Seattle Concerts

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.

Tonight the Wu-Tang Clan, Fatal Lucciauno, Scribe, and Graves will be playing at the Showbox Sodo near Safeco Field at 7pm. All ages are welcome to attend the show, with tickets priced at $35 $40, this will be an amazing hip-hop opportunity.

First becoming popular in 1993, the Wu-Tang Clan is New York City-based multi-platinum hip-hop musical group consisting of nine American rappers. The members of this group have been highly successful, and span many fields of success, from becoming multi-platinum solo artists, multi-platinum record producers to winning Grammys. Some are also TV and film stars, screenwriters, product spokespersons, business owners, and motion picture composers.

Fatal Lucciauno was born in Chicago, but moved to Seattle when he was six. Having spent 11 years homeless with his family, he grew accustomed to a hardened life on the streets and with drugs. He found his musical inspiration from his mother, Northwest Jazz and Gospel singer Josephine Howell. Says DeVon Manier, CEO of Sportn’ Life Records, “This dude is street. He’s raw, real, uncut, he’s gutter. Plus, he’s smart. He could be a teacher or a philosopher. But he’s a rapper…he’s the intelligent hoodlum.” Fatal Lucciauno signed with Sportn’ Life Records, and is viewed as the present-day Tupac.

Scribe is an New Zealand-born rapper who released his first album in 2003. He is widely known in New Zealand with his recent singles, “Baby Girl, Fast Far (Fugee Remix) featuring Wyclef Jean and Lupe Fiasco.

Graves is a Seattle native, whose inspiration comes from “diverese artists, things, accourances, movements, friendships and lately I mold my works from various angles and genres of music,” as he writes on his MySpace page.

AC/DC!!! The band that shook us all night long released their album “Black Ice” last month, their first album in eight years, and now they’re on tour! Who knew? They will be performing tonight, November 30th, at 8pm at the Tacoma Dome. If you have nothing to do this Sunday night, AC/DC’s concert is a great idea. You’ll be Thunderstruck by their new album. Even if they’re past their prime, it will be interesting to see what has become of this rock legend, and if they really do come Back in Black. If you’ve seen them before, see them again! Tickets are on sale for $90.50.

But if 80s hard rockers aren’t your thing, check out The Decemberists, performing at Moore Theater tonight, November 30th, at 8pm. These Portland based folk-rockers will release their second album on Capitol Records, “Hazards of Love,” next March. Get a head start as a member of their fan base by attending their concert. Tickets are on sale now for $30.

Greta Metassa, a Jazz legend who hails from Seattle will be performing tonight, November 29th, at Tula’s Restaurant and Jazz Club in Belltown. She will be performing with another Seattle native, Susan Pascal, a Jazz vibraphonist.

Ms. Metassa has been voted the northwest’s “Best Jazz Vocalist” by Earshot Jazz four times. She has been compared with the great female jazz singers, including Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, and Nancy Wilson. In addition, she has released four CD’s and a DVD live concert, and receives regular national airplay.

With tickets selling for just $15, you won’t want to miss our local celebrity.

In case you’ve had enough stuffing to last you until next Thanksgiving and don’t really want to stick around for the store-bought apple pie and the screaming kids, check out The Brothers Balthazar Post-Thanksgiving Jamboroo! They are a self-described folk-rock, emo, and trip hop band, and will be playing at 9:00pm at the Blue Moon, in the U-district. If nothing else, check them out to see if their name and picture live up to their Myspace

Kiss 106.1 is hosting the 2008 Jingle Bell Bash,  as they do annually. But this year, they’re featuring Fall Out Boy! So we know it will be good. Other performances by Boys Like Girls and The Academy Is will be sure to rock the house.

The concert will take place on December 4th at the Historic Paramount Theater, starting at 7:30. According to Kiss’s website, the tickets are sold out, however, you can still buy them online at ticketmaster.com. You can also win tickets all day on Wednesdays by listening to Kiss 106.1. If you’re caller 106 when you hear any Fall Out Boy song, you can score free tickets!

Last year’s Jingle Bell Bash was a huge success, with performances from The Jonas Brothers, Timbaland, Blake Lewis, Sean Kingston, Colbie Caillat, and Ehpikh. So we know this year will be even better! There may be less bands than last year, but at least each band plays more songs!

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.

9/19/08- The Raconteurs @ WaMu Theater Seattle

9/20/08- Alicia Keys @WaMu Theater Seattle

9/23/08- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ Showbox SoDo

9/26/08- Blue Scholars @ Showbox at the Market

- There might still be tickets available for these shows.

I don’t know about anyone else but this year’s Bumbershoot Festival kind of sucked. I’m not saying the line-up of acts wasn’t any good, I was very excited about seeing Lucinda Williams and Beck. They both rocked. And the Stone Temple Pilots gave a very good performance, although they didn’t play any new material and that was a bit disappointing.

I would have to say that the reason Bumbershoot sucked in my humble opinion is that it no longer feels like the hippie festival it once was. I used to look forward to Labor Day weekend for what seemed like Seattle’s own version of Woodstock.

But alas, even Woodstock went corporate.

That is why I will never return to Bumbershoot. The hippies are gone. The drum circles are gone. The tie-dyed shirts, the beaded necklaces, the hair. Gone.

And now, I too will no longer be participating in what was once a very, very cheap way to watch live music. What was once a festival for all, is now over-priced, over-hyped, and over-crowded with bland suburbanites and Eastside hipsters. Too bad.

Can you believe Glenn Danzig is still touring? It’s been many years since I saw Danzig, if I recall correctly it was at the EMP. I can’t imagine how he’s holding up these days, this guy has been around forever. I remember thinking he was too old then. Has anyone seen him play lately? He was still rocking hard back then, I’m going to try to catch them when they come to the Showbox SoDo on November 8.