Category Archives: Show Reviews

Live Review: Desaparecidos w/ Virgin Islands @ Showbox at the Market 8/25

By Ian Robinson | Published: August 29, 2012

When you release only one album and then disappear for almost a decade leaving a horde of young fans with nothing to do but grow up listening to that one album, odds are that when you finally reunite those fans are going to be really really excited. Such was the case for last Saturday’s showRead more...

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Live Review: The Very Best with Seye @ The Crocodile 8/22

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: August 27, 2012

The Very Best may have the best jobs in the world. If you can’t already tell by the photo above, they throw an incredibly fun show. They aren’t trying to prove anything to you. They also don’t have to coax you into dancing your ass off. Rather, as Esau Mwamwaya bounces back and forth acrossRead more...

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Live Review: Poliça w/ Supreme Cuts @ Neumos 8/17

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: August 21, 2012

KEXP favorite Poliça tore the roof off of Neumos last Friday with an excellent set from both them and their tour opener, Chicago electronic group Supreme Cuts. Put together, it was a dark and provocative evening of good music that got everyone’s weekend off to a good start. Despite some equipment issues, Supreme Cuts wereRead more...

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Live Review: Twin Shadow with Poolside @ Barboza 8/12

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: August 15, 2012

If you weren’t at Barboza Sunday night, you seriously missed out. Sold out and packed to the brim, the tiny bar in the basement of Neumos was electric. With a new monitor and sound setup, the venue has never sounded better. Of course, that might have had something to do with the wonderful entertainment forRead more...

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Show Review: Little Big Show #3 with Dum Dum Girls & Craft Spells

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: August 1, 2012

For the third Little Big Show of the year, Dum Dum Girls and Craft Spells teamed up for a wonderful evening of indie rock harmony. Both bands have elements of shoegaze and post-punk, and together, they comprised a stellar bill. In line with the first two Little Big Shows, all proceeds from the show wentRead more...

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Live Review: The xx w/ Perfume Genius & Jacques Greene @ Showbox at the Market 7/25

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: July 27, 2012

Wednesday night may have been one of the better bookings in recent Showbox history. The xx are prefacing their tour in support of upcoming record Coexist with a string of gigs at smaller venues. Their “big” show for the new record will be at the Paramount on October 6 (which you can get tickets forRead more...

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Show Review: Liars with Cadence Weapon & Grave Babies @ Neumos 7/8

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: July 12, 2012

Sunday night at Neumos was a very diverse party. Three fantastic bands played three very, very different sets, creating a good time in three different respects. Seattle band Grave Babies opened, followed by Montreal-based rapper Cadence Weapon. Finally, New York experimental electronic act Liars closed out the night with an excellent collection of material fromRead more...

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Live Review: Lemonade with Le1f @ Barboza 6/12

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: June 15, 2012

Barboza, Seattle’s newest music venue, is packed underneath Neumos. As you round the corner and head down the stairs, all the paint changes to gold and the attitude changes. Barboza is a comparable size and layout to Sunset Tavern in Ballard, with the stage at the far end of a rectangular space and the barRead more...

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Sasquatch! Music Festival: Day 4

By Gerrit Feenstra | Published: May 31, 2012

Gold Leaves opened up the Yeti stage on Monday, the final day of the 2012 Sasquatch! Music Festival, with a strong set.

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Sasquatch! Music Festival: Day 3

By KEXP | Published: May 28, 2012

Hey Marseilles opened the day up on the main stage with a great set of Seattle’s favorites. Their vast instrumentation and soaring melodies drew a large crowd for a show so early in the day. As always, their songs sounded fantastic.

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