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Jessica Lynne Country singer Jessica Lynne’s latest single, “Calling Me Home,” is, in a nutshell, her experience in pursuit of the American Dream. On the track-recorded last year as part of London Tone Music Group’s “52 x 52: A Year in Your Ear” campaign-Denmark native Lynne talks of feeling an “eerie wind blowing from the cool Northwest” that’s calling her name. The more Lynne tries to ignore it, the louder this wind gets; eventually Lynne takes the leap and answers its call by moving to Seattle to work as a musician. That move has certainly paid off for Lynne, as her schedule has been packed with local shows ever since. 21 and over. Hard Rock Cafe, 116 Pike St., Seattle, WA 98101 Free Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 5pm
Dana Fuchs She just released Songs From the Road, a live concert album featuring a cover of the Beatles’ “Don’t Let Me Down” that she also performed in the movie Across the Universe. Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 $28.50 Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 7:30pm
Teen Cat This band parties like their cat-moms and cat-dads are gone for the weekend. With Def Leprechaun, The JV. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave., Seattle WA $8 Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 8pm
Talib Kweli & Immortal Technique Two big names in hip-hop come together. With NIKO, IS, CF, Hasan Salaam. The Showbox, 1426 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $25 adv./$28 DOS Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 9pm
Bayside Its fans call themselves a “cult,” which is what the band has appropriately titled its new release. With Senses Fail, Man Overboard, Seaway. The Showbox, 1426 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $17 adv./$20 DOS Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 7:30pm
Dana Fuchs She just released Songs From the Road, a live concert album featuring a cover of the Beatles’ “Don’t Let Me Down” that she also performed in the movie Across the Universe. Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 $28.50 Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 7:30pm
Rick Springfield Long after “Jessie’s Girl,” he’s become an author and continues to make music. The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $50 Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 8pm
Los Lobos The rock band from East L.A. has enjoyed a career over three decades, with a huge back catalogue of hits and covers. The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle, WA 98101 $75 and up Thursday, March 19, 2015, 8pm
March is Cabaret Month “The Cocktail Hour” runs every Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in March and includes performances by different artists each week. See website for complete details. Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse, 1707 NW Market Street, Seattle WA, 98107 $15-$25 Friday, March 20, 2015
HARPS Electro-pop band from Seattle. Its EP, Marvelous Cheer is out now. With Hank & Cupcakes, Dionvox. Barboza, 925 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 $10 Friday, March 20, 2015, 7pm
Starbucks Hot Java Cool Jazz A benefit concert by award-winning jazz bands from five local high schools. The Paramount, 911 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101 $20 Friday, March 20, 2015, 7pm
Los Lobos The rock band from East L.A. has enjoyed a career over three decades, with a huge back catalogue of hits and covers. The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle, WA 98101 $75 and up Friday, March 20, 2015, 8pm
Magmafest 2015 Magmafest 2015!
What is Magma Fest?
Magma Fest is a month-long all-ages festival presented by Hollow Earth Radio that celebrates independent music, sound art, and community radio at multiple venues around Seattle. The 8th annual Magma Fest is coming March 2015.
What is Hollow Earth Radio?
Hollow Earth Radio is the Pacific Northwest’s freeform online radio station that presents a forum for underrepresented music, sounds and perspectives. We support the local music community in Seattle, King County, Washington state, and the larger Pacific Northwest. Our focus is on found sound, field recordings, forgotten music, local musicians, bedroom recordings, low-fi demos, dreams, storytelling, and things that feel real. We expose works that have yet to be unearthed or have long been dormant. We acknowledge and celebrate raw talent and imperfections, and encourage bands who’ve never had their music air on a radio before to take a chance with us. Not only do we talk with musicians, but we talk with music supporters like small label owners, DIY venue curators & music bloggers to reveal the stories behind the art, and learn about the actual people involved in creating the music culture in our area. We encourage community participation and offer the local community access to training and knowledge on how to run a radio station.
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Friday March 20th at the Cockpit:
Hollow Earth Radio’s “Going F.M.” Party
<2605> Religious Girls (Oakland, CA)
www.religiousgirls.bandcamp.com Using their talents, Religious Girls focus their energy into creating beautiful harmonies and layering them over intricate percussive rhythms. Preferring to play on the floor near listeners rather than a distant stage, they feel that no matter how high of quality a recording may be, the live set is what moves people, and therefore focus on creating intimacy with the crowd. These guys offer an intense and dramatic set, leaving viewers in awe by the end of each performance.
<2605> Great Spiders www.soundcloud.com/great-spiders
Great Spiders is the name of a musical project with material created solely by Omar Schambacher. Started in 2005, the name was taken from the book “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.” ‘Great Spiders’ originally refers to a medieval poison. Great Spiders is self-described as pop music, where no particular era or genre are exclusively inspirational. Melody, chordal flow, harmony, and production are what’s most important to Omar. “Lyrics are important, but are secondary to the sound” he says. Currently there is only one official Great Spiders release, ‘The Blues are Dead’ E.P. circa 2008. A follow-up record is nearing completion.
<2605> Gazebos www.soundcloud.com/gazebos-1
“Seattle’s best band named after a yard structure (sorry not sorry, Fences), Gazebos are Shannon Perry (formerly of Butts), TV Coahran and Jordan T. Adams (formerly of Spurm), and Shane Herrell (of Bread & Butter). Think dancing and post-punk soaked in pink wine-soft angles, fall-apart endings, the good kind of nervous, the good kind of arty, and Perry channeling a more reasonable Amy Winehouse or someone reading a letter to themselves out loud while smoking a cigarette from one of those long holders. Their live shows are A+.” -The Stranger
<2605> bod
www.bodcamp.bandcamp.com/album/party-drug-2 Born from deep within the firm abdominal muscles of the Puget Sound region in late 2013, bod features members of BOAT, Cumulus, Oberhofer, and Slowwave. Bod’s sound is a vivid yet wide spectrum: the fuzzed-out growl of a diamond-encrusted theropod, lost like a lion in canyons of smoke; the baroque harmonies of the well-dressed and undead; the static and warble of a public broadcast ID; playful arabesque melodies gliding across a green screen image Saturn. Bod draws influences from late 90’s Bay Area art-rock, grunge, glam, minimalism, punk, kiwi pop, and recreational watercraft.
8pm, $8, all ages
More info at www.magmafest.org The Cockpit, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA $8 Friday, March 20, 2015, 8 – 11:55pm
Rhiannon Giddens The singer of Carolina Chocolate Drops performs solo from her new album Tomorrow is My Turn.
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Campus, Seattle, WA 98105 $35-$40 Friday, March 20, 2015, 8pm
Seattle Choral Company Music Seattle Choral Company Music from Sweden, traversing the wide gap (stylistically if not alphabetically) from Alfven to ABBA. seattlechoralcompany.org Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Avenue EastSeattle, WA 98102 $25 Friday, March 20, 2015, 8pm
Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain creates an incredible blend of Indian and Celtic music and has performed with George Harrison, Van Morrison, and Yo-Yo Ma. The Moore, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $35 and up Friday, March 20, 2015, 8pm
Walk the Moon Walk the Moon is known for their infectious music and interactive live shows. The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $25 Friday, March 20, 2015, 8:30pm
March is Cabaret Month “The Cocktail Hour” runs every Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in March and includes performances by different artists each week. See website for complete details. Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse, 1707 NW Market Street, Seattle WA, 98107 $15-$25 Saturday, March 21, 2015
Los Lobos The rock band from East L.A. has enjoyed a career over three decades, with a huge back catalogue of hits and covers. The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle, WA 98101 $75 and up Saturday, March 21, 2015, 8pm
Seattle Choral Company Music Seattle Choral Company Music from Sweden, traversing the wide gap (stylistically if not alphabetically) from Alfven to ABBA. seattlechoralcompany.org Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Avenue EastSeattle, WA 98102 $25 Saturday, March 21, 2015, 8pm
Walk the Moon Walk the Moon is known for their infectious music and interactive live shows. The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $25 Saturday, March 21, 2015, 8:30pm
Jazzy Bluesy Sunday Brunch Enjoy brunch and live music with a different featured musical act each month. Artists include Eugenie Jones, Kareem Kandi Band, Ann Reynolds, Charles Mack, and more. See website for complete details. Maxim’s, 5608 Rainier Ave SSeattle, WA 98118 $15 Sunday, March 22, 2015, 1pm
OK Go Its live show is sure to be as impressive as its music-video theatrics. The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $22 adv./$25 DOS Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 8pm
Hamsaz Ensemble Over 700 years of Iranian history explored through music. Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th AvenueSeattle, WA 98101 $20 adv./$25 DOS Thursday, March 26, 2015, 7pm
Colin Hay The former Men at Work frontman is gaining new acclaim for his troubadour-style solo career. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $35 and up Thursday, March 26, 2015, 7:30pm
Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield perform songs from their new collaboration, a tribute to Elliott Smith. The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $45 adv./$47.50 DOS Thursday, March 26, 2015, 8pm
Marilyn Manson Hide your children and come out for a night of freaks and theatrics. The Showbox, 1426 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $59.95 and up Thursday, March 26, 2015, 9pm
March is Cabaret Month “The Cocktail Hour” runs every Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in March and includes performances by different artists each week. See website for complete details. Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse, 1707 NW Market Street, Seattle WA, 98107 $15-$25 Friday, March 27, 2015
Colin Hay The former Men at Work frontman is gaining new acclaim for his troubadour-style solo career. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle, WA 98101 $35 and up Friday, March 27, 2015, 7:30pm
March is Cabaret Month “The Cocktail Hour” runs every Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in March and includes performances by different artists each week. See website for complete details. Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse, 1707 NW Market Street, Seattle WA, 98107 $15-$25 Saturday, March 28, 2015
Caspar Babypants Caspar Babypants, aka Chris Ballew of the Presidents of the United States of America, he writes simple, fun sing-alongs for children and their parents. The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $6 Saturday, March 28, 2015, 10:30am
Craft Spells Justin Vallesteros is behind this dreamy, lush 80’s-inspired synth-pop. With Bilinda Butchers and Snuff Redux. Neumos, 925 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 $13 adv. Saturday, March 28, 2015, 8 – 9pm
Chastity Belt You’re invited to the Seattle party with these humorous dreamboats. With Cool Ghouls, Dude York. The Highline, 210 Broadway Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102 $8 Saturday, March 28, 2015, 9 – 10pm
Jazzy Bluesy Sunday Brunch Enjoy brunch and live music with a different featured musical act each month. Artists include Eugenie Jones, Kareem Kandi Band, Ann Reynolds, Charles Mack, and more. See website for complete details. Maxim’s, 5608 Rainier Ave SSeattle, WA 98118 $15 Sunday, March 29, 2015, 1pm
Guster The veteran alt-rock band has made a stylistic departure with its new record, Evermotion. The Neptune, 1303 N.E. 45th St., Seattle, WA 98105 $26.50 Monday, March 30, 2015, 8pm
Dark Star Orchestra Grateful Dead cover band. The Showbox, 1426 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 $25-$35 Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 8pm
Happyness Like its spelling, the South London band’s music has a subtle strangeness. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave., Seattle WA See website for details. Friday, April 3, 2015
Roy Rogers The acclaimed slide guitarist performs with the Delta Rhythm Kings. The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle, WA 98101 See website for details. Friday, April 3, 2015
Twerps The band has been championed in the lo-fi world, having toured with Yo La Tengo, Deerhunter, and the Black Lips. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave., Seattle WA See website for details. Saturday, April 4, 2015
TRIBE-olution Explore the roots of hip hop dance through African, Brazilian-Capoeira, and Asian Kung Fu though cross-cultural dance. Ensemble members include b-boys from Massive Monkees, Dogg Pound, and more. Open Space for the Arts & Community, 18870 103rd Avenue SW
Vashon, Wa 98070 $15-$20 Saturday, April 4, 2015, 7pm
Jazzy Bluesy Sunday Brunch Enjoy brunch and live music with a different featured musical act each month. Artists include Eugenie Jones, Kareem Kandi Band, Ann Reynolds, Charles Mack, and more. See website for complete details. Maxim’s, 5608 Rainier Ave SSeattle, WA 98118 $15 Sunday, April 5, 2015, 1pm
The Sing-Off Live Tour NBC’s top-rated a cappella music competition performs with VoicePlay and Street Corner Symphony. The Moore, 1932 Second Ave., Seattle, WA 98101 See website for details. Monday, April 6, 2015
Willie Jones III This highly appreciated jazz drummer is known for his speed and control. Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 See website for details. Tuesday, April 7 – Wednesday, April 8, 2015
