Ella Mai @ WaMu Theater – 7/16/26 Show Review by Louise Geri Photos by David Conger Ella Mai - photo by David Conger Before WaMu Theater had filled with Ella Mai’s majestic voice, you could see the effort she’d put into the Do You Still Love Me? Tour by taking a quick walking tour of the venue. Fans posed in a Mai-themed phone booth, collected goodie bags at the Amplified Access entrance, and formed a long line at the merch booth. The crowd smelled of perfume and cologne. Fol

Michael Fitzpatrick of Fitz and the Tantrums - photo by Louise Geri In a nutshell, Michael Fitzpatrick and Noelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums are your high school English teacher and music teacher, respectively. You know, the ones who are best friends and bring the room to life whenever they enter the other’s classroom. I went into the Fitz & the Tantrums concert at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, WA expecting a majority teenage crowd decked out in edgy punk

Sierra Hull - photo by Louise Geri The audience at Sierra Hull’s performance at Northwest Tune-Up Bike and Music Festival was a far step from what I’m used to in the bluegrass scene, as someone who didn’t listen to much bluegrass before moving to Nashville. The Puget Sound was the backdrop to a massive Bellingham festival fairground filled with girls in jorts, kids running around with bubble wands, food trucks lining the lot, and perhaps strangest of all, massive man-made dus

Holly Humberstone, photos by Kirk Stauffer. Downtown Seattle was already unusually crowded for a Wednesday as people anticipated the World Cup. But in a sea of sports fans, a group stuck out: young adults, primarily women and gay male couples, waiting to enter Holly Humberstone’s Seattle stop at the Showbox on the Cruel World Tour. Humberstone debuted during quarantine and released the successful EPs Falling Asleep At The Wheel (2020) and The Walls Are Way Too Thin (2021). He

Em Beihold, photo by Kirk Stauffer for Back Beat Seattle Em Beihold, a pop singer who has built an image surrounding mental health since her 2022 hit “Numb Little Bug”, headlined Neumos for her Tales of a Failed Shapeshifter Tour on Wednesday. Decked out in flower crowns and dresses, fans filled the venue with positive energy. Neumos was the most packed I’ve ever seen. Janani K. Jha, Beihold’s self-proclaimed biggest fan, was the opener. She took the stage smiling alongside h

Claire Rosinkranz playing the Crocodile, all photos by Kirk Stauffer. Claire Rosinkranz encapsulated what can only be described as “weird-cool girl pop” as she took the stage at The Crocodile on Monday night. Donning a boho Stevie Nicks style dress, she spun onstage, sometimes shamelessly clumsy, singing with a sarcastic yet heartfelt tone. Spoken interludes were delivered over the loudspeaker during transitions between parts of Rosinkranz’s set. She opened up about her strug

Jessica Baio fans excitedly anticipate and celebrate girlhood before Baio's Seattle stop on The Other Side Tour.

The energy at the Exit/In was magical as the crowd filed in on March 29 for Sisters in Song, a concert presented by River & Row Management. As the pre-show playlist cycled through songs by Carole King, Fleetwood Mac, Brandi Carlile, and other artists in the Americana realm, attendees got progressively more excited. Eloise Rixey performing, photo by Maggie Oradat. Eloise Rixey was the first artist onstage, joined by cellist Ethan Hill and special guest Jael Woolfolk on keyboar