Daniel Johnston & Friends at the Moore
Show Date: November 11th, 2017 The anticipation was palpable in the lobby as newcomers continuously rushed to the merch table, eager to check out the…
Humans of New York took a winding road; one we all should travel
I’ve had a little bit of time to ruminate on what Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York fame said to the audience at Benaroya…
Slowdive at the Neptune
Show Date: October 25th, 2017 The lights went out as Brian Eno’s “Deep Blue Day” sliced through the noisy crowd, and some dude near me…
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile + Jen Cloher at the Moore
Show Date: October 21st, 2017 On Saturday night I set out on an intrepid voyage into a wind fueled torrential rainstorm. The kind of rainstorm…
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard + Tropical Fuck Storm at the Neptune
Australia has been pumping out incredibly talented psych bands these days who know how to make my head hurt, in all the right ways. It's always…
RIDE + Lo Moon at The Neptune
Show Date: September 24th, 2017 So clearly, it’s taken me a hot minute to write out my thoughts on this one, but sometimes things get…
Bumbershoot 2017 Day 3: Looks Like We Made it to the End
Why did I use Blur lyrics in the headline you ask? I don’t know either. That’s just the kind of thing that happens when you get…
Bumbershoot 2017 Day 2: I Love You Tuba Gooding J.R.!
After some much needed rest and guitar noodling, it was back to the Seattle Center for me for Day 2 of Bumbershoot! Maybe my back…
Bumbershoot 2017 Day 1: Excuse me sir, tell me MORE about your keyboard please!
Oh hey guys, it’s just me out here solo in the trenches, taking you on a tour of the sights and sounds inside Bumbershoot 2017!…
So You Wannabe an Outlaw: Steve Earle & The Dukes at the Neptune Theatre
Back in 1987, being the music editor on the University of San Diego’s newspaper was a sweet gig. Think of springtime ’87, and the sheer…