February 2024

Theo Croker // Kassa Overall double-bill at Nectar Lounge (photo: Lisa Hagen Glynn)

Photos: Theo Croker & Kassa Overall

2024-02-28 Hardly Raining Innovative Grammy-nominated jazz artists Theo Croker (trumpet, electronics) and Kassa Overall (drums, vocals) played a double-bill at Nectar Lounge on February 28, 2024. Croker’s band included Mike King (keys), Giulio Cetto (bass), and Miguel Russell (drums). Joining Seattle native Overall were Tomoki Sanders (saxophone), Bendji Allance (percussion), and Matt Wong (keys). Both […]

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somesurprises

Photos: somesurprises, Shitty Person, Patrick Toney

2024-02-08 Hardly Raining Contemplative experimental artists somesurprises played Beacon Hill’s Clock-Out Lounge on February 8, 2024. The band included Seattleites Natasha El-Sergany (vocals, guitar, synth), Josh Medina (guitar, synth), Laura Seniow (bass), and Benjamin Thomas-Kennedy (drums). somesurprises by somesurprises Gothic avant-pop group Shitty Person played the second set, celebrating the release of their new EP,

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David Ambrosio's Civil Disobedience

Photos: David Ambrosio’s Civil Disobedience at SJF

2024.02.01 Hardly Raining NYC jazz group Civil Disobedience graced the new Seattle Jazz Fellowship space on February 1, 2024. Bandleader David Ambrosio (bass) was joined by Donny McCaslin (saxophones), Brandon Lee (trumpet), David Kikoski (piano), and the esteemed Victor Lewis (drums). Performing to an appreciative crowd, Civil Disobedience played two sets of late-1960s releases from

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