Little Big Show was back in full force last week, with Cloud Nothings, Tacocat and Chastity Belt all delivering stellar sets. Best of all, Little Big Show #12 raised $11,000 for Teen Tix, a local non-profit empowering young people to take an active role in shaping their arts community as audience members, critics, influencers, advocates, patrons, and leaders.
Chastity Belt:
It's fun to listen to Tacocat through headphones, but in order to fully experience the brilliance of this local band, you need to see them live. The energy they take to stage isn't just limited to on stage antics. It transcend into their music and gives it an extra umph that just doesn't translate through listening at home. For a set that featured dancing and light spirited music, their LBS performance was impressively tight. Lead vocalist Emily Nokes uses the tambourine so well, I now refer to it as an underrated instrument. What Tacocat may have lacked this time in dancing lobsters and sharks did not detract from their dynamic energy. In fact, the songs hit you with that much more gusto. In "Hey Girl" the "Hey Girls!" pack an extra punch, and "Surfing the Crimson Wave" benefits from the lively atmosphere of a concert venue - dancing lobsters and sharks present or not.
Tacocat:
The headlining set by Cloud Nothings was punk enough to incite a mosh pit on the floor of The Neptune, yet catchy enough to please those less mosh-inclined. The fact that their sound is always a happy marriage of punk and pop is never more evident than in the live setting. On their previous Seattle appearances as show openers, they stole the show. As a headliner at LBS, their performance was just as raucous yet also more precise. The crowd responded with wild enthusiasm by thrashing and crowdsurfing throughout the set. It was almost impossible to decide to either shove into someone or dance away.
Cloud Nothings:
Starbucks, STG, and KEXP collaborate once again to bring you the next installment in their Little Big Show series. I can't believe we are already on #13! Every show in this series does the same thing, each time with a different beneficiary. 100% of tickets sales benefit a Seattle area organization …
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There are very few artists who can pull off what Stephin Merritt did this night at Benaroya Hall: a 26-song set with the song titles performed alphabetically, from A ("Andrew in Drag") to Z ("Zombie Boy"). Songs were culled from his extensive catalog of not only his most well-known project, The Mag…
This Thursday, KEXP is teaming up with Starbucks and STG for Little Big Show #12 at Neptune Theatre with Cloud Nothings, Tacocat and Chastity Belt! So far, Little Big Show has raised more than $100,000 for non-profits since being conceived in 2012. This time, all ticket sales will go to Teen Tix, w…
