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20 Questions: The Grizzled Mighty, Bumbershoot 2013

I was a little nervous to meet singer/guitarist Ryan Granger and drummer Whitney Petty of The Grizzled Mighty. Their approach to rock music is abrasive. Ryan’s chafing riffs rub you raw and Whitney’s thrashing on the drums is terror-inducing. Two people that you’d definitely want on your side in a bar fight. Continue reading 20 Questions: The Grizzled Mighty, Bumbershoot 2013

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An Interview with Kris Orlowski, Bumbershoot 2013

We have this immediate gratification thing going on where we’re always on our phones: Facebooking, Tweeting, texting. Life is still happening as all of this instant gratification is also going on. I feel like I get caught up so much in my day-to-day – and not just the social stuff – but “What am I doing today? What’s happening tomorrow?” Pretty soon I’m so locked in to what I’m doing tomorrow, that I’m forgetting what’s happening around me. Continue reading An Interview with Kris Orlowski, Bumbershoot 2013

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Bumbershoot 2013 Day 2: Music and Comedy

At Bumbershoot 2013, some wily musical vets have stolen the show. Who knew that Gary Numan had other songs and an awesome set still in him, up to and including “Cars”? Or that Eric Burdon would turn in a hoodie-clad performance with The Animals? Continue reading Bumbershoot 2013 Day 2: Music and Comedy

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The SunBreak’s Bumbershoot 2013 Picks

It’s Bumbershoot 2013, and as usual, we’re going, laden with equal parts sunscreen and umbrellas. Here’s a quick whip-round of the SunBreakers picks, ranging in brevity from extreme (Kelsey) to exhaustive (Tony). Continue reading The SunBreak’s Bumbershoot 2013 Picks

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The Twenty Best Live Music Shows I Saw at Bumbershoot 2012 [Photo Gallery]

Eighteen Individual Eyes at Bumbershoot 2012.

JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound at Bumbershoot 2012.

Don't Talk to the Cops at Bumbershoot 2012.

King Khan and the Shrines at Bumbershoot 2012.

Lee Fields and the Expressions at Bumbershoot 2012.

M. Ward sings a sad song. (photo by Tony Kay)

Tom Chaplin of Keane keeps a stiff upper lip. (photo by Tony Kay)

Mackenzie Mercer, youngest Young Evil, in action at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay)

Unnatural Helpers: Best band with a singing drummer since Night Ranger. (photo by Tony Kay)

If you've seen one band with mutant eyeballs and butterfly women on stilts, you've seen 'em all: Super Geek League at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay)

Passion Pit: Hot mess gets anthemic at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay)

Irene Barber, four of Eighteen Individual Eyes' eyes. (photo by Tony Kay)

Katie Kate was greaty-great at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay)

Lesser mortals ran like scared children from the onslaught: Tommy Victor of Prong at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay)

JC Brooks stops the show at the KEXP Lounge. (photo by Tony Kay)

Ana Tijoux rocks it, Chilean style. (photo by Tony Kay)

Foxy Shazam rocks the Exhibition Hall. (photo by Tony Kay)

Mudhoney's Mark Arm, still whippet-thin and dangerous. (photo by Tony Kay)

Stasia of THEESatisfaction rocks her finest roller boogie ensemble at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay).

Don't Talk to the Cops! Unless you're lost or something. (photo by Tony Kay)

Mick Collins of the Dirtbombs does some Bumber-damage. (photo by Tony Kay)

Ever the wallflower: King Khan of the Shrines holds court at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay)

You will never, ever be this cool: Lee Fields and the Expressions work the Tunein Stage at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay)

Bubbles and punk rock--they go together like, um, bubbles and punk rock: TacocaT at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay)

Reignwolf blasts the roof off the Starbucks Stage at Bumbershoot 2012. (photo by Tony Kay).

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Now that the Bumbershoot tsunami has subsided, it’s time to sift through my photos of some 41 (holy cow!) bands and offer some sort of overview of what I saw and heard.

I enjoyed all of the acts that I caught this weekend on Bumbershoot’s smaller stages, and discovered more than a few pleasant surprises (more on that later this week). But of all of the live music performances I witnessed last weekend, these twenty were the most prominent keepers for me.

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