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Peter 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…
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I’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…
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Sam 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…
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Sam 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…
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Samuel 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…
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I 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…
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Sam 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…
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Sam 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…
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Toad 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…
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It’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…