The 2015 Concerts at the Mural series kicked off with record-breaking attendance last Friday, August 1st at Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheater. It helped that, not only was the weather beautiful, but the line-up was just as hot. Families, friends, and fans gathered on the lawn, enjoying ice cream or beer and wine.
Portland band The Shivas braved the gnarly Friday traffic on I-5 to be with us that night, bringing their rollicking, retro-sounding garage rock to the stage. The harmonies from vocalists Jared Wait-Molyneux and Kristin Leonard have never sounded sweeter. The band just finished recording a new full-length, titled Better Off Dead, with engineer and co-producer Calvin Johnson, who will be releasing the album soon on his own K Records.
And then Other Lives took the stage, surely sweating beneath those burly beards in the hot Seattle sun. But, if they were uncomfortable, they didn't show it, as they stomped and shouted their way through a beautiful set, spotlighting their latest full-length Rituals.
For more free music under the shadow of the Space Needle, join KEXP and Seattle Center every Friday evening in August. This Friday, it's Decibel Festival Night, featuring the hottest new acts in electronica, including Shaprece, Manatee Commune, and Natasha Kmeto. More information here.
Thunderstorms did nothing to dampen the fun of Decibel Festival Night at 2015 Concerts at the Mural last Friday. Shaprece, Manatee Commune, and Natasha Kmeto provided a lovely evening of the finest of Pacific Northwest electronic music, from inside the comfort of a dry Seattle Center Armory. Smiles…
Although the title of Briana Marela's debut derives from a kids book about the physical world around us, the album itself best describes our state of adulthood in immaterial ways. In recording All Around Us, the Seattle native sought the elven shores of Iceland and the sprightly touch of Sigur Ros …
August is here, and you know what that means - KEXP & Seattle Center are teaming up again for the 8th annual Concerts at the Mural series! Join us on the Mural Amphitheatre lawn for four Friday evenings this August and enjoy this year's eclectic blend of concerts, which are sure to start your w…
Saturday night in West Seattle, history was made... or remade... when Northwest legends The Sonics performed a special set at Easy Street Records on Record Store Day to benefit KEXP's New Home. The iconic Tacoma band alone were a huge draw to the legion of fans inside and surrounding the store, but…
