In what might be a MusicFestNW broadcast first, our session with Sonny & The Sunsets inspired both a mini-mosh pit AND a toddler dance party at the Doug Fir Lounge today.
Eccentric frontman Sonny Smith is no stranger to diversity -- back in 2010, he did an art project where he invented 100 fictitious bands, and then wrote and recorded a single for each one. All throughout his career, his albums have jumped from country-western to 60's pop to Motown, and his session this afternoon did the same.
The set list covered their whole discography, but especially highlighted their latest and fourth album Antenna to the Afterworld. "Primitive" called to mind the art-punk of The Pixies, while the "crazy rhythms" (so to speak) of "Palm Reader" made me think of The Feelies. There's probably several other bands that end in "-ies" that they reminded me of, too. It was the perfect way to wrap up a weekend of diverse music from our broadcast.
It was one of the most highly-anticipated sessions of our Musicfest NW broadcast: Scottish electropop group CHVRCHES had been blowing up the music blogs for months, yet their debut album, The Bones of What You Believe hadn't hit stores at the time. From the packed audience of the Doug Fir Lounge t…
“We’ve always wanted to play here”, Bryce Dessner said, looking up at the Paramount’s marvelous ceilings, “and every time, there’s been a musical, or another show. We’re glad we finally get to play here”. It is quite surprising that this Thursday night was indeed the first time The National appeare…
The Thermals may have moved to Saddle Creek Records for their latest album, but frontman Hutch Harris showed some Seattle pride at the Doug Fir, sporting a Hardly Art shirt, which, along with the rest of Harris, was inevitably soaked by the end of their live set.
