Live Review Archives - SMI (Seattle Music Insider)

The Sounds Pack A Sweet Punch
By Stephanie Dore on December 25, 2016
Sweden’s The Sounds wrapped up the 10th anniversary tour for their seminal 2006 album, Dying To Say This To You, at Seattle’s Showbox with a...
The Head And The Heart Feel Like Family
By Stephanie Dore on November 13, 2016
Known for their intimate folk-pop and incomparable harmonies, The Head and The Heart have gone from playing tiny Seattle pubs to selling out three straight...
Emo Electronics With The Range and Phantogram
By Stephanie Dore on October 10, 2016
New York DJ/Producer The Range – née James Hinton – scored the tough job of opening up for electro-rock duo Phantogram, one that he made...
Glasvegas Makes It’s Triumphant Return To Seattle’s Columbia City Theater
By Greg Roth on March 17, 2014
by Amanda Umberger I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived at the Columbia City Theater to catch the Scottish indie rock band Glasvegas perform at...
Live Review: Jack White easy to hear but hard to see at WaMu
By Alicia Kamenick on August 15, 2012
Jack White @ WaMu Theater (8/14/12) Let’s just put it out there right away: the WaMu Theater is a terrible venue for concerts. It’s a...
Live Review: Sigur Ros Mesmerizes The Paramount
By Alicia Kamenick on August 9, 2012
Sigur Ros @ The Paramount (8/8/12) There’s a long list of adjectives that easily define Sigur Ros’ music: Ethereal. Orchestral. Majestic. Eerie. Otherwordly. Mesmerizing. Orgasmic....
The Dandy Warhols STILL Rule
By Greg Roth on June 28, 2012
Special to SMI by Kevin Heiderich, with additional contributions from Jennifer Austin The Dandy Warhols came home (kinda) Sunday night, June 17th. They played the...
Live Review: a musical journey down Spectrum Road
By Greg Roth on June 26, 2012
By Jonathan Sindelman Spectrum Road @ Dimitrious Jazz Alley, Sunday, June 24th One of the most exciting aspects of any concert experience is to arrive and...
Live Review: Vicci Martinez at the Showbox (Photo Slide Show)
By Greg Roth on June 19, 2012
By Alina Shanin Photos By Michael Profitt Vicci Martinez, Jamar Rogers and Perry Acker at The Showbox @ The Market (6/15/12) Vicci Martinez is a...
Live Review: Deep Sea Diver and Ravenna Woods at Neumos (Photo Slideshow)
By Greg Roth on May 24, 2012
Deep Sea Diver and Ravenna Woods at Neumos, 5/18/12 Check the local concert calendars and you will see that there is no shortage of great...
Live Review: The Black Keys Bring Stompin’ Oomph to Key Arena
By Alicia Kamenick on May 10, 2012
Midway through The Black Keys’ show at Key Arena Tuesday night, a little flutter of white above my head caught my eye. Floating down from a rafter,...
Live Review: Snow Patrol brings Paramount from whisper to a Roar
By Alicia Kamenick on May 2, 2012
Snow Patrol at The Paramount 5/1/2012 I like Snow Patrol. They don’t leave me feeling particularly excited about their music, but I like them. They write...