El Ten Eleven (Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty) are an amazing instrumental duo that I had the pleasure of seeing for the first time this past summer at the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle. I had the pleasure of meeting the guys …
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The Local Strangers – Left for Better
I first saw the Local Strangers at a Warehouse show at Anthem in downtown Tacoma and was immediately impressed by the smooth, powerful vocals of Aubrey Zoli and Matt Hart. The band’s presence and full sound makes for an incredibly engaging live show …
Artist Interview: Graham Fink of Milo Greene
I recently had a chance to catch a quick phone interview with Graham Fink of Milo Greene while they continue on tour on the east coast. This band has been gaining tons of momentum in the past year thanks to an opening bill …
Seattle’s City Arts Festival
Photos credit: Elizabeth Crook In addition to some major national artists, some of Seattle’s finest came together at the City Arts Fest, October 18-21, 2012. Being fairly new to the Seattle area, this crash course on the best and brightest of the region’s …
Ben Howard Concert Review – Neptune Theatre – October 2, 2012
Ben Howard played to a completely engaged crowd at the Neptune Theatre on October 2, 2012. Howard played favorites from his debut album, Every Kingdom, to ovation after ovation from an appreciative Tuesday night Seattle crowd. Howard’s haunting vocals and soothing-yet-energetic finger-picking style …
Jake’s Take: Mumford and Sons – Babel
The Sophomore Slump is a terrifying curse. It can take what seem like the most brilliant of musicians and expose them for their inability to create music equivalent to the quality found in their breakthrough performance. For some musicians, the second album will …
Two Gallants – The Bloom and the Blight
Anyone who attended festivals across America in 2012 (or at least saw the lineups) knows that a couple of the biggest themes have been simple folks bands laced with vocal harmonies and old dirty guitar garage rock. With a certain savvy, Two Gallants …
Avett Brothers – The Carpenter
Every once in a while a band comes along that changes everything for you. The way you think, feel, and experience the world is altered. You remember where you were the first time you heard them, what you were doing the first time …
Seattle’s Summer Camp
On a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon in late August, Seattle’s Alternative Radio Station, 107.7 The End, produced Summer Camp; an all-day single-staged festival featuring 12 up-and-coming alternative acts from around the globe. Headlined by fun., Summer Camp was inexpensive and featured some amazing …
Live Review: El Ten Eleven
There is nothing better than a pleasant surprise. What’s more, there’s not much better than seeing a band you’ve never heard of at a music festival and being completely blown away and confused by what you experience. This was my experience with El …
