Seattle – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – there’s nothing quite like when a new band plays a show to their hometown. There’s something, dare I say, magical about the energy of a band’s show in the place where they were born and bred. The old friends, the initial fans, the
The Cave Singers could not have chosen a better venue to host its backwoods-inspired folk than the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood. Astounding history aside, the Los Angeles club’s atmosphere is small and intimate, which is perfect for a band that engages its audience as much as the Seattle-based swamp rockers. Saturday night was not
Seattle has long been a hub for rock bands. Starting with Jimi Hendrix to the grunge bands of the early ‘90s to the Sub Pop indie rock revival in the past decade, Seattle has housed the best music of generations past. It should be no surprise that The Cave Singers, with their blend of alt-rock
I spent the tail-end of last week and the entirety of this weekend running around Portland with hoards of other music fans for Musicfest Northwest, Portland’s largest and best-known music festival. There were ups and downs, but really mostly ups, so thank goodness for that. I saw some great big names, some wonderful up-and-comers, and