2024-04-26 Hardly Raining Eclectic Americana artist Star Anna played the Belltown Yacht Club on April 26, 2024. The Ellensburg native recently released three singles from her upcoming album, Love and Sex and Fear of Death, due out in July. Opening were synthpop and chiptune artist Leeni, and guitar duo Poor Katherine (Kathy Moore and Patrick Porter). […]
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2024-04-24 Hardly Raining Psychedelic funk group Polyrhythmics played a packed show at Nectar Lounge on April 24, 2024, sponsored by Elysian Brewing. The long-time Seattle band includes Ben Bloom (guitar), Jason Gray (bass), Nathan Spicer (keys), Grant Schroff (drums), Scott Morning (trumpet), Art Brown (saxophone, flute), and Elijah Clark (trombone). Polyrhythmics released Filter System in
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2024-04-21 Hardly Raining Belltown Bloom returns to Seattle’s Crocodile complex on May 4-5, 2024. Now in its fourth year, the weekend festival features a diverse lineup of women and nonbinary artists. Last year’s bill featured classic punk group L7 and Russian performance-artist activists Pussy Riot. (See a gallery below.) Some major acts are headlining this
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2024-04-21 Hardly Raining Dreampop duo Still Corners returned to The Crocodile on April 21, 2024. They were last in Seattle in 2022. The group included Tessa Murray (vocals, keys) and Greg Hughes (guitar, electronics), along with Jim Wallis (drums). Seattle was third stop on Still Corners’ month-long tour of the U.S., Mexico, and Europe. Their
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2024-04-20 Hardly Raining Seattle “dreamgaze” band somesurprises performed at the Tractor Tavern on April 20, 2024. The group included Natasha El-Sergany (vocals, guitar, keys), Josh Medina (guitar, synth), Laura Seniow (bass), Benjamin Thomas-Kennedy (drums), and special guest Lori Goldston (cello). The well-attended show celebrated the release of their LP, Perseids. In support of this album,
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2024-04-14 Hardly Raining Vocal supergroup säje — Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick, and Erin Bentlage — performed at the Edmonds Center for the Arts on April 14, 2024. The jazz-influenced group is notable for their tight harmonies, skillful arrangements, and catchy original compositions. The band included Dawn Clement (keys), Michael Glynn (bass), and Roberto
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2024.04.15 Hardly Raining Baltimore experimental electronic duo Matmos performed at Here-After on April 15, 2024. Matmos includes partners Martin Schmidt and Drew Daniel. The pair sampled unconventional musical instruments—a balloon, metal bowls, textured tile, pouring water, duck calls, a broken record—and constructed them into banging dance tunes. They used quadraphonic sound to provide each seat
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2024-04-06 Hardly Raining Portland rockers Sun Atoms headlined the fourth and final day of Seattle’s Seagaze Festival on April 6, 2024. Held at the Tractor Tavern across two weekends, Seagaze celebrated the Pacific Northwest shoegaze, post-punk, and psychedelic-rock genres. The festival began in 2016. Sun Atoms have performed in Seattle several times, most recently at
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2024-04-09 Hardly Raining Guitar master and composer John Scofield and his group played the Kirkland Performance Center on April 9, 2024. Joining Scofield were jazz talents Vicente Archer (bass) and Bill Stewart (drums). Their set included originals from their latest album, bebop standards, and a Bob Dylan cover. Scofield’s trio is playing three dates in
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2024-04-05 Hardly Raining Malian singer–songwriter Fatoumata Diawara performed at the Neptune Theatre on April 5, 2024. The show was part of the 2024 Spring Concert Series, presented by PDX Jazz. Diawara’s tour continues at Portland’s Revolution Hall on April 6. Gallery: Fatoumata Diawara
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