Jason Murray
Remove all the doors to the venue and the positive atmosphere still couldn’t have escaped the Showbox – SoDo during The Internet’s live performance last month. According to front-woman, Syd, Seattle is one of her favorite cities. Given the rowdy crowd that assembled for the show, which was part of the Los Angeles’ group’s Hive Mind Tour, I’m not surprised.
Andrew Lowe – Are you ready to … kick out the jams, brothers and sisters!?! These words were my first introduction to a group of righteous miscreants called the MC5. If you’re not familiar: shame.
Todd Terry – I went to my first Bumbershoot a few months after moving to Seattle in 1996. For a mere $10 I saw sets by Sex Pistols, Combustible Edison, Goldfinger, Mudhoney, and MxPx on a sunny Friday. I have been to Bumbershoot nearly every year since, and needless to say, in the year of our lord 2018, it is a very different animal than it was back then.
Lindsey Potter – In June, I experienced a couple of musical firsts. My first time seeing Laura Veirs and my first visit to Fremont Abbey. For singer/songwriter Laura Veirs, it was the first tour stop promoting her 2018 album The Look Out.
Stephanie Oster – Anyone who is even the smallest fan of electronic music, has Gary Numan to thank. He made synthesizers a household name with the incredible 1979 release, The Pleasure Principle, and he continually pushes the boundaries of instrumantation, composition, and live performance. His latest album, Savage, is a dark, dystopian, gothy, synthy pop treat.
