The incredible Montreal-based Charlotte Cardin is embarking on a three month world tour, and the majority of the concerts - from France to Belgium, Victoria to Toronto - are already sold out. Those in Seattle will be lucky to catch Charlotte on the beginning of the tour, as she makes a stop at Neumos this Sunday, 11.12.2023. Charlotte's a multi JUNO-winning Canadian singer/songwriter, and her sophomore album, 99 Nights, is an absolute gem. Recorded in Montreal, the album has a slew of collaborators; DFA (Dua Lipa), Rob Grimaldi (BTS), Mr.Hudson (Kanye West), Jorgen Odegard ..read more

If McKinley Dixon isn't on your radar yet, let these words you're reading clue you in: he may be the best musician you've yet to hear. There's a reason The Guardian included him in their list of 2023's most promising musical newcomers, and it's because he really is flat out phenomenal.  McKinley opened for Tank and the Bangas to a sold-out Neumos audience in Seattle on a night where the winter attempted to stick around for a few more days in the PNW. Often with opening acts, the crowd mills about, orders drinks, and generally doesn't pay much mind to what's happening on stage. Not here ..read more

  It's tough to describe a JPEGMAFIA concert to anyone who has never been before. Is it a rap show? Yeah. Is it punk? A bit. Is it pop? Sort of. Is it entertaining? Absolutely. It's a concert you experience, not just one to which you listen. In 2018, Barrington Hendricks (JPEGMAFIA aka Peggy) garnered widespread acclaim for his breakthrough album, Veteran. Few were the year-end lists -from Pitchfork to Spin, Rolling Stone to Noisey - on which the album didn't appear. Ever since, he has continued to use that momentum to build a large and ever-growing fanbase around the world. Case in ..read more

    It's hard to overstate just how brilliant Julien Baker's live set is. It's intimate and enormous, subtle and euphoric. It's a concert, yes, but it's more than that: it's an indelible hybrid of music and emotion that's as cathartic as it is beautiful. Suffice to say: Julien Baker, sold-out at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, was one hell of a first post-COVID show. Julien is one of those rare artists where the live music somehow sounds even better than the records - and that's saying a lot, because from "Sprained Ankle" to "Turn Out the Lights", "Little Oblivions" to her work wi ..read more

After a long, lost year of COVID-cancelled concerts, shuttered venues, and languid live streams, “there will be music in Newport this summer.” It may look a little different at first, but Newport stands ready to welcome both the Folk and Jazz fests this July - some of the first large-scale music festivals to return in the country. The difficulties of 2020 need not be expounded upon - and health experts are still exercising caution and encouraging vaccinations - but this summer’s schedule certainly feels like a return to the normalcy we took for granted. There will again be music, merriment, a ..read more

There aren't a whole lot of artists or bands who can say their first time performing in Seattle was to a sold out audience in the historic Paramount Theatre, but New York's Cafuné can. Opening up for Chvrches on their Screen Violence tour, Cafuné left their mark on the audience with a rollicking set, making the most of their 40 minute slot and undoubtedly priming themselves to come back to Seattle on a sold out headlining tour of their own in the near future.  If you have TikTok, You may know Cafuné from their viral hit "Tek It" from their debut album, Running. Shortly after blowing ..read more

Completely selling out the legendary Chateau Ste. Michelle on the outskirts of Seattle on a Sunday night is no small feat, but that's exactly what LA-based Fitz & The Tantrums (with fantastic support from fellow LA-native Andy Grammer) managed to do. As we all continue our gradual emergence from covid, it's hard to overstate the power that comes with being in community, even if that community for the night is a sea of strangers, while energetic and upbeat music fills the air. Make no mistake: Fitz and the Tantrums provide the perfect soundtrack to dance the night away and feel rejuv ..read more

NadaFest 2019 hit West Seattle last weekend, and unlike almost every other festival it is all about building up artists that don't get their due. With a lineup of great local bands, the Skylark Cafe was pumping from the get go. Drinks were poured, snacks were consumed, and heads were distorted.  Friday night's highlights included Shitty Person. The group provided slow-paced, feels-inducing, awkward yet beautiful tunes. I couldn’t help but find myself swaying along to the relaxed rhythm and contemplative narratives of Shitty Person’s tracks. Next up was Golden Idols, one of my favorite ac ..read more