Kriston McConnell Archives - SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

Thunderpussy: New Year, New Beginnings
By Kriston McConnell on January 24, 2019
It may be 2019, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look back fondly on the raging party Thunderpussy threw on New Year’s Eve. With the...
Preview: Now, Now At The Crocodile
By Kriston McConnell on July 29, 2018
After a six-year break from releasing new music, Now, Now have released a new album titled Saved. To celebrate its release, the group has been...
Unknown Mortal Orchestra at The Moore
By Kriston McConnell on May 9, 2018
Fresh off the release of their fourth studio album, Unknown Mortal Orchestra have set out on a multi-month tour that will take them across the...
Thunderpussy NYE Soiree Show Review
By Kriston McConnell on January 5, 2018
They say how you spend New Year’s Eve is an indication of how your entire year is going to go. While that’s not really true,...
Preview: NYE Soiree With Thunderpussy
By Kriston McConnell on December 28, 2017
Looking to make some last minute plans for New Year’s Eve? There is a lot to do that night, but the place that every music...
Bumbershoot Day 3 Recap
By Kriston McConnell on September 24, 2017
Day Three of Bumbershoot turned out to be a bit of a disappointment, despite some standout performances. It was announced that Haim would not be...
Bumbershoot Day 2 Recap
By Kriston McConnell on September 6, 2017
The second day of Bumbershoot was blisteringly hot, but that didn’t stop thousands of concertgoers from rushing to the festival to see some of...
Bumbershoot Day 1 Recap
By Kriston McConnell on September 4, 2017
It’s that time of year again – Seattle’s favorite annual music and arts festival, Bumbershoot. This year fans saw and heard a huge variety of...
Upstream Fest + Summit Recap
By Kriston McConnell on May 19, 2017
This last weekend, Seattle’s historic neighborhood, Pioneer Square, bore witness the debut of one of the music festival dreamt up by Paul Allen – Upstream...
Ty Segall rocks Neumos for the third night In a row
By Kriston McConnell on March 20, 2017
There is no shortage of awesome concerts in Seattle. On any given night, there’s usually something going on. This is especially the case on weekends...
Interview: Cosmos Discuss New Mixtape, ‘Moonshine’
By Kriston McConnell on March 20, 2017
Seattle is known as the home of grunge and rock ’n’ roll. It’s also a well known contributor to the Riot Girrrl movement. With the...
Female Representation At Music Festivals
By Kriston McConnell on January 23, 2017
Note: the words “women” and “female” are meant to include the entire spectrum of humans who identify as women, including trans women and women of...