Music
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Gruff Rhys Welsh alt-rock musician and Super Furry Animals vocalist Gruff Rhys made sure to incorporate every possible medium when releasing his fourth solo album, American Interior. Based on the life of Welsh explorer (and Rhys’ distant relative) John Evans, who helped map the Missouri River, the album was accompanied by a film and book in which Rhys retraces Evans’ steps while playing shows throughout the Midwest and a cellphone app that lets users learn even more about both men’s journeys through artwork, animation, and film clips. It’s an engaging and thorough collection that highlights the relationships among different cultures, epochs, and experiences. With Willis Earl Beal. 21 and over. ACP Barboza, 925 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 $13 Friday, November 14, 2014, 7pm
Dave Peck Trio Special guest and MC Jim Wilke. Tula’s, 2214 2nd Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 $15 Friday, November 14, 2014, 7:30pm
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Joan Baez Though she’s best known for interpreting the songs of others, Joan Baez’s career is unquestionably her own. It spans more than 50 years, from humble beginnings on the Cambridge, Mass. coffee-shop scene to playing world stages as a highly visible social and political activist and proponent of nonviolence. It’s studded with distinctions-like the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award and peace and humanitarian honors too numerous to mention-and unforgettable moments: rallying with Nelson Mandela and Cesar Chavez; introducing the world to Bob Dylan; and surviving the U.S. Christmas bombing of Hanoi while she was in the region visiting American prisoners of war. Read the full interview at seattleweekly.com. The Moore, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $32.50-$57 Friday, November 14, 2014, 7:30pm
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Cathedrals IX The latest cathedral concert, Cathedrals IX, features alt-pop singer Mirah, dream-pop singer Lemolo (aka Meagan Grandall), and singer/violist/violinist L. Alex Guy, who performs as Led to Sea. All ages. ACP Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103 $13 and up Friday, November 14, 2014, 8pm
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Mudhoney Mudhoney is one of the most beloved bands ever to come out of Seattle. The quartet’s latest album, Vanishing Point, finds it in peak shape, a quarter-century after it blasted onto the scene; the riffs are just as heavy and the percussion just as pulsing-and vocalist Mark Arm is as pissed as ever. With Tom Price Desert Classic, the Fucking Eagles. 21 and over. ACP Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 $15 Friday, November 14, 2014, 8pm
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A Tribute to Nirvana At A Tribute to Nirvana, Sandrider, Grenades, Caligula, Brain Port, Smells Like Teen K KOST Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle (yes, that’s the actual band name), and more will perform in honor one of the Pacific Northwest’s most influential bands. Also with Monogamy Party, Same-Sex Dictator, Sioux City Pete and the Beggars, Big Trughk, Mercy Ties. 21 and over. ACP Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., Seattle, WA 98122 $5 adv./$10 DOS Friday, November 14, 2014, 9pm
Dave Peck Trio Special guest and MC Jim Wilke. Tula’s, 2214 2nd Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 $15 Saturday, November 15, 2014, 7:30pm
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First Aid Kit Swedish duo First Aid Kit is featured on the soundtrack to the film Wild, based on Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling novel. Sisters Johanna and Klara Soderberg cover R.E.M’s “Walk Unafraid,” reworking it in a way that features their undeniable folk sound while preserving the original’s haunting tone. With Samantha Crain. All ages. ABBY SEARIGHT The Moore, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $22.50 Saturday, November 15, 2014, 8pm
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Shakey Graves Austin’s Alejandro Rose-Garcia, who performs as Shakey Graves, is known for the one-man-band aspect of his live shows, often singing and playing guitar while playing a handmade kick drum with his feet. But for his sophomore album, And the War Came, Graves called on other musicians to create different arrangements of each song. Elements of blues, alt-country, folk, and indie-pop all suit Graves’ effortlessly engaging voice. Most notably, he collaborated with Paper Bird singer Esme Patterson, who will open this show, on three tracks. Also with Rayland Baxter. All ages. ACP Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 SOLD OUT Saturday, November 15, 2014, 8pm
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The Shivas Though sweater weather is upon us, you can still hold onto summer with a show from Portland surf-rockers the Shivas, who recently released their fourth album, You Know What to Do. The band closes the Short Run Comix & Arts Festival with La Luz. 21 and over. ACP Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave., Seattle, WA $5 Saturday, November 15, 2014, 8pm
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The Toure-Raichel Collective Malian singer/guitarist Vieux Farka Toure (son of renowned musician Ali Farka Toure) and Israeli singer/pianist Idan Raichel-aka The Toure-Raichel Collective-met by chance at the Berlin airport, an encounter that fits the unscripted way the duo makes music. The band’s sophomore album, The Paris Session, which includes a cover of the elder Toure’s “Diaraby,” has more structure than the entirely improvised The Tel Aviv Session, but it doesn’t lose the collaborative spirit. Toure and Raichel take turns in the spotlight while also weaving together the musical influences of their home countries. All ages. ACP Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $40 and up Saturday, November 15, 2014, 8pm
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Ben Gibbard Though Everything Will Change is billed as a documentary about The Postal Service, that’s not an entirely accurate description. It’s a concert film, first and foremost, with brief interspersed interviews with each band member-Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, Dntel’s Jimmy Tamborello, and Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis-after they reunited to tour in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their only album, Give Up (which, ironically, eventually went platinum after the band did just that).
Filmed over two days last July at Berkeley’s Greek Theater, director Justin Mitchell has a good eye for the music doc, and his movie covers all the spectacle that went into organizing the show, homing in on the excited crowd and the band’s chemistry. Both are palpable and authentic; Gibbard and Lewis dance together as though they’ve been doing this routine for years. Yet aside from a scene that takes viewers to Tamborello’s studio, where he shows some of the gear he used on the record, there are scant details concerning the making of the seminal album beyond those easily found on the web. Gibbard and Tamborello’ s collaboration by mail, exchanging CD-Rs of album tracks in progress, is part of Give Up’s lore, but there’s no exploration of that story. At one point Lewis alludes to “secret stories” in the songs, and that only Gibbard knows what they are. The camera then cuts to Gibbard talking about how he wrote “Such Great Heights” about a girl he was trying to impress, and leaves it at that.
Also missing is any mention of what the three members have been doing the past 10 years. Death Cab and Rilo Kiley became stalwarts of indie rock, yet those accomplishments are only briefly referenced. For fans looking to unravel the mystery of, or better understand, The Postal Service, there are no answers here. Instead, by focusing on the here and now, the film is a lovely document of a few singular performances, just before the group again creeps back into the shadows. (Screening Fri., Nov. 14, at AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St., 652-8908, amctheatres.com. $10. 8 p.m.) The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $25 Saturday, November 15, 2014, 9pm
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Smokey Brights Indie roots/rock quintet Smokey Brights celebrates the release of its debut album, the somewhat dark and brooding Taste for Blood, with Ravenna Woods and Kelli Schaefer. 21 and over. ACP Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., Seattle, WA 98107 $10 Saturday, November 15, 2014, 9pm
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GZA Step aside, Bill Nye; GZA is slowly but surely becoming this generation’s Science Guy. A founding member of the influential hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, GZA, ne Gary Grice, is using music-including his upcoming solo album, Dark Matter, and a program he co-created called Science Genius, which motivates high-school students to learn more about science by writing science-themed raps-as a teaching tool. In preparation for Dark Matter, said to be an exploration of the cosmos, GZA has been chatting with the likes of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and multiple MIT professors. No wonder GZA’s peers call him “the Genius.” All ages. ACP The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $21.50 adv./$25 DOS Monday, November 17, 2014, 9pm
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The Art of Asking with Amanda Palmer When the crowdfunding campaign she launched for her new album received nearly $1.2 million, the world was abuzz about Amanda Palmer. But shortly afterward, the Dresden Dolls vocalist and front woman of The Grand Theft Orchestra came under fire after writing a blog post asking musicians to perform for free at her shows. Out of that praise and criticism came a TED talk and a recently released book, both called The Art of Asking, which Palmer will discuss tonight. Love or hate her methods, you can’t deny she’s getting results. With Ksenia Anske. All ages. ACP Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $15 Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 7:30pm
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Peter Hook & The Light After two tours playing Joy Division material and one in support of New Order albums, Peter Hook & The Light is bringing two more New Order albums, Low Life and Brotherhood, to North American stages for the first time. Vocalist/bassist Hook, a former member of both seminal British groups, will also lead the band in a set of Joy Division tunes to open the show. 21 and over. ACP Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 $25 Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 8pm
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FKA twigs Trip-hopper FKA twigs, the stage name of British singer Tahliah Barnett, sounds nearly weightless when she sings. Her barely-there voice effortlessly floats over sparse beats, and yet her debut full-length, the appropriately titled LP1 (shortlisted for the prestigious Mercury Prize), is still almost hypnotically engaging. Her vogue-heavy live show promises to follow suit. With Boots. All ages. ACP The Showbox, 1426 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 SOLD OUT Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 9pm
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Shaprece CD REVIEW: Shaprece, Molting EP (out now, self-released via Noisetrade, shaprece.com) One listen to this album makes it clear that Shaprece is one of the most innovative artists in Seattle. Negotiating the boundaries between trip hop and chamber pop, each of its six tracks (five new songs, one remix by Blue Sky Black Death) is a world unto itself, with atmospheric electronics, orchestral strings, deep bass, and layers of vocals. Amid it all, Shaprece’s voice-restrained and intimate, with a quiet power-weaves a tale of unrequited love and loss. “Her Song” stands out for its straightforward storytelling, lush orchestration, and beautifully harmonized chorus: “Stop sabotaging her song for you/Why won’t you let it play?/Such a beautiful melody interrupted by the rain.” MFB McCaw Hall (Seattle Center), 321 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109 Varies, see ticket link Saturday, November 22, 2014, 9am
106.1 Kiss FM’s Jingle Ball 2014 106.1 KISS FM, Seattle’s #1 Hit Music Station, today unveiled the star-studded lineup for its annual holiday concert, 106.1 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball 2014 taking place on Tuesday, December 2, at 6:00p.m. PST at the WAMU Theater. 106.1 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball 2014 is part of the national iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, the season’s biggest annual music event that captures the holiday spirit of the iHeartRadio app, in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, and Tampa, with additional Jingle Ball concert events in Dallas, Atlanta and Columbus.
106.1 KISS FM officially announced the all-star performers for 106.1 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball 2014, which will include Lil Jon, Afrojack, Fall Out Boy, Mary Lambert, Fences, Jake Miller, Rixton, Lindsey Stirling and MAGIC!.
Pre-Sale tickets will be sold exclusively to 106.1 KISS VIP’s via Ticketmaster outlets on Friday, October 17 from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. PST. Fans can register for free to become a 106.1 KISS FM VIP Club Member by logging on to www.KISSFMSEATTLE.com. Any remaining tickets following the will be available for public purchase starting Saturday, October 18, at 10a.m. PST via Ticketmaster.com.
“There’s truly something for everyone on this year’s Jingle Ball lineup,” said Eric Powers, 106.1 KISS FM Program Director. “We’ve got range … pop favorites like Jake Miller and Rixton … hometown legends Mary Lambert and Fences … plus huge DJs in Lil Jon and Afrojack. This is gonna be one huge holiday party!
Every year 106.1 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball gives back to the community to celebrate the holiday season. This year’s official charity for 106.1 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball 2014 is the station’s annual Radiothon partner Seattle Children’s Hospital in advance of Bender’s One Big KISS for Seattle Children’s Hospital.
For up-to-minute information on 106.1 KISS FM’s Jingle Ball 2014 log on to www.KISSFMSEATTLE.com keyword: Jingle Ball or listen to 106.1 KISS FM on-air or online via the station’s website, as well as on iHeartRadio.com and the iHeartRadio mobile app, iHeartMedia’s all-in-one music streaming and digital radio service. iHeartRadio is available across web, mobile phones, tablets, automotive partners, smart TVs, gaming devices and more. iHeartRadio is always free for listeners to use, with no capped hours or monthly subscription fees. It delivers everything listeners want in an all-in-one platform: Instant access to more than 1,500 radio stations from across the country, user-created Custom Stations inspired by a favorite artist or song, thousands of curated digital stations “Perfect For” any mood or activity, and a Shows & Personalities feature giving users access to the best on-demand news, talk and entertainment content available today. To see all available platforms and to download the app, visit iHeartRadio.com/apps.
Artists and/or event subject to change or cancellation without notice. Wamu Theater at Centurylink Field, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98134 Visit website for more info Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 6pm
