Thursday, December 18, 2014

Muffs/Summer Cannibals/Suicide Notes - Doug Fir Lounge

Muffs - Doug Fir Lounge

Summer Cannibals - Doug Fir Lounge

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Skinny Puppy/Front Line Assembly/Haujobb/Youth Code - Roseland Theater

Skinny Puppy - Roseland Theater

Front Line Assembly - Roseland Theater

Haujobb - Roseland Theater

Youth Code - Roseland Theater

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Smashing Pumpkins - Warfield

This was a show for the release of "Monuments to an Elegy." Mark Stoermer of the Killers handled the bass, and Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine handled drums.

Smashing Pumpkins - Warfield

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Smallpools/Magic Man/Panama Wedding - Wonder Ballroom

Smallpools - Wonder Ballroom

Magic Man - Wonder Ballroom

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Silent Film - Spirit Mountain Casino

Silent Film - Spirit Mountain Casino

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Peter Hook and the Light - Wonder Ballroom

This was the tour for the classic New Order albums "Low-Life" and "Brotherhood."

Peter Hook - Wonder Ballroom

Friday, November 14, 2014

Lights/Wild Party - Aladdin Theater

Lights - Aladdin Theater

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Julian Casablancas + the Voidz/Connan Mockasin - Crystal Ballroom

Julian Casablancas + theVoidz  - Crystal Ballroom

Friday, November 7, 2014

Bleachers/Wild Cub - Crystal Ballroom

Bleachers - Crystal Ballroom

Wild Cub - Crystal Ballroom

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Slowdive/Low - Crystal Ballroom

This was the Slowdive reunion tour.

Slowdive - Crystal Ballroom

Low - Crystal Ballroom

Friday, October 31, 2014

St. Lucia/Robert DeLong/Grace Mitchell - Roseland Theater

St. Lucia - Roseland Theater

Robert DeLong - Roseland Theater

Grace Mitchell - Roseland Theater

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Airborne Toxic Event/In the Valley Below - Crystal Ballroom

Airborne Toxic Event - Crystal Ballroom

In the Valley Below - Crystal Ballroom

In the Valley Below - Mississippi Studios

In the Valley Below - Mississippi Studios

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Psychedelic Furs/Lemonheads - Aladdin Theater

Psychedelic Furs - Aladdin Theater

Lemonheads - Aladdin Theater

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Polica/Web of Sunsets - Doug Fir Lounge

Polica - Doug Fir Lounge

Monday, October 20, 2014

Placebo/Moth & the Flame - Showbox SoDo

Placebo - Showbox SoDo

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Sloan - Star Theater

Sloan - Star Theater

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Drums/Beverly - Star Theater

Drums - Star Theater

Beverly - Star Theater

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Surfer Blood/Craft Spells - Wonder Ballroom

This show was part of the inaugural Project Pabst music festival.

Surfer Blood - Wonder Ballroom

Craft Spells - Wonder Ballroom

Said the Whale/Just Lions - Lola's Room

Said the Whale - Lola's Room

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Tove Lo/Linus Young - Wonder Ballroom

Tove Lo -Wonder Ballroom

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Breeders/Neptunas - Wonder Ballroom

Breeders - Wonder Ballroom

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Future Islands/Operators - Doug Fir Lounge

This was a fantastic show with two great bands. Future Islands played this late-night club show after their afternoon set as part of Musicfest NW.

Future Islands - Doug Fir Lounge

Operators - Doug Fir Lounge

Monday, August 4, 2014

Echo & the Bunnymen/Tiger Merritt - Crystal Ballroom

Echo & the Bunnymen - Crystal Ballroom

Sunday, August 3, 2014

War on Drugs - Mississippi Studios

War on Drugs - Mississippi Studios

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Tycho/Christopher Willits - Crystal Ballroom

Tycho - Crystal Ballroom

Friday, July 25, 2014

Hundred Waters/Pure Bathing Culture/Wishyunu - Mississippi Studios

Hundred Waters - Mississippi Studios

Pure Bathing Culture - Mississippi Studios


Sunday, July 20, 2014

Au Revoir Simone/Dresses/Lower 48 - Doug Fir Lounge

Au Revoir Simone - Doug Fir Lounge

Dresses - Doug Fir Lounge

Monday, July 14, 2014

Magic Man/Night Terrors of 1927/Prides - Mississippi Studios

Magic Man - Mississippi Studios

It was a pleasant surprise to see Nicole Fiorentino playing with Night Terrors of 1927.

Night Terrors of 1927 - Mississippi Studios

Prides - Mississippi Studios

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Sunny Day in Glasgow/Golden Retriever - Mississippi Studios

Sunny Day in Glasgow - Mississippi Studios

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

New Order/Run Run Run - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

New Order played this same venue twenty-five years ago, as part of the tour for "Technique." Although Peter Hook was missing this time, the current version of the band did a great job in rolling out the hits for the enthusiastic crowd.

New Order - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

The set list hewed closely to what had been performed at recent shows, with a couple of exceptions. "Isolation" was included early in the set as a fourth Joy Division song, adding to the encore of "Transmission," "Atmosphere," and "Love Will Tear Us Apart" that had been played at the Seattle show. These same four Joy Division songs had been played at last year's New Order show in Las Vegas.

For me, the biggest surprise in the set list was the inclusion of "Run Wild" from the "Get Ready" album. Based on the reactions of those around me, this song was not well known among those who came primarily to see "Blue Monday," "True Faith," and "Bizarre Love Triangle."

Sunday, July 6, 2014

New Order/Run Run Run - Paramount Theatre

New Order was originally scheduled to play the Sasquatch Festival's July 4th weekend. Fortunately for fans in the Pacific Northwest, that Sasquatch weekend was canceled, and the band scheduled this show at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle to fill out their West Coast tour. It was a fantastic show, and a great chance for many to cross off a New Order show from their bucket list.

New Order - Paramount Theatre

I was happy to see performances of the new songs "Singularity" and "Plastic." I especially enjoyed "Plastic," and I look forward to future releases that continue in that direction.