Live Music Archives - SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

Anthrax Brings The Noise to Seattle
By Mike Baltierra on January 23, 2023
Who would have guessed that thrash metal pioneers Anthrax would still be churning out albums and playing to packed theaters forty years after forming in...
Scorpions Blow Roof Off Tacoma Dome
By Mike Baltierra on October 17, 2022
German rockers Scorpions have been churning out records and tours for nearly six decades. They get better and better over time and their near capacity...
Lamb of God Performs at Showare Center
By Mike Baltierra on October 12, 2022
Richmond, VA heavy metal band Lamb of God are trailblazing a path across North America, and they made a stop in Kent, WA at the...
The Stadium Tour Rocks T-Mobile Park
By Mike Baltierra on September 3, 2022
The highly anticipated and twice rescheduled Stadium Tour co-headlined by Def Leppard and Motley Crue finally made a mid-week stop at T-Mobile Park in Seattle,...
Sabaton Kicks off North American Tour at the Paramount Theater
By Mike Baltierra on August 30, 2022
After a long and frustrating two-year wait, Sabaton (Joakim Brodén/Vocals, Pär Sundström/Bass, Chris Rörland/Guitar, Tommy Johansson/Guitar, and Hannes Van Dahl/Drums) is back on tour and...
Judas Priest 50 Heavy Metal Years Comes to Everett
By Mike Baltierra on March 13, 2022
One of music’s most iconic bands, Judas Priest, brought its 50 Heavy Metal Years tour to the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA...
An Evening of Classic Rock in Puyallup
By Mike Baltierra on September 24, 2021
It was a fantastic evening of classic rock and roll in front of a capacity crowd that came out on a chilly mid-week evening to...
Metal Tour of the Year Hits White River
By Mike Baltierra on September 8, 2021
White River Amphitheater welcomed co-headlining acts Megadeth and Lamb of God on their highly anticipated Metal Tour of the Year last weekend. The tour was...
Blacktop Mojo Headlines Substation
By Mocha Charlie on February 14, 2020
After a nearly two year hiatus from their first tour stop in Seattle, Substation in Ballard was where Blacktop Mojo found themselves headlining a show...
Icon For Hire: Fan Application Accepted!
By Mocha Charlie on November 21, 2019
I have a hard time explaining how I feel before I head off to a show where I am unfamiliar with the music or artist...
Foreigner Rocks the Washington State Fair
By Mike Baltierra on September 20, 2019
Judging by the sold out arena at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, WA, classic rock is alive and very well. Foreigner, who are into...
Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees at The Fair
By Mike Baltierra on September 14, 2019
Philadelphia, PA based Boyz II Men – Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris & Shawn Stockman – and Los Angeles, CA based 98 Degrees – Nick Lachey,...