The Album Leaf: Seattle, WA [2010.02.06]
All photos copyright Sara Montour. Words by Fense. There’s a personality to The Album Leaf that is unquestionable. Their melodies… Read More »The Album Leaf: Seattle, WA [2010.02.06]
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Live reviews and recaps from around the globe, but typically focused around artists visiting the Pacific Northwest. These posts occasionally include original concert photography.
Sea Wolf: Seattle, WA [2010.02.06]
All photos copyright Sara Montour. Words by Fense. Gosh, was it really as far back as 2007 that Get To… Read More »Sea Wolf: Seattle, WA [2010.02.06]
Microphones: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
You’re nuts if you pass up a chance to see Microphones perform live. After all, they’re typically billed as Mount Eerie these days. Essentially, they’re the same band and the music they make is, for lack of a better term, eerily similar. For the final performance Department of Safety would ever have, Microphones were the obvious choice of performer to conclude it all. Read More »Microphones: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
P:ano: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
P:ano‘s Nick Krgovich (No Kids) has been a busy man of late, what with his recent project Gigi with producer Colin Stewart (Black Mountain, Destroyer). Yet he managed to swing by Department of Safety for a brief performance as his older, much earlier moniker P:ano. Solo, Krgovich stood with a white Casio keyboard and mumbled melodically into microphone. It was minimal, quiet, yet beautiful all at once. Read More »P:ano: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
Arrington de Dionyso: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
You may know Arrington de Dionyso from his other alter ego as the front-man of Old Time Relijun. When I saw the band open for HEALTH at SXSW back in 2007, it was one of those special moments – the kind you never forget. Shows like this, ones with wild stage antics, are the best to photograph and the best to watch. Grabbing a bass clarinet, an instrument whose presence is odd in virtually all forms of music with exception to classical, de Dionyso crafts breathtaking chaos. Read More »Arrington de Dionyso: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
Karl Blau: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
Toward the end of his set, Karl Blau announced that there was a questionable stench stemming from his attire, which had been stashed in his shed for an unknown quantity of years. A local Anacortes favorite, Blau’s bizarre folk absolutely warrants the preceding freak – a term that common folk might attach to a musician performing while dressed as a fireman. Though, with LAKE as his backup, it sounded (and looked) almost too natural. Read More »Karl Blau: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
LAKE: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
LAKE may only have played about 5 or 6 songs, but over that brief period of time they entranced the audience. Blending a lo-fi garage sound with psychedelic pop, the Olympia band was the first to perform at Department of Safety’s farewell show. With various synths and the clash of male/female vocals, LAKE demonstrated versatility in performance with members frequently exchanging instruments. Read More »LAKE: Anacortes, WA [2010.01.30]
Japandroids: Live at Chop Suey
Japandroids played the last show of their U.S. tour at Chop Suey last Tuesday evening to an enthusiastic crowd. Before starting the set, guitarist Brian King asked the audience to “come down here and get wild.†If the crowd was a little hesitant at first, King and drummer David Prowse more than made up for it with “The Boys are Leaving Townâ€, complete with head-banging and a wind machine that made King look as if he was in the midst of a photo shoot. Read More »Japandroids: Live at Chop Suey
Kinch: Live at The Empyrean [2009.11.17]
Just up the hill from downtown Spokane, amidst a barrage of fast food restaurants and car dealerships, a quaint late-night coffee shop seems to be the only source of activity on the block. The Empyrean Coffee Shop is bustling with activity as the youth of the day begin to pour through the doors; it’s the home of the city’s finest coffee and the stage is ready for an extremely personal, live experience. And on this night, show-goers were in for a hell of a treat. Presenting…Kinch! Read More »Kinch: Live at The Empyrean [2009.11.17]
Julian Plenti: Live at Chop Suey [2009.11.16]
Paul Banks was certainly the crowd favorite at the Julian Plenti show at Chop Suey on Monday night. Although there were cheers of “I love you, Paul†throughout the set, the musicians Banks brought in to back his solo project were certainly no slouches (particularly the bassist and cellist, whose names this writer was unfortunately unable to find). Read More »Julian Plenti: Live at Chop Suey [2009.11.16]
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