Music
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Dave Matthews Band Few bands can fully command an audience’s attention while playing an awe-inspiring venue like the Gorge, but Dave Matthews Band has been doing just that for more than 15 years. This summer, the seven-piece will add another element to its visit: multiple sets each night. After a day of music from various artists and a performance from singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile, DMB will play an acoustic set. Then it’ll be time to don your dancing shoes as the band kicks up its blend of rock, jazz, and funk during an electric set. With the amount of material the band has, each night should be a collection of DMB deep cuts and radio hits. Through Sunday. All ages. ACP Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Rd, Quincy, WA 98848 $61.50 and up Friday, August 29, 2014, 7:30pm
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Low Hums So many blissed-out rays of sunshine are packed into every song from Low Hums, it’s almost blinding. The eerie-pop coming from this ensemble is something to behold, and you can almost see bright color fields emitting from every ripping guitar solo. Waves of lush, fuzzed-out guitar textures cascade over you with ominous vocals embedded within walls of noises. Such music is the perfect soundtrack to a late-day beach trip: Fun and foreboding, something lurks in the shadows, yet there’s a comfort that everything will be OK when the sun finally rises again. With The Entrance Band, Cabana. All ages. STIRLING MYLES The Vera Project, 305 Harrison St. (Seattle Center), Seattle, WA 98109 $10 adv./$12 DOS Friday, August 29, 2014, 7:30pm
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She Keeps Bees The Brooklyn-based duo of Jessica Larrabee and Andy LaPlant, collectively known as She Keeps Bees, have been described as “the White Stripes in reverse,” meaning she plays guitar and sings while he plays drums, but the idea is true in lineup only, not sound. The music they make is much more indebted to Cat Power and classic soul than to garage rock. Larrabee’s voice is sultry and strong, earning her comparisons to PJ Harvey and Amy Winehouse. The band’s fourth album, Eight Houses, is out September 16, and boasts an appearance from Sharon Van Etten, a fellow Brooklynite, who asked the pair to open several shows for her earlier this year. With Shilpa Ray, Star Meets Sea, Vin Voleur, Hooves and Beak. 21 and over. DAVE LAKE El Corazon, 109 Eastlake Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98109 $8 adv./$10 DOS Friday, August 29, 2014, 9pm
Bumbershoot Seattle’s iconic end-of-summer fest features heavy-hitting headliners like the Replacements, Wu-Tang Clan, and Elvis Costello, along with the usual cultural and comedy stages, kids’ events, food, visual arts, and more. Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle, WA 98109 $55-$600 Saturday, August 30 – Monday, September 1, 2014
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Northwest Timber Revival It’s difficult to imagine that anything in the U.S. is ready to disappear, given the Internet’s interminable memory. But Horses Cut Shop’s provenance is collecting the logos of small-time businesses and emblazoning them on T-shirts, simultaneously helping mom-and-pop shops (like Smith Brothers Farms) continue while serving as an interesting bit of design. Taking a similar tack with music and the legacy of Grays Harbor, the Cut Shop-organized Northwest Timber Revival aims to enlist Seattle-area roots acts to showcase a bit of Northwest life that may well become endangered. Reasonably traditional country acts like the Swearengens are contrasted with the Maldives, a more rock-inflected ensemble. But there’ll be more than enough pedal steel and honky-tonk to go around. With Ole Tinder, Evening Bell, the Ganges River Band. DAVE CANTOR Polson Museum, 1611 Riverside Ave.Hoquiam, WA 98550 No cover Saturday, August 30, 2014, 12pm
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NIN and Soundgarden NIN and Soundgarden Talk about a one-two punch of intense alt-rock awesomeness. In one corner you have Trent Reznor assuming the guise of his industrial, synth-heavy powerhouse bringing a catalog of songs as deep as it is eclectic. And in the other you have the hometown boys making their triumphant return to the land of their first success while marking the 20th anniversary of their biggest hit, Superunknown. Sure, the two acts aren’t exactly the most logical pairing given their sonic palettes, but with ‘90s nostalgia at an all-time high, what the hell, right? Fingers crossed for a Temple of the Dog reunion either way. CORBIN REIFF White River Amphitheater, 40601 Auburn Enumclaw Rd. S.E.Auburn, WA 98092 $39 and up Saturday, August 30, 2014, 7pm
The Beach Boys “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?” if Brian Wilson reunited for this tour? As long as these California sun-drenched granddads are Still Cruisin’, we can dream. Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, WA 98065 $25-$90 Saturday, August 30, 2014, 7pm
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Brand New Brand New was releasing emo records when it wasn’t cool to be emo anymore. Sure, it could be called post-hardcore or “alternative,” but its stirring songs of death and horror fit the label all too well. Still, it’s difficult to align the group precisely with the moody pop-punk of the mid-2000s. Brand New wasn’t writing odes to ex-girlfriends and rants about high-school jocks; they were tapping into the bleak thoughts that most are afraid to consider. Time will tell if the band’s disillusioned disposition will mark it as the Jawbreaker or Sunny Day Real Estate of the aughts, but either way, records like The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me have found a cult following, and for a lot of people hit those emotional lows perfectly. With Joyce Manor, Broncho. 21 and over. DH The Showbox, 1426 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $31 adv./$35 DOS Sunday, August 31, 2014, 7pm
Brand New If you’re bummed you can’t make it to New York to see these alt-rockers perform with Modest Mouse, you can at least see them here in a more intimate setting. Showbox SoDo, 1700 First Ave. S., Seattle WA $31 adv./$35 DOS Sunday, August 31, 2014, 8pm
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Zoe Muth Seattle isn’t necessarily considered a bastion of countrified sounds, but it’s getting there. With the acclaim showered on Sub Pop’s more bucolic-sounding efforts, Zoe Muth’s recognition can’t be too far behind. Despite her decamping to Austin about a year and a half ago, the Seattle native is returning in the wake of her third long-player, World of Strangers. The roughshod country color persists-”Too Shiny” is ostensibly musically cribbed from the Stones’ “Dead Flowers”-but is now augmented by softer, more refined moments, as on “Somebody I Know” and “Annabelle,” the latter replete with a bit of strings. With Joy Mills Band. DC Slim’s Last Chance, 5606 First Ave S., Seattle, WA 98108 $12 Tuesday, September 2, 2014, 8 – 9pm
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The Annie Ford Band Summer is ending, and there’s no better way to bid adieu to the season than with the bittersweet, timeless country ballads of The Annie Ford Band. Leading the talented ensemble with a powerful voice a la Gillian Welch, Ford fully embraces the world of loneliness, heartbreak, revelry, and everything else that comes with relationships. It’s the perfect music to slow-dance alone to, spilling beer, with an indelible grin. With Euro Dance Party USA, Huck Notari. SM Cafe Racer, 5828 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 No Cover Tuesday, September 2, 2014, 9pm
Live Music After Queen Anne’s Farmer’s Market Every Thursday after the Farmer’s market. Live music performed by the talented Jacob McCaslin and Colin Malaska Robert Ramsay Cellars, 1629 Queen Anne Ave N. #102, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Thursday, September 4, 2014, 6 – 9pm
Le Bonheur
The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle, WA 98101 $25 Advance $30 Day of Show $35 Front Row Seating Friday, September 5, 2014, 7pm
Stu Larsen
Showbox SoDo, 1700 First Ave. S., Seattle WA $27 adv./$30 DOS Saturday, September 6, 2014, 8pm
Leticia Rodriguez Rodriguez redefines Americana with music from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the United States. Luso Food and Wine, 9614 16th Ave SWSeattle, WA 98106 $15 Sunday, September 7, 2014, 7pm
Live Music After Queen Anne’s Farmer’s Market Every Thursday after the Farmer’s market. Live music performed by the talented Jacob McCaslin and Colin Malaska Robert Ramsay Cellars, 1629 Queen Anne Ave N. #102, Seattle, WA 98109 Free Thursday, September 11, 2014, 6 – 9pm
