length, Visions, recently got a Best New Music nod from Pitchfork Media and is trending at a solid 80 on review aggregate site Metacritic. While her self-proclaimed “post-internet” synth pop thrills through speakers, it’sRead more…

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Live Review: Dr. Dog @ Neptune Theatre

By KEXP | Published: February 23, 2012

photos and review of Chad Syme Dr. Dog’s Seattle stop on their “Be the Void” tour was sold out and packed the Neptune Theatre to its gills. The energy in the crowd was instantly contagious, and the environment of the retrofitted theater was perfect for this show. Even an hour or more before Dr. Dog’sRead more…

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Live Review: Bruise Cruise Festival 2/10-2/13

By Suzi Pratt | Published: February 17, 2012

review by Suzi Pratt all photos by Marianne Spellman During the dreary Seattle winter chill, two Seattleites were lucky to escape to the other side of the continent for the second annual Bruise Cruise Festival, sailing from Miami to the Bahamas. The three-day escapade is hardly your retired grandmother’s cruise, although there were plenty ofRead more…

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Review: Twin Sister, Ava Luna, & Lemolo at The Vera Project

By Michael Beswetherick | Published: February 14, 2012

It’s not often that that The Vera Project puts on a show like it did the other night – but when it does, it can’t be missed. Accompanied by Seattle’s Lemolo, Brooklyn bands Twin Sister and Ava Luna played two of the more captivating and strange sets I’ve seen in a while. What happened atRead more…

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Live Review: Los Campesinos! with Kithkin @ Neptune Theatre 2/3

By KEXP | Published: February 10, 2012

by Jonathan Hamilton I remember when I was barely a teenager I thought that a mosh pit happened at every concert and that proper concert etiquette required anyone at the front of the stage to participate in said pit. Eventually, I went to enough shows to learn that moshing is only appropriate for certain typesRead more…

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Live Review: Alabama Shakes with Quiet Life @ The Crocodile, 1/31

By Ryan Bort | Published: February 6, 2012

There was no doubt that the Alabama Shakes would be welcomed into Seattle with open arms. The Athens, Alabama band’s down-home garage soul sounds like it could have been culled from select parts of what various local artists aspire to be, and with the voice of dynamic frontwoman Brittany Howard thrown into the mix, theRead more…

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Live Review: Dick Dale @ Tractor Tavern 1/13

By KEXP | Published: January 21, 2012

words and photos by Krystopher Beiro Last Friday, the Tractor Tavern was sold out, as it should be for guitar legend Dick Dale. The crowed gathered and stood ready for the show. It was apparent that the age-diverse crowd was there to see both Seattle opener Dead Man and the guitar player who has stoodRead more…

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Live Review: Allen Stone with Seattle Rock Orchestra @ The Neptune 1/15

By Jim Beckmann | Published: January 20, 2012

If it’s any indication of the kind of local bands selling out 1,000 seat venues in Seattle, then undoubted “soul” is the new “grunge.” The up-and-comers this year seem to be setting aside last year’s grass-stained multipart harmonies for the heart-wrenching if not spasm-inducing fusion of gospel, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll that, when performedRead more…

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Live Review: NewVillager at Mercury Lounge 1/12

By KEXP | Published: January 16, 2012

photos and review by Ben Mobley Always on the prowl for new music, I download my regular (and favorite) monthly indie-rock sampler. Within the collection of some 120 tracks, there was this one song, with its mantra-like speak-singing, ethereal piano lines, and a slightly Bartok-ian riff. I was immediately struck by the overall sound andRead more…

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