Who knows what else I might come up with????
- Devoby gofastdanIf they remember Devo at all, most people’s recollections of Devo probably revolve around MTV videos, mainly the song “Whip It” which was their big breakout hit, with the band wearing their “energy dome” hats and yellow jumpsuits. The imagery and their running themes about things such as de-evolution may… Read more: Devo
- Peter Gabrielby gofastdanPeter Gabriel played at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday, Oct 8th. At the age of 73, Peter is just as creative as ever. Peter Gabriel was an original member of the band, Genesis, and is in the rock and roll hall of fame twice, once with Genesis and once as… Read more: Peter Gabriel
- Carbon Leafby gofastdanI’ve posted a couple of times about one of my favorite groups, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and how despite relentless touring and a phenomenal catalog of songs they really don’t get the recognition they deserve. The same can be said of Carbon Leaf. Some of this is probably due to… Read more: Carbon Leaf
- Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Serviceby gofastdanSam and I returned to Climate Pledge Arena on Oct 6th for Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. This was a unique concert in that we knew exactly what songs would be played and in what order they would be played in prior to the show. I’ll explain.… Read more: Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service
- Queens of the Stone Ageby gofastdanSam and I went to see Queens of the Stone Age at Climate Pledge Arena on Oct 4th. QOTSA is an alternative rock band that I would say came out of the grunge movement of the early 90’s. Josh Homme is the guiding force behind the band. Josh had previously… Read more: Queens of the Stone Age
- Billy Stringsby gofastdanSam and I went to see Billy Strings Sunday night at WAMU Theater. Billy and his band play bluegrass. If I’m honest, for me, bluegrass is usually best served in small doses. I can admire the technical proficiency it takes to play bluegrass but having four or five players all… Read more: Billy Strings
- Stingby gofastdanSamuel and I went to see Sting at Climate Pledge Arena this past Wednesday evening. Who is Sting? Well, Sting’s given name is Gordon Sumner and he was the lead singer for The Police from their inception in 1979 until they broke up in 1986. Since then he’s primarily been… Read more: Sting
- Sue Foleyby gofastdanEvery once in a while an unexpected treat comes along. That was the case this past Wednesday evening. Somehow I got on the mailing list for The Triple Door. The Triple Door is a music venue in the style of a Vegas dinner show, meaning that the seating is all… Read more: Sue Foley
- Ben Folds (Paramount Theater)by gofastdanI went to see Ben Folds at the Paramount Theater last Sunday night. I last saw him a year or so ago at the Edmonds Center for the Performing Arts. In that show Ben played solo with just a piano. This time he had a full backing band. The Paramount… Read more: Ben Folds (Paramount Theater)
- The Mountain Goatsby gofastdanSam and I attended our first concert at the Woodland Park Zoo last week and saw The Mountain Goats with Blitzen Trapper. The zoo has a large field where they host the ZooTunes concert series every year. I’ve actually been to a concert there before but it was probably twenty… Read more: The Mountain Goats
- Regina Spektorby gofastdanThere are primarily two venues on the east side of Lake Washington that host yearly outdoor concert series, Marymoor Park and Ste. Michelle Winery. I’ve attended many concerts at Marymoor but never at Ste. Michelle. I’m not sure why, many of the artists are ones that I like and Ste.… Read more: Regina Spektor
- Beck, Phoenix, Jenny Lewis and Sir Chloeby gofastdanSam and I went to go see Beck and company at Climate Pledge Arena Tuesday night. Beck is calling this tour the “Summer Odyssey” tour and it’s almost like a mini music festival. Four bands playing a show, while not unheard of, is not all that common. There are a… Read more: Beck, Phoenix, Jenny Lewis and Sir Chloe
- Toad the Wet Sprocketby gofastdanToad the Wet Sprocket played recently at the Edmonds Center for the Performing Arts. I’ve been a big fan since the 90’s and have seen Toad three or four times and each time I am more impressed with them. I’ve attended several shows now in Edmonds and it’s a great… Read more: Toad the Wet Sprocket
- Dead and Companyby gofastdanIt’s hard to believe but for whatever reason up until this show I had never attended a concert at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington. There are probably multiple reasons for that but the main one is that it’s just so far away. It’s at least a three hour drive… Read more: Dead and Company
- Rhett Millerby gofastdanA couple of months ago I went to see the Old 97’s. Rhett Miller is the lead singer and main songwriter for them. This time (Wed, June 21st) he was traveling solo with just his acoustic guitar. The Old 97’s have been in Portland recording songs for an upcoming album… Read more: Rhett Miller
- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizardby gofastdanSam and I went to see the imaginatively named group, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, for three nights this past weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights). They’re calling this their “Residency Tour”, a joking reference to bands who set up shop in places like Las Vegas and just play… Read more: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
- Eelsby gofastdanEels (not “The Eels”) have been making music since the mid-90’s but this (Wed, June 14th, 2023) was the first time I’ve seen them in concert. They played a sold out show at the Neptune Theatre, which is one of the nicer venues in Seattle’s U-District. There’s not a lot… Read more: Eels
- Jackie Greeneby gofastdanJackie Greene has been touring for over twenty years and I believe I’ve seen him at least three or four times now. You could describe his music as Americana/Roots Rock with maybe some Blues thrown in for good measure. It’s hard to know why some artists become huge stars and… Read more: Jackie Greene
- Meet My Frenemy, Plantar Fasciitisby gofastdanI mentioned a few weeks (months?) ago that I’ve been dealing with Plantar Fasciitis since prior to the first of the year, so probably five or six months now. This isn’t the first time I’ve had to deal with this but I’m determined it will be the last. First, let’s… Read more: Meet My Frenemy, Plantar Fasciitis
- Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew, May 16th, 2023by gofastdanThe Talking Heads were ubiquitous in the 80’s. That probably had something to do with MTV and well made videos but that would have been nothing without great music and The Talking Heads had that too. David Byrne was the face of the band and in 1991 he left, effectively… Read more: Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew, May 16th, 2023
- Gary Numan, May 15th, 2023by gofastdanYou’d be forgiven for remembering Gary Numan as a one hit wonder. The song “Cars” was a huge hit off the album “The Pleasure Principle” in 1979 and for many in the US that was probably the last they ever heard of Gary. The Pleasure Principle was part of the… Read more: Gary Numan, May 15th, 2023
- Skinny Puppy, May 9th, 2023by gofastdanUp until a couple of months ago I had never heard of Skinny Puppy but Sam educated me, which is pretty funny. He knows more about 80’s bands than I do. So, who is Skinny Puppy? Well, Skinny Puppy formed in the early 80’s in Vancouver, BC. We’ll call them… Read more: Skinny Puppy, May 9th, 2023
- Panchiko, May 7th, 2023by gofastdanPanchiko has an interesting back story. As it goes, they formed as a group sometime in the late 90’s and recorded a demo EP in 2000. They were never picked up by a record company, the band broke up and went their separate ways and that was the end of… Read more: Panchiko, May 7th, 2023
- Crowded House, May 3rd, 2023by gofastdanThere’s currently a resurgence in the popularity of bands that were first popular in the 80’s and many of those bands are getting back together and touring again. At one end of the spectrum you have artists like Duran Duran, Peter Gabriel, The Cure, Depeche Mode and Tears For Fears… Read more: Crowded House, May 3rd, 2023
- Avey Tare, May 2nd, 2023by gofastdanWho is Avey Tare and what kind of music does he play? Well, he’s one of the members of a group called “Animal Collective”, who have been together since the early 2000’s, and the style of music is “experimental pop”. Neither of those probably tell you much about Avey Tare… Read more: Avey Tare, May 2nd, 2023
- Goose, April 23rd, 2023by gofastdanWhat we have here is another jam band. I suppose you could say that Goose is taking up the mantle from Phish, who took it from the Grateful Dead. Similar to Phish, Goose is from the NE corner of the country. Maybe the biggest difference, other than being twenty years… Read more: Goose, April 23rd, 2023
- Colin Hay, April 22nd, 2023by gofastdanColin Hay played at Edmonds Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, the 22nd. Who is Colin Hay? Well, he was the lead singer and main creative force behind the Australian band, Men At Work. The were hard to miss in the early 80’s. Men At Work broke up in… Read more: Colin Hay, April 22nd, 2023
- They Might Be Giants, April 20th, 2023by gofastdanNow for something different. Sam and I managed to hit just about every genre of rock this week. First the jam band (Phish), then arena rock (Muse), the new kids on the block (just joking, Backseat Lovers) and now we have the 90’s college/modern alt-rock. At least my college alt-rock.… Read more: They Might Be Giants, April 20th, 2023
- The Backseat Lovers, April 19th, 2023by gofastdanLet’s get this out of the way. In my opinion “The Backseat Lovers” is a terribly juvenile band name and if the band is still together in twenty years they may regret the choice. They obviously are unaware of websites that can generate awesome band name ideas for you, such… Read more: The Backseat Lovers, April 19th, 2023
- Muse, April 18th, 2023by gofastdanSam and I went to the Muse concert at Climate Pledge on Tuesday night and if you say, didn’t you guys just go to shows there a couple nights ago, you would be right. There are a lot of bands touring at the moment. I’m guessing it’s due to Covid… Read more: Muse, April 18th, 2023
- Phish, April 14th and 15th, 2023by gofastdanFirst off, I told a friend that Sam and I had gone to see Phish and he asked me if we had caught anything so, no, we did not go fishing. We went to see the band, Phish, at Climate Pledge Arena. Phish fits solidly in a sub-category of rock… Read more: Phish, April 14th and 15th, 2023
- John Mayerby gofastdanJohn Mayer played a solo show at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday, April 11th. I went to the last concert John performed in Seattle just over a year ago but this was a very different show. Last time he played with a full band. This truly was a solo show… Read more: John Mayer
- Old 97’s (with Caitlin Rose)by gofastdanI went to see the Old 97’s last Friday (March 24th) at the Crocodile in downtown Seattle. If you don’t know who the Old 97’s are, they’re a little band from Texas and, no, they’re not just like that other little band from Texas, ZZ Top. They’re like ZZ Top’s… Read more: Old 97’s (with Caitlin Rose)
- Raynaud’s disease and me (and you?)by gofastdanSometime in my late 30’s I started noticing that every once in awhile my fingers and toes would go numb. This is to be expected if you’re standing around outside and your extremities get cold but I noticed it happening in other circumstances as well. As time went by and… Read more: Raynaud’s disease and me (and you?)
- First Month, Let’s Catch Upby gofastdanYou: Hey Dan, You’ve been unofficially “retired” for over a month now. How’s that going for you? Me: Yeah, it’s ok. It beats working I guess. You: How many miles have you hiked? Me: Well, I really haven’t done any hiking. You: How about snowshoeing? Me: That’s kind of like… Read more: First Month, Let’s Catch Up
- The Residentsby gofastdanSam and I (and one of Sam’s friends) went to see The Residents in concert Friday night, March 17th. You’ll be forgiven if you have no idea who The Residents are, most people don’t, despite the fact they’ve been making music for 50 years. The age was evidenced by the… Read more: The Residents
- Bruce Springsteen – Feb 27th, 2023by gofastdanBruce Springsteen is a legend in the rock music business and has been putting out hits since the early 70’s. You either love him or you hate him. If you love him then you probably already know everything there is to know about a Springsteen concert, and if you don’t… Read more: Bruce Springsteen – Feb 27th, 2023
- Tommy Emmanuel – Feb 25th, 2023by gofastdanSam and I went to see Tommy Emmanuel in Bellevue last Saturday night. In and of itself that doesn’t tell you much. It wasn’t just a simple concert though, it was an evening out. Many might not know who Tommy Emmanuel is or what style of music he plays. We’ll… Read more: Tommy Emmanuel – Feb 25th, 2023
- Yo La Tengoby gofastdanSam and I went to see Yo La Tengo Thursday evening, Feb 16th. You could be forgiven for assuming this is some sort of mariachi band with a name like Yo La Tengo but you’d be quite wrong. They’re a three piece rock band from New Jersey. They’ve been together… Read more: Yo La Tengo
- Last Day (The Retirement Blues)by gofastdanI was driving home from work Friday, listening to music as I often do. Most music is background noise. You don’t hear, or can’t make out, the lyrics and if you can they’re inane word salad. You sing along with no idea what the artist meant when they wrote the… Read more: Last Day (The Retirement Blues)
- Past showsby gofastdanIt’s only been the past several years that I’ve gotten started tracking the concerts I attend, and by “tracking” that just means they’re on my Google calendar so it’s easy to search and find all that I’ve attended. Here’s a list to this point of them going back the past… Read more: Past shows