On Monday night September 9th, England’s Squeeze headlined a sold-out show at Seattle’s Showbox. X was the supporting act. It doesn’t get much better than that. I actually didn’t know til day of the show that X were opening, so I was really excited. The only time I ever saw Squeeze was over 30 years …
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On Sunday August 25 democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren made a stop in Seattle. The event was originally planned to be held at the WAMU Theater (capacity 7000) but RSVPs indicated that venue was not going to be big enough so it was moved outdoors to the Seattle Center under the shadow of the Space Needle …
On the warm summer evening of July 21 Seattle’s Showbox hosted the stellar double bill of Bowling for Soup and Reel Big Fish. This was a show not to be missed. Bowling for Soup played last and this was my third time seeing them. As much as I enjoyed their last two shows, this one …
On a drizzly lunch hour in Bothell, WA I joined a little more than 100 other people to stand on a busy corner to protest Trump’s policy of putting refugee children and adults in separate concentration camps. I learned after the fact that a much larger protest formed in downtown Seattle in front of the …
Saturday night June 22 was a day I waited nearly seven years for. That event was the return of the Pie Tasters. This ska band hailing from DC last played Seattle July 14, 2012. To prove my adoration to this band I skipped seeing God playing the same night (that’s Ray Davies for all you …
On Friday evening June 21 I took the opportunity to see the Cherry Poppin Daddies at Seattle’s Crocodile. The fact that one of my favorite locals the Georgetown Orbits were opening sweetened the pot. Hailing from Eugene, OR, the Cherry Poppin Daddies are led by the dynamic Steve Perry and play a more jazzy ska …
“My feet were killing me, but that’s punk rock…” On the humid Sunday afternoon of June 9 I trekked down to Tacoma’s Le May Car Museum grounds to attend the Bash Festival starring Bay Area punks Rancid. Rancid hit the stage like a raging tornado with singers and guitarists Tim Armstrong and Lars Frederiksen constantly …
Sunday night June 2, CJ Ramone headlined a night of three punk bands at Seattle’s Funhouse. CJ replaced Dee Dee, the Ramones original bass player and played with them until the band retired. He had a stellar band of three other musicians playing with him (Steve Soto-guitar-vocals, Dan Root-guitar-vocals Pete Sosa-drums). They hit the stage with a vengeance opening …
I was planning to go to the Oregon Coast over Memorial Day weekend. Then I learned Gogol Bordello were playing Seattle’s Neptune Theater smack dab in the middle. The Oregon Coast would have to wait. Gogol Bordello were NOT to be missed. And they hit the stage like a hurricane, coming out one at a …
On Tuesday afternoon May 21 approximately a thousand people gathered in front of Seattle’s City Hall to protest the unconstitutional attacks on women’s reproductive rights that have been recently signed into law in several states. Currently eight states have passed blatantly unconstitutional laws restricting when a woman can have an abortion. Some states are imprisoning …
Monday May 6 was a day I had long looked forward to. The Bouncing Souls were playing at my favorite club, El Corazon. The Bouncing souls haven’t played in Seattle since 2012, so this concert was long overdue. The Souls also always have stellar supporting acts and this time was no exception. Said openers riled …
On Saturday May 4 I landed at a little club called the Victory Lounge. There I discovered three great bands I’d never seen before. The night was headlined by a California band called the Fleshies. The Fleshies are part rock band and -art physical comedy. There wasn’t a single second when singer (screamer) John No …
On Friday night March 29, I trekked out to West Seattle to see Natalie Wouldn’t. It’s been about 18 months since I last saw them. For some reason I kept finding out about their gigs after the fact. The last time I remember seeing them was Halloween Eve 2017 and I left a bit early …
On March 26 I headed to Seattle’s High Dive club to see a new band called Bad Animals. This concert was to celebrate the release of their new album All the Shakes. Bad Animals are a conglomerate of two previous Seattle bands. Wallace Brown (guitar & vocals) and Cory Johnson (drums & vocals) were in …
Saturday night March 9, Tacoma’s Alma Mater club was the place to be for anyone hip enough to know that Girl Trouble was playing. But this was no ordinary Girl Trouble show. This was their 35th anniversary extravaganza of being a band. Thirty-five years later and just as energetic and just as entertaining as ever. …
On a chilly Saturday night I ventured out to Seattle’s Tractor Tavern to see one of my all time favorites, Billy Bragg. This was the last of a three-night stint at the Tractor Tavern from this Brit. All three shows had been sold out for months. This amazed me as his songs are not played …
March may have come in like a lamb in Western Washington, but inside Tony V’s Garage in Everett, a Tsunami was under way. More precisely the Bay Area’s Tsunami Bomb headlined. Sporting a new lead singer (Kate Jacobi), who performed duets and the occasional pas de deux with keyboardist Oobliette Sparks. Flirtatious and charismatic, Kate …
If my count is correct, this is four years running that Seattle gets a concert from NY ska band the Toasters. No complaints here. The Toasters are always fun. This time the line up (besides founding member Robert Hingley AKA Bucket on guitar & vocals), consisted of a very lively horn section (bass grillbert on …
Besides being in great pain after doing my impression of Humpty Dumpty on the beach today, I got some fabulous photos. I sat there writing in pain and realized the view from down low was pretty cool so I kept shooting while writing in pain. – All photos property of Holly Homan, all rights reserved.
On Thursday evening December 13 I had the esteemed privilege of seeing New York ska masters the Slackers play at Seattle’s El Corazon. Though I have seen the Slackers about a half dozen times in the last decade, I never grow tired of them. And this time they played my favorite song (Watch This). The …
On November 27 I had the esteemed privilege of attending a concert by Squirrel Nut Zippers. I have been a fan of this band for over 20 years and was elated to learn they were touring again and making a stop at Seattle’s Crocodile, one of Seattle’s long-standing clubs. This eight-piece hailing from Chapel Hill, …
Seattle – Green Lake – Nov. 2018 Photos by Holly Homan, all rights reserved.
On the evening of November 8 I had the unmitigated privilege of seeing Britain’s Two Tone ska legends the Selecter for the third time in just over a year. Quel honneur! This show commemorated the 40th anniversary of Two Tone ska. The Selecter is fronted by the very charismatic Pauline Black and Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson, …
On Sunday night October 21 psychobilly legends the Nekromantix were headlining at El Corazon. I’ve lost count now how many times I’ve seen Nekromantix, but I know I’ll see them again and again. I went to see these guys play (same venue) when I was in a wheel chair as I’d just had knee surgery. …
On October 6 I took time out of my Saturday afternoon to join about 500 others in downtown Seattle to protest the recent appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. As everyone should know by now, Justice Kavanaugh was accused of attempted rape by the Palo Alto University professor Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Other …
I call this one, “little baby ducky on the go.” – Photo property of Holly Homan, all rights reserved.
On a cool and cloudy August 26, I gave up part of my Sunday afternoon to attend a rally in protest of Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. As everyone knows, or should know, Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life. They aren’t voted for by the people, but appointed …
On a smoky Saturday night I ventured to Seattle’s Pioneer Square to a club I used to frequent often thirty years ago, the Central Tavern. This 100 plus-year-old tavern was hosting a night of local ska starring Mister Blank (with former members of the now defunct It Gets Worse). As I’ve mentioned, James Sweazea (bass, …
On the hot humid Saturday of August 18 I headed downtown to Seattle’s City Hall to join others protesting a white supremacy group calling themselves the Patriot Prayer group. As I wandered up and down the block I heard chants like, NO KKK. No fascist USA. No Trump. Rows of police lined the street on …
On a hot August night I ventured to SE Seattle to see the highly pedigreed Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra. This outfit, fronted by Greg Lee (of Hep Cat fame) was a combination of a big jazz band, a ska band and modern mixed in with old and traditional. Greg Lee was fascinating to watch. …