The Power of Live Performance

I don't know about you, but I am a big fan of watching live performances on YouTube. Now, I'm not talking about the videos your aunt took at the Keith Urban concert with her mid-2000s cell phone. I'm talking about videos taken with good equipment (both audio and visual), displaying the talent bands have when performing live. I think it's sad sometimes, when the only version of music someone wants to listen to is the edited and multi-tracked studio version. I love the raw emotional power of a solid live performance. Here are some of my favorite live performance videos on YouTube right now:

Shakey Graves- Roll the Bones

-This guy is groovy, dirty, and smooth. Talented guitars, cool rhythms, and a soulful voice make for an awesome performance.

Cowboy and Indian- Weightlessness

-This band (and baby) have a clean and honest sound that makes my heart ache for summer days.

tUnE-yArDs- NPR Tiny Desk Concert

-tUnE-yArDs has the most unique sound that I've heard in a while. Merrill, the head of the group, is an absolute genius of looped beats, complex melodies, and interesting songs. She puts on by far the best live show I've seen in a long time.

News that has EVERYTHING to do with the integrity of your soul

PSA: As many of you may know, the Northwest is great. If this is news to you, quit being a dweeb.

Now then, my dear appreciators of sonic tingles and elusive hairy creatures alike,

You might also be aware that 2013's Sasquatch Festival sold out unbelievably quickly. Seriously - ninety minutes and it was dry. Not surprising.  I hope many of those four day passes are now under ownership of you lovely Lutes, but if not, here are some upcoming shows on my wish list that might cream your peaches as well.

Alabama Shakes: March 3 @ Paramount Theatre, Seattle
Passion Pit: March 5 @ the Paramount
Flogging Molly: March 12 @ Paramount
Frightened Rabbits: March 8 @ Showbox at the Market, Seattle
Phoenix: March 29 @ Paramount
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: April 7 @ Paramount
Bad Religion (with Against Me! and Polar Bear Club): April 15 @ Showbox SoDo
Bat For Lashes: April 16 @ Showbox at the Market
Dr. Dog and Dawes: April 26th @ Showbox at the Market
Local Natives: April 25 @ Crystal Ballroom, Portland; April 26 and 29 @ the Neptune, Seattle; April 27th @ Commodore Theatre, Vancouver; April 28 @ WWU in Bellingham (kick ass!)
Crystal Castles: April 30th @ Moore Theatre, Seattle
Bonobo: May 1 @ Showbox at the Market
The Lonely Forest: May 4 @ The Crocodile, Seattle
Cave Singers: May 4 @ Showbox at Market
Cloud Cult: May 6 @ the Neptune Theatre, Seattle
The Black Angels: May 13 @ Neptune
Of Monsters and Men: May 14 @ the Paramount Theatre
Cold War Kids: May 16 @ the Neptune
Stornaway: May 20th @ the Crocodile, Seattle
Foals: May 31 @ the Neptune

There's a starting point, at least.

love,

Nathaniel - Promotions Director