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As I waited for the show starring The Presidents of the United States of America to begin, great music streamed from the break tape and I found myself hearing bands such as the Sweet, the Runaways and the Sonics. Then the show began right at nine as scheduled with some guy from LA called . . . → Read More: The Presidents of The United States of America Make a Triumphant Return to Seattle’s Showbox Market, By Holly Homan The Presidents of the United Sates of America Rock The Showbox Market, 2/17 and 2/18, By Holly HomanThis Friday and Saturday nights Seattle will witness the return of local icons, The Presidents of the United States of America (Presidents for short). The Presidents, fronted by the charismatic Chris Ballew came onto the national scene back in 1995 with catchy, poppy tunes like Kitty, Peaches and Lump (the latter of which . . . → Read More: The Presidents of the United Sates of America Rock The Showbox Market, 2/17 and 2/18, By Holly Homan
Toasters Last night, February 4th, 2012, I once again headed to Seattle’s El Corazon where ska legends The Toasters were headlining a show. When I arrived, the opening band, Life Afterlife, was just starting. Life Afterlife is a five-piece from the Tacoma area who play a mix from pure punk pop to some harder . . . → Read More: The Toasters, Poorsport, Juice, Poke Da Squid and Life Afterlife Wow An Enthusiastic Crowd at Seattle’s El Corazon, By Holly Homan
Authority Zero My whirlwind week ended the night of January 26th with The Voodoo Glowskulls and Authority Zero headlining at Seattle’s EL Corazon. Unfortunately I missed the first band, Success!, but arrived just in time for a full set by Skyfox. Skyfox is a four-piece similar in look and sound to Blink 182. Singer . . . → Read More: Authority Zero, Voodoo Glowskulls and Skyfox at El Corazon, By Holly Homan
"Powerful and sensual vocals" On January 25th I headed out on a chilly, rainy night to catch Concrete Blonde at Seattle’s Neptune Theater. I’ve seen Concrete Blonde two or three times prior, but I’ll see them 100 more times if I can. When Concrete Blonde initially came on stage, it looked like they were . . . → Read More: Seattle Loves Concrete Blonde at the Neptune, By Holly Holly Homan On Tuesday January 24th, Seattle Public School teachers and students were forced to leave school three hours early due to a negotiated furlough day. In protest, the Seattle Education Association organized picketing events at a handful of prominent locations around town. The location closest to where I teach was at the five corners where . . . → Read More: Seattle Teachers Hit the Picket Lines, By Holly Homan
Eric Melvin playing guitar real fast Tuesday evening after working, standing on a picket line, then working again, I headed to Seattle’s King Cat Theater. NOFX were headlining. I have only seen NOFX at Warped Tour and have been wanting to see them at their own show for ages. Unfortunately the last time they . . . → Read More: NOFX, Poison Idea, Old Man Markley and Rat City Ruckus Ignite a Sold Out Crowd at Seattle’s King Cat Theater, By Holly Homan
All walks of life On Saturday January 21st, 2012, several hundred people from all walks of life joined together in an event sponsored by Occupy Seattle. The occasion was the second anniversary of The Supreme Court of the United States declaring that corporations are people and have the right to free speech, and thus, . . . → Read More: Occupy Seattle Protests on 2nd Anniversary of Citizens United, By Holly Homan
Jello Biafra, true patriot 2011 started out with my watching The Reverend Horton Heat play a New Year’s Eve show at Seattle’s El Corazon and ended with my watching The Reverend Horton Heat at Seattle’s El Corazon on December 30th. I have now seen the Reverend four times and will see him four more . . . → Read More: 2011 End of Year Reflection, By Holly Homan
Reverend Horton Heat El Corazon is a tiny club tucked under the Denny Way viaduct on Eastlake at the northern part of downtown Seattle. Their habit of booking awesome bands has sent me there many times over many years. Last night, December 30, 2011, I went there to see psychobilly artist Reverend Horton Heat. . . . → Read More: Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers & Zeke Rock Seattle’s El Corazon, By Holly Homan
Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot Live in Japan On twenty second December I headed to Seattle’s Showbox to see Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot concert. The last time I saw Brian Setzer live was with the Stray Cats in 1982 and 1983, and though I’ve been wanting to see him again, things never quite worked out. . . . → Read More: Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot Rocks Seattle’s Showbox, By Holly Homan
Reel Big Fish Wednesday December 14th, 2011 was a day I looked forward to for at least two months. For on that day two of my favorite bands, Streetlight Manifesto and Reel Big Fish were playing a double bill at Seattle’s King Cat Theater. I arrived just before Lionize came on stage. Lionize is . . . → Read More: Streetlight Manifesto & Reel Big Fish Rock Seattle’s King Cat Theater, By Holly Homan On Thanksgiving Eve I ventured out to Seattle’s University District to Landmark Theater’s Varsity Theater to view The Other F Word. The movie is a documentary about punk rockers (mostly from California) and what it’s like for the ultimate rebels to be fathers. The movie begins with Art Alexakis (Everclear), Fat Mike (NOFX), Jim . . . → Read More: The Other F Word – A Movie About Aging Punk Rockers and What Fatherhood Means to Them, By Holly Homan
Photo by Dave McCoy – www.davemccoyphotography.com The Neptune Theater in Seattle’s University District only just recently was converted into a live music venue. I’d been in it many times when it was a movie theater. The venue lends itself well for hosting live music. The seats on the main floor were removed making a . . . → Read More: The Posies, Star Anna & The Laughing Dogs, and Curtains for You at The Neptune in Seattle 11/19/11, By Holly Homan
Seattle 11/17/2011 – Photo By Holly Homan. On Thursday November 17 I left my place of work, a high school in North Seattle, and headed five miles south to the south end of the University of Washington. Today’s march was in honor of the second month anniversary of the Occupy Movement. As I approached . . . → Read More: Occupy Seattle Occupies the University Bridge, By Holly Homan
New Found Glory – Photo by Holly Homan. When I walked into the legendary Showbox across from the Pike Place Market, last Sunday night the first band of the Pop Punk’s Not Dead show was already on stage and in full swing. This Time Next Year is a Bay Area pop/punk five-piece that play . . . → Read More: Pop Punk’s Not Dead – Live Review – New Found Glory, Set Your Goals, The Wonder Years, Man Overboard, This Time Next Year, By Holly Homan Chapter Sixty-One
Illustration by Christina Dominguez-Starling A doctor was leaning over our daughter’s isolette listening to her with a stethoscope. I suddenly felt weak. That wasn’t a good sign. Keith wrapped an arm around me and squeezed me tight. The nurse who stood beside the doctor noticed us and approached. “We were . . . → Read More: Rodin, Rotten, Jones & Us – Chapter 61 – By Holly Homan – The Final Chapter
Illustration by Christina Dominguez-Starling Chapter Fifty-Eight All Keith and I could do was hold each other and listen to our baby scream as they stuck a tiny needle in her leg to insert an IV. My stomach turned into knots and I felt like I was in the middle of some horrible nightmare . . . → Read More: Rodin, Rotten, Jones & Us – Chapter 60 – By Holly Homan
Illustration by Christina Dominguez-Starling Chapter Fifty-Nine Keith spun around and froze. It took me a second to realize who they were. Then I recognized Keith’s father. Even though I’d only seen him in a dark nightclub, I recognized his eyes. His black hair had more silver than I remembered. His mother‘s hair was cropped . . . → Read More: Rodin, Rotten, Jones & Us – Chapter 59 – By Holly Homan
Illustration by Christina Dominguez-Starling Chapter Fifty-Eight Keith pulled me into his lap and wrapped me in his arms. “Your mum called and says the baby made it through another night.” “I can’t wait to see her. This has been a nightmare I don’t care to repeat.” A nurse came in pushing a wheel . . . → Read More: Rodin, Rotten, Jones & Us – Chapter 58 – By Holly Homan |
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