Stephanie Dore – It’s genius I say – let’s start off day three with some serious hometown talent. I walked straight through the gates of the Capitol Hill Block Party to find avant-jazz darlings and 2014 Stranger Genius Award winners Industrial Revelation rollicking at the top of their game.
Eugene Buonaccorsi – When listening to Toronto’s loudest band, METZ, it’s necessary to rethink what you are focusing on. For decades, pop, rock, R&B, and hip-hop music have taught listeners to hone in on the vocal performance of a song or album in order to digest its primary message.
Stephanie Dore – Despite the forecast for rain, there was no slowing down on day two of Capitol Hill Block Party, where the lineup on the main stages leaned heavily toward the hip-hop and electronic genres. To start it off though, I went straight to the Neumos stage to catch the local vintage soul of Breaks & Swells.
Stephanie Dore – There was a moment on day one of the 19th annual Capitol Hill Block Party when I could’ve sworn I was surrounded by Macklemore doppelgangers, From the hipsterish thrift-store duds and slicked back locks to the penchant for pointed toe loafers, the crowd at a scan starts to blend together into a mashup of freaky resemblances.
Marcus Shriver – Temperature-wise, Capitol Hill Block Party is the hottest festival in Seattle. The yearly event gathers local music-lovers for a series of shows on two outdoor stages on the streets of the Pike/Pine corridor, as well as inside Neumos, Barboza and the Cha Cha Lounge.
