I made it to the new Crocodile this week! Caught a great bill which included New Faces, a band from Port Townsend that I have been wanting to see for ages. Fantastic group.


Conor

Kyle

Nico

For more photos go here.

Chester French has these talented songs and I never know where they're going with them. I like that. I like to be surprised when listening to music after all. They're two young guys, D.A. Wallach & Maxwell Drummey, from Massachusetts and bless them for making these super sounds. Guitarist Drummey came out in what was a first for me: a Marie Antoinette-inspired wig. Just awesome.


D.A. Wallach


Maxwell Drummey


D.A. Wallach & Maxwell Drummey

See more photos here.


She Loves Everybody - Chester French

Germany's Cinema Bizarre, also known to me as one of the hottest bands ever, opened for Lady GaGa the other night. I actually enjoy their music too - honestly I heard them before I saw them. I will have an interview I did with them ready very soon. In the meantime please drool over these photos for, with me.


Kiro & Shin

Strify

Shin

Yu

I couldn't get any shots of their keyboardist, Romeo. Sorry Romeo. Check out the entire gallery here.

Plus I have full galleries ready of Lady GaGa:

Lady GaGa, page 1 & Lady GaGa, page 2

Lady GaGa took over the Showbox last night. I've got tons of photos of on their way. Here's a couple:

The Blakes are always worth seeing live because their live performance is not only exciting but the music sounds different from their CDs. They’re anything but lazy performers. I don’t think I quite forgot how great a song Pistol Grip is - but Friday’s show proved again just how great and dirty it is.


Garnet


Bob


Snow

I'll have more photos soon!

Iglu & Hartly came to Seattle last week and played a fantastic set at Chop Suey. I love every single song this band has. They're unreal.


Jarvis Anderson


Sam Martin

Follow these links for a full gallery of photos I took:
Page 1 & Page 2
& check out my interview with singer/keyboardist Jarvis Anderson here.

Set list:
Jump Out of Your Car
Believe
Whatever We Like
Tomorrow
Out There
Violent and Young
In This City
People
Dayglo

I am catching up, slowly but surely, on photos & interviews etc. I took some pix of Kings of Leon last week when they played the Paramount. This is a photogenic group if there ever was one. I especially like this photo of drummer Nathan Followill blowing a bubble.


Nathan Followill and Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon's fans are party animals - I was impressed by their enthusiasm and just craziness in general. Here is more photographic evidence of why the girls just go insane for these guys:


Caleb Followill


Nathan Followill


Jared Followill


Matthew Followill

All 150 of the photos can be viewed here.

Enjoy.

I took some pix of Angels and Airwaves when they opened for Weezer a couple of weeks ago. I really, really, really like this band. According to a photographer friend of mine who was shooting with me, I was going all giddy. Well, here's why:


Tom DeLonge


David Kennedy


Tom DeLonge

They're just awesome photo subjects, right?

More photos? Yes, more photos:
Angels and Airwaves @ Key Arena

How do you get a Seattle crowd to adore you even more than they already do? Point out, as Rivers Cuomo did on Saturday night that, "Without Seattle there would be no Weezer."

Weezer acknowledges this as well in Heart Songs with a reference to Nirvana's Nevermind: Back in 1991/ I wasn't havin' any fun/'Till my roommate said/"Come on and put a brand new record on"/ Had a baby on it/ He was naked on it/ Then I heard the chords that broke the chains and no matter how you feel about Nirvana and whether you'd enjoy Weezer's cover of Sliver as I did - I am guessing you like them if you're reading this - you have to admit that Weezer, beholden or not to those before it, is its own lovely beast and has been for very long time. May they continue so.

I have also never seen a rock band feature a trampoline on stage. This was novel and entertaining.

For a full gallery of my photos click here: Weezer @ Key Arena


Rivers Cuomo


Rivers Cuomo on the trampoline


Rivers Cuomo


Brian Bell


Rivers Cuomo


Weezer


Scott Shriner


Patrick Wilson

Team Gina's Gina Bling & Gina Genius (with mathematix) perform U.N.I.T Why Not? - singing:

I'm not a bitch
I'm not a ho
I'm not a slut
You didn't know?

These ladies are Seattle's musical sweethearts as far as I am concerned.
From their sassy dance moves to their charming vocals to their coordinated outfits, they move me.

Want to see more pix of Team Gina? Click here:

Team Gina at the Sunset