Seattle Concerts

Check out the Fremont music scene tonight! This area has a lot of cool bars, and their music scene is hot!

ToST features Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder tonight at 9pm.  With just a $6 cover fee, you won’t want to miss this classic star. His music spans multiple genres, including rock, jazz, electronic, DJ, and world music, and multiple decades. Michael was the youngest performer at Woodstock, playing drums for Santana at age 19. He has since placed with many well-renowned musicians, from the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, and Steve Winwood, to John Mclaughlin, Stomu Yamash’ta, Freddie Hubbard, and Airto Moriera. He has been recognized by numerous publications, Michael also composes music for television and films, such as The Tempest.

Since 1990, Michael has been involved in many facets of the Seattle scene, from Bumbershoot to serving as the Musical Director for Seattle Theater Group’s “More Music @ The Moore,” a program that highlights gifted young musicians from Seattle’s various cultural groups. Michael Shrieve’s music is eclectic and interesting, and should not be missed.

If you’d prefer something completely different, then check out Ya Ho Wha 13 tonight at 8pm. They will be performing at Nectar Lounge,  which will be charging a cover fee of $12. They’re a psychedelic rock band, created in the early 1970s. Their music primarily consists of the sounds of tribal drums and distorted guitars, all completely unrehearsed.

Or, check out High Dive,  which will be featuring Sam Friend with Cinnamon in It, The Thoughts, and Sweet Chariot. Sam Friend with Cinnamon in It stars a recent grad of the University of Miami, Sam Friend, who is considered a local “indie rock prince,” as describe by an article feartured on his myspace.

Regardless, the Fremont area is a live with music, and it should not be missed, especially on Mondays.

Monday has become the new Friday. There are tons of concerts, bands, and singers performing tonight all around the city. Here are just a couple of the hottest shows that will be going down tonight.

Downtown’s main action will take place at the Showbox at the Market in the Green Room. They will be featuring all Seattle-born bands tonight, with performances by Past Lives, Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death, and Chk Minus. It all starts at 8pm tonight with tickets priced at $7.

Past Lives is a native indie Seattle band, with such hits as “Strange Symmetry,” “We Meet in Sleep,” “Chrome Life,” and “Beyond Gone.” Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death also hails from Seattle. Their music is self-described as experimental, psychadelic, and garage. Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death has covered hits by several other bands and singers, including Neil Young, David Bowie, Huggy Bear, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Joanna Newsom. Chk Minus is an indie, post-punk, grunge band with hits like “12 Demo” and “Spark Plug.”

Neumo’s, located on Capital Hill, will be featuring Kimya Dawson, L’Orchidee D’Hawai, and Akida Junglefoot Dawson, Kimya’s brother. Performances start at 7pm, and tickets will be $12, sold on TicketWest.com to people of all ages.

Kimya Dawson’s songs were featured in the movie “Juno,” and much of her music was inspiration for the other composers in the movie. She is known both as a solo performer and as one half of The Moldy Peaches, an indie group based out of New York. L’Orchidee D’Hawai hails from France as a self-proclaimed garage, surf, rock band, and is in the midst of a tour around the West Coast.

The Cary Brothers are performing tonight at 9pm and the Snoqualmie Casino. They are an alternative, indie, rock band hailing from Los Angeles. This band has three main members (Jason Kanakis on the guitar, Marco Meneghin on the drums, and Matt DelVecchio on the bass), but they also bring in a host of other musicians to play various instruments. The Cary Brothers wrote many hit songs including “Ride,” “Honestly,” Loneliest Girl in the World,” and “Blue Eyes,” heard in the movie, Garden State.

Tickets are available for $9 to $25 dollars. If you already have plans tonight, the Cary Brothers will also be performing tomorrow, Thursday, December 4th at 9pm.

The 2008 Deck the Hall Ball, put on by 107.7 The End, presents some of the hottest bands in today’s music market. The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, Cold War Kids, Shiny Toy Guns, and Aqueduct will all be on stage, with many new songs and classic hits. The concert will take place on December 9th at the WaMu Theater. Doors open at 4:30pm and the show starts at 6:00pm. All ages are welcome to attend.

The Killers will perform new songs like “Human” and “When You Were Young,” and Death Cab will be sure to play their latest hits, “Cath” and “I Will Possess Your Heart.” Last year’s Deck the Hall Ball was a huge hit with performances by Modest Mouse and Jimmy Eat World, and 2008’s show looks to be even better.

This will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but tickets are going quickly, so be sure to get yours as soon as possible before they’re all gone! You can buy them online at Ticketmaster.com.

Don’t miss out on the wildest after party since Halloween! The Deck the Hall Ball After Party will take place at El Corazón, and will feature DJ sets with Jeremy Dawson (of Shiny Toy Guns)! Doors open at 10:30pm, and all ages are welcome to attend, so don’t worry about your underage friends (though there is a bar available for those with ID). Remember to bring your Deck the Hall Ball ticket stub, since you can get half-priced tickets for the After Party, regularly priced at $7.