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Day 3 has a manic energy to it. The crowd isn’t moving
Published 2:59pm Tuesday, September 3, 2013Day 3 has a manic energy to it. The crowd isn’t moving with a sense of urgency, and still stop in their tracks to check ... Read more
Surprise was put on hold last night at the Bumbershoot Mainstage. In
Published 5:54pm Monday, September 2, 2013Surprise was put on hold last night at the Bumbershoot Mainstage. In its place was anticipation for a set in which Death Cab for Cutie ... Read more
Bigger: Kris Orlowski. Orlowski put together a gorgeous set. I’d just had
Published 1:34am Monday, September 2, 2013Bigger: Kris Orlowski. Orlowski put together a gorgeous set. I’d just had some dinner and beer when I checked out his twilight set on the ... Read more
The line for the Mainstage snaked through the Seattle Center grounds, around
Published 1:30am Monday, September 2, 2013The line for the Mainstage snaked through the Seattle Center grounds, around Key Arena, past the TuneIn Stage, right by the street performer adorned in ... Read more
The Seattle Center Pavilion, next to the skate park, is divided into
Published 12:43am Monday, September 2, 2013The Seattle Center Pavilion, next to the skate park, is divided into two galleries for Bumbershoot this year. One is a place of refuse, not ... Read more
While Kithkin was opening the second day of Bumbershoot on the TuneIn
Published 12:40am Monday, September 2, 2013While Kithkin was opening the second day of Bumbershoot on the TuneIn Stage moving its crowd in ecstatic communal dance with rhythms, bird calls and ... Read more
I first heard of Fidlar from a friend who’s a few years
Published 12:29am Monday, September 2, 2013I first heard of Fidlar from a friend who’s a few years older, and had grown up listening to the skater punk coming out of ... Read more
For a lineup that kept leaving me under-impressed, the one-two punch that
Published 5:15pm Sunday, September 1, 2013For a lineup that kept leaving me under-impressed, the one-two punch that was Washed Out and Crystal Castles – at 9 p.m and 10 p.m., ... Read more
It was puzzling. Heart had already played every major hit that could
Published 5:08pm Sunday, September 1, 2013It was puzzling. Heart had already played every major hit that could come to mind. And yet, sitting in a darkened Key Arena, the fans ... Read more
Julie Klausner may be the most charming person in the world. The
Published 4:01pm Sunday, September 1, 2013Julie Klausner may be the most charming person in the world. The fire-haired podcast host/author/cabaret chanteuse/friend-of-everybody-you’d-ever-want-to-be-friends-with invites us into her life every week with her ... Read more
With F-bombs falling like a mid-winter rain through the first sunny hours
Published 3:18pm Sunday, September 1, 2013With F-bombs falling like a mid-winter rain through the first sunny hours of this year’s Bumbershoot, the Total Experience Gospel Choir’s late afternoon set at ... Read more
If there’s anything I’ve learned from working in Pioneer Square (and once
Published 3:09pm Sunday, September 1, 2013If there’s anything I’ve learned from working in Pioneer Square (and once being punched in the stomach in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district), it’s the first ... Read more
Despite the sunny skies and a heavy early crowd, Bumbershoot got off
Published 12:43am Sunday, September 1, 2013Despite the sunny skies and a heavy early crowd, Bumbershoot got off to a bit of a rough start when the fest’s first act, the ... Read more
It seems that the Bumbershoot organizers have figured out how best to
Published 12:04am Sunday, September 1, 2013It seems that the Bumbershoot organizers have figured out how best to use their newish footprint, which shifted dramatically following the recent introduction of the ... Read more
Happy Labor Day! Whether you’re heading to Bumbershoot, Bummershoot, or just grilling
Published 6:41pm Friday, August 30, 2013Happy Labor Day! Whether you’re heading to Bumbershoot, Bummershoot, or just grilling at home, there’s likely music in your future. Here are our bets for ... Read more
You might have noticed that Seattle is teeming with geeks. Did you
Published 4:41pm Friday, August 30, 2013You might have noticed that Seattle is teeming with geeks. Did you know you are 10 times more likely to be sitting right next to ... Read more
The man born Johnny Alexander Veliotes Jr.—known the world over as Shuggie
Published 9:48pm Thursday, August 29, 2013The man born Johnny Alexander Veliotes Jr.—known the world over as Shuggie Otis—takes pains to mention on his website that he throws his brothers, Jon ... Read more
For over 40 years, hating the Eagles has become a universally accepted
Published 9:37pm Thursday, August 29, 2013For over 40 years, hating the Eagles has become a universally accepted stance. People love to hate the band for the same reason they love ... Read more
Canada threw everyone for a Kamloop today when the Ministry of Employment,
Published 9:26pm Thursday, August 29, 2013Canada threw everyone for a Kamloop today when the Ministry of Employment, Social Development & Multiculturalism announced new legislation that spells “megabummer” for lots of ... Read more
A lot of artists fear sobriety will zap them of their creative
Published 9:19pm Thursday, August 29, 2013A lot of artists fear sobriety will zap them of their creative potency. A lot of them would be right. Take Aerosmith, for example. No ... Read more