Sat. Dec. 13th 2008 - H is for Hellgate @ the Comet Tavern
- Kelly Dale
Sunday 14 December 2008
Sat. Dec. 13th 2008 - H is for Hellgate @ the Comet Tavern
Sat. Dec. 13th 2008 - Shearwater @ Kexp Yule Benefit
Sat. Dec. 13th 2008 - Shearwater @ Kexp Yule Benefit
Link: www.myspace.com/shearwater
Sunday 7 December 2008
Friday, Dec 5th - H is for Hellgate CD Release @ the High Dive
Jamie and her band H is for Hellgate rocked a packed house in Fremont's High Dive Friday Dec. 5th as they celebrated the release for their new record "Come for the Peaks, Stay for the Valleys".
Take a look:
www.hisforhellgate.com
www.myspace.com/hisforhellgate
Sat. Nov. 29, 2008 The Supersuckers 20th Anniversary!
Sat. Nov. 29, 2008 @ The Showbox
I arrived at The Showbox (market not the SoDo) just in time to catch the last 3 or so songs of the opening act (who i didn't even know was going to play, and have no clue as to there name). Two out of the three songs i heard were fairly country one was a little more rock and was decent. The crowd didn't seem terrible in to them and most swayed back and forth with someone in there arms. The next band to hit the stage was amazing. Zeke, fast, loud, punk, with a singer who was probably on speed or as he said "I'm gonna get a heart attack from all the...coffee i had". The crown was in to this band, with a mosh pit going and people throwing there hands up in to the air, fists and devil horns, Zeke was fun (and there drummer had one of the best drummer faces i have ever seen). Next up was one of Seattle very first (if not the first) grunge bands Green River (who were taking the place of originaly scheduled Mudhoney. But hey, they share a few members so it's all good). They started out there set with "Come On Down", which instantly brought the pit from Zeke back (and added a few people). Mark Arm may be...well...old but the way he was flinging himself around the stage he could've been taken for 20 (the only thing keeping from that is his older looking face). On the comment of looking younger than one actually is i would like to make a note that from what i could tell, all six members of Green River were sporting the lastest fashion of skinny jeans (kinda funny since there all in the 40s). Half way threw there set singer Mark Arm gave a quick pat on the back to the Supersuckers and a poke at his own band "They are celebraiting 20 great years of being a band. We on the other hand, are celebrating 20 years of not being a band" From the drummer loosing his sticks from hitting to hard, to one of the guitarists becoming the band dancer do to a hillarious guitar switch, Green River were full of energy. And finaly to finish out the night came The Supersuckers. I, personaly, was a tad bit disapointed. I had seen a short video of these guys in the movie HYPE! and they sounded nothing like what i had heard...but were still good. The rest of the crowd would disagree with me. The whole room was packed. "It took us 20 years to sell out The Showbox, but we did" said the lead singer Eddie Speghetti. Ever single person in the room moved (no pit) and sang along to the heavily country influenced rock songs. Eddie started out the set by telling the history of rock, "Once there was a rock...but then the wheel was invented, and things just started to roll". The bands set was in chronilogical order, every once in awhile the band would tell a bit of history. After playing a few songs, Eddie talked of how they had moved to Seattle from Arizona, with plans of dominating the scene "...little did we know there were already some bands here, like Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana". When there set led in to the mid-90's i decided that there was no such thing as incredably amazing music in the 90s, and if there was...it wasn't coming from The Supersuckers (the had a super sappy country phase...but all long running bands have there phases i guess). When there set came to the present, i felt a little better. They were back to rock! Yes there was country in it (personally i don't like country) but the mix of the two just made the sound fun. At the end of the night everyone left happy.
Happy 20 great years Supersuckers!!!
The Supersuckers, Green River, Zeke
I arrived at The Showbox (market not the SoDo) just in time to catch the last 3 or so songs of the opening act (who i didn't even know was going to play, and have no clue as to there name). Two out of the three songs i heard were fairly country one was a little more rock and was decent. The crowd didn't seem terrible in to them and most swayed back and forth with someone in there arms. The next band to hit the stage was amazing. Zeke, fast, loud, punk, with a singer who was probably on speed or as he said "I'm gonna get a heart attack from all the...coffee i had". The crown was in to this band, with a mosh pit going and people throwing there hands up in to the air, fists and devil horns, Zeke was fun (and there drummer had one of the best drummer faces i have ever seen). Next up was one of Seattle very first (if not the first) grunge bands Green River (who were taking the place of originaly scheduled Mudhoney. But hey, they share a few members so it's all good). They started out there set with "Come On Down", which instantly brought the pit from Zeke back (and added a few people). Mark Arm may be...well...old but the way he was flinging himself around the stage he could've been taken for 20 (the only thing keeping from that is his older looking face). On the comment of looking younger than one actually is i would like to make a note that from what i could tell, all six members of Green River were sporting the lastest fashion of skinny jeans (kinda funny since there all in the 40s). Half way threw there set singer Mark Arm gave a quick pat on the back to the Supersuckers and a poke at his own band "They are celebraiting 20 great years of being a band. We on the other hand, are celebrating 20 years of not being a band" From the drummer loosing his sticks from hitting to hard, to one of the guitarists becoming the band dancer do to a hillarious guitar switch, Green River were full of energy. And finaly to finish out the night came The Supersuckers. I, personaly, was a tad bit disapointed. I had seen a short video of these guys in the movie HYPE! and they sounded nothing like what i had heard...but were still good. The rest of the crowd would disagree with me. The whole room was packed. "It took us 20 years to sell out The Showbox, but we did" said the lead singer Eddie Speghetti. Ever single person in the room moved (no pit) and sang along to the heavily country influenced rock songs. Eddie started out the set by telling the history of rock, "Once there was a rock...but then the wheel was invented, and things just started to roll". The bands set was in chronilogical order, every once in awhile the band would tell a bit of history. After playing a few songs, Eddie talked of how they had moved to Seattle from Arizona, with plans of dominating the scene "...little did we know there were already some bands here, like Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana". When there set led in to the mid-90's i decided that there was no such thing as incredably amazing music in the 90s, and if there was...it wasn't coming from The Supersuckers (the had a super sappy country phase...but all long running bands have there phases i guess). When there set came to the present, i felt a little better. They were back to rock! Yes there was country in it (personally i don't like country) but the mix of the two just made the sound fun. At the end of the night everyone left happy.
Happy 20 great years Supersuckers!!!
- Monica Martinez
(Supersuckers)
(Supersuckers)
(Green River)
(Zeke)
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Sat. Nov. 22, 2008 - Lonesome Shack, The Curious Mystery, Glassy Globe
Sat. Nov. 22, 2008 @ The Rendezvous Jewelbox Theater
Seattle's resident blues-smith Benjamin Todd (Lonesome Shack) kept theaudience in rapt attention during his energetic set of country bluesmaterial. Just give a listen to his disc "Whiskey is What I Crave/TryingTo Get Home" for a step back in time. Oh brother, where art thou?.... He'sin Seattle and his name is Lonesome Shack!
K Records band, The Curious Mystery explored the hazy psychedelic side ofthe blues retrofitted with sultry croon of singer Shana Cleveland. Autoharp and crazy atmospheric noise devices of all kinds kept the crowd blissedout for the duration.
pictures include:
Lonesome Shack, The Curious Mystery, Glassy Globe
Seattle's resident blues-smith Benjamin Todd (Lonesome Shack) kept theaudience in rapt attention during his energetic set of country bluesmaterial. Just give a listen to his disc "Whiskey is What I Crave/TryingTo Get Home" for a step back in time. Oh brother, where art thou?.... He'sin Seattle and his name is Lonesome Shack!
K Records band, The Curious Mystery explored the hazy psychedelic side ofthe blues retrofitted with sultry croon of singer Shana Cleveland. Autoharp and crazy atmospheric noise devices of all kinds kept the crowd blissedout for the duration.
-kelly dale (kelly.dale@gmail.com)
pictures include:
Lonesome Shack (seated, accompanied by Shana Cleveland from Curious Mystery)
The Curious Mystery (full Band)
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