Tad Stays Heavy with Brothers of the Sonic Cloth
Brothers of the Sonic Cloth Live @ The Comet Tavern Oct. 10, 2009 By Nik Cristofferson I have been a fan of Tad Doyle ever since I heard “Grease Box.” That…
Brothers of the Sonic Cloth Live @ The Comet Tavern Oct. 10, 2009 By Nik Cristofferson I have been a fan of Tad Doyle ever since I heard “Grease Box.” That…
It had probably been 10 years since I saw Jason Webley perform. At that time, he was just a solo act, playing an accordian and singing “old-timey” style songs. So there was no way for me to anticipate the high concept performance art piece I was about to witness.
Every year Seattle either trades their 4th of July weather for their Memorial Day Weekend weather or vice versa. Since we had a great 4th, it seemed only fair for the weather to be crappy for Bumbershoot.
From the extreme Satanism of black metal to the Catholic mysticism of Black Sabbath, metal has always dipped into religion and spirituality for inspiration. Recent movements have pushed the spiritual boundaries further into a kind of metal asceticism based on restricted and conceptual musical ideas. Bands like Sunn O))), Earth, and Boris often produce music that has more in common with Steve Reich than Sabbath.
Seattle residents: you live here and you aren’t intimately familiar with Michael Franti? His vibe resonates soundly with our little left coast city. Sometimes political (liberal of course), quasi spiritual, his message is love and peace and healthcare for all… ok not yet on the last one, but maybe…we’ll see on Sunday. Five bucks says he mentions it.