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Frayle: A Gothic Vocal Queen
By Mocha Charlie on June 11, 2022
Cleveland’s Frayle has a voice that rains down on you like shards of fairy dust, quietly cutting with deep precision. There’s no screaming here, just...
The Bay Strikes Back Tour Crushes the Showbox Sodo
By Mike Baltierra on May 24, 2022
Who would have guessed that three acts who helped spawned the Bay Area Thrash scene back in the 1980’s would be still creating new music...
Craving Energetic ROCK? Be Sure To Check Out Joyous Wolf
By Mocha Charlie on May 18, 2022
So-Cal’s Joyous Wolf brought its energetic filled set to El Corazon last week, and the near capacity venue was there for it… ALL. Classic and...
Daryl Hall at the Paramount Theater
By Mike Baltierra on May 16, 2022
Though not at capacity, there was a huge turnout on a Thursday at Seattle’s Paramount Theater to witness performances but not one, but two, Hall...
Fisherman’s Village 2022 Announcement
By Christine Mitchell on March 7, 2022
Everett's Fisherman's Village Music Festival is back in its usual springtime slot this year, and since it's the fest-runner Everett Music Initiative's tenth anniversary, it...
Killswitch Engage Crushes Showbox Sodo
By Mike Baltierra on March 2, 2022
The long delayed Atonement Tour featuring Killswitch Engage finally landed at the Showbox Sodo in Seattle on Feb 27, 2022. Many a metalcore fan came...
Manchester Orchestra Amazes The Moore
By Alex Crick on February 28, 2022
Manchester Orchestra brought their latest tour to Seattle and entrancing a packed crowd at the Moore Theatre.
KillSwitch Engage Coming To The Showbox Sodo
By Mike Baltierra on February 25, 2022
A night of heavy metal is making its way to the Showbox Sodo in Seattle! KillSwitch Engage are bringing the Atonement Tour to Seattle! Get...
Shinedown Plays To Sold Out Moore Theater
By Mike Baltierra on February 9, 2022
Jacksonville, FL based rock band Shinedown, have been playing to theaters and smaller venues on the West Coast leg of their tour. They brought their...
Shinedown Announce Planet Zero and National Tour
By Mike Baltierra on February 5, 2022
New York, NY – – Multi-platinum rock band Shinedown have released their lead single “Planet Zero,” the title track from their newly...
New Music: Bad Optics’ ‘Pax Americana’
By Christine Mitchell on January 25, 2022
I’m going to lay this out right here, right now: I probably shouldn’t be reviewing Bad Optics’ debut album, Pax Americana. I feel too intimately...
Bad Optics announce ‘Pax Americana,’ release single “Turnscrews”
By Christine Mitchell on November 27, 2021
Bad Optics has been biding their time, recording and then re-recording their debut full length after a lineup shakeup and then the pandemic, during which...