Paramount Theatre

We saw America two years ago when the final two original members were touring - Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley. During that show, Beckley did most of the talking and was quite entertaining. And they played ALL of their hits. This recent show only had Bunnell in it along with other musicians. And his banter with the audience was nowhere near as good as Beckley's. Plus, the musician who had been picked to replace Beckley - although clearly an excellent musician - didn't sound at all like Beckley. So any songs they played where he was singing the lead just didn't sound the same. Lastly, in the middle of the set, they took off on a tangent and played a half-dozen songs that weren't theirs or were rarely heard B-side releases from their albums. So all in all, I give their first concert we saw two years ago an A+. This show I would give a B-. Although I enjoy their music immensely, unless Beckley comes back I won't be making an effort to see them again.

As always, Lake Street Dive put on a fabulous show! Their musicianship was on full display. James' guitar has been a welcome addition in the last year, and his licks varied from tasty to blistering. From Rhodes to synth, Akie's keyboards often drive the arrangements, and his fabulous vocals shine, especially on his "Same Old News" duet with Rachael. Drummers who can sing always amaze me, and Mike remains one of the best around; his harmonies are always spot on, and his lead vocals on "Seventeen" did not disappoint! And what can I say about Rachael? She is one of my favorite vocalists on the planet, with a rich contralto that demonstrates her extensive jazz training, and a magnetism that effortlessly draws in the entire audience. And, finally, Bridget, whose flawless harmonies fill out the top end, but whose unbelievable bass playing is probably the most unique feature of Lake Street Dive. I mean, what other indie/pop band has an upright bass?!? Her playing ranges from subtle, syncopated jazz to thumping rock, her tone is impeccable, and her solos are always crowd favorites. All in all, it was a wonderful evening in a beautiful venue with outstanding music! Who could ask for more?

This was one of the better concerts that I've been to in a larger venue. It's always a plus when you can hear the words, the voice, the musicality... without any of it being warped. In addition, we could see well enough from the balcony to see expressions, which was a plus. Gary Lightbody interacted so well with the audience, and the audience had a wide range of ages, which was nice to see (it's nice to see younger people enjoying good music that I enjoyed when I was younger). Overall a very good concert experience! And the venue (Paramount Theatre) is quite lovely.

This was such an incredible experience. In addition to their impressive musical talent and high production quality, this show surprised me with tasteful jokes and banter that made me laugh and heartfelt stories that made me tear up. Steven and Jon truly know how to connect with an audience of all ages and there was plenty of fun audience participation. I believe this show would be entertaining even for people who aren't very into classical music. That's what made me fall in love with The Piano Guys on YT in the first place, and is what this show really demonstrated: making classical music fun and accessible by building upon the original source material in innovative ways. I'm so grateful I got to see them live, and I hope you do too. Concert itself was about 2 hours with a 15 min intermission. Paramount Theatre is a gorgeous venue and had a decent view even in the third balcony. Top of the screen is a little cut off but I didn't mind too much.

There are few things that make me as happy as seeing Ween. The shows are full of awesome music and because I'm old they remind me of all the great times with friends at all the previous Ween shows. Anybody remember the night in Seattle when Ween played Stella Blue? I sure as f**k do. When I arrived at the Paramount with a friend of more than 20 years who I hadn't seen in more than 6 months I was so excited. Then we realized the show wasn't happening. Scroll through junk mail and find it's cancelled. Other fans join our curbside confusion. Was I pissed? Nope. I was bummed out that the guys weren't okay. Hey, Ween, if you are reading this, do what you f*****g need to do to be okay! It's more important that the dudes that made all that music are good than it is for me to have a good time. Thank you for a great night. My friend and I found a spot on the hill and hung out way past my bed time. You gave us a great night!

Randy Rainbow was fabulous, as usual. His new “Randy for President “ tour is hilarious and engaging. What a great crowd to enjoy the show with… The Seattle LGBTQ community was out and proud as well as with their straight friends and family. I was happily surprised to see so many Gen X and baby boomers in the crowd. Randy is definitely one of the best showman, sporting amazing costumes that match his sparkling personality and pitch perfect voice. A big shout out to the back up band too… the piano player was amazing. Randy runs a well run show, definitely worth seeing again. Randy for President! 🙌🤣

Good show. Slightly bummed that more Nightsweats material didn't make it into the set, but a solid if not disappointingly subdued show. Nathaniel's vocals and playing are in peak form, as is his incredible band and backing vocalists. Unfortunately, many in the audience were itching for opportunities to get up and dance but the laser-focused, largely sedated setlist kept butts in seats for far too much of the evening. The opener, Kevin Morby, while an excellent performer and writer, should change his last name to MorBID because the content of much of his lyrics surrounded death and the most depressing subject matter imaginable. You were in Seattle, bros. Next time read the room.

Absolutely loved the opening act Dark Divine. They really brought a lot of energy to the show and I've heard some of their music before and after seeing them live not only bought the vinyl for both albums but they have been added to several of my playlists. While a few people I spoke with were kinda disappointed in VV, I wasn't. I absolutely loved him. He has that David Bowie presence, and while his sound is different from both DD and BVB, it fits well because, like Bowie VV defies a specific musical genre. And then there is BVB, and honestly, if you have never seen them live, ya gotta go at least once. They are so great live. So much energy, and Andy is just well great and yummy. I'm really glad I made the trip up to Seattle for this show. It was phenomenal.

Zakir Hussain has been my teacher for fifty years!! I lived across the street from him for a long time and was around him every day often all day long as a member of Diga Rhythm Band with him and Mickey Hart back in the mid 1970s. I have followed Shakti since the very beginning very closely and was even considered by Zakir as a possible conga player for the band in 1977. That didn’t happen which is fine because I didn’t think I was quite ready at that time. But I thought yesterday’s concert was one of the most amazing concerts I have ever heard in my entire life!! It was just about unbelievable that any band anywhere could be so incredibly great!! The band was totally on fire with every single note they played!! I was absolutely thrilled to be there every single second!! I am so glad that I saw this concert and so glad Zakir Husssin has been my tabla teacher all this time and that he encouraged me so much on my other percussion pursuits, especially the congas and the tabla drums. I’m so happy John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain are still out there bringing some of the greatest music in the world to the world!!

Seal and his band were amazing! Been a fan since the early 90's and have always wanted to see him live, now checked off my bucket list. Loved his audience interaction (although we could not see from balcony when he went into the audience, it was still an amazing thing for him to get in the middle of his fans). Loved that his band, the Buggles, opened as well and the whole story behind his base player/producer who gave him his start and still together playing! Loved the set and moved/sang with the whole time. Love, love, love!!!!

PRICELESS! An absolutely fantastic show. The theater was about 3/4 full and his band performed prior to the show. One of the members was a former "YES" member. phenomenal talent in this band. then Seal made a fantastic entrance and the crowd went wild just crazy, everybody on their feet dancing. He performed some of his amazing hits then ran across the ground floor of the theater singing up close and personal. This has to be the greatest concert I have seen in my lifetime next to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Thank you, Seal for a memorable evening! As I said, PRICELESS!! Alfredo

WAS quite an ordeal getting to this show, won’t go into the hell I went through, drove up to Seattle from Portland, only to regretfully miss Wolfie and friends, then be painfully seeking a good spot in the house where my ears didn’t feel like they were bleeding. This venue has so many reflective surfaces, it all just washes together into a sea of noise. Dudes seemed to be having issues on stage as well, as e were noticing tempo issues, best I could figure it was drummer trying to stay in sync with the click for the backing tracks, which could also have been an issue, as they probably didn’t really need them. Ended up leaving early just to beat the crowd and I’ve never done that …. Ever. Maybe I’m just too damn old for this. Ugh! Rock on! Still one of my favorite bands ever.

Three solid bands but only given AB, may fav band, a 4 this time as both the set list and the delivery seemed a bit tired. Mix it up a bit boys and play some of the more fan favs from your awesome catalogue. Sin After Sin far preferred over Vacation. Let's try Silent Son at a show...why not Seattle when it is cozy and near Myles' start? GODGB can be swapped with, for example, Fortress. Try Lover. Clear Horizon. Sooooo many options. Again, good show but not as great as past shows. Words Darker....that will mean a GREAT show.

The main issue, which really ruined the show for me, was the horrendous sound quality when seated in the upper mezzanine. Which is a recurring issue with this band, including the last 2 Seattle shows at The Moore Theatre. Too loud, mid range/guitars become a wall of mush, kick drum and bass too heavy, boomed, lagged and ruined the mix. Good set list, band great in the instances when you could decipher the music (only at lower volume level songs or sections), wonderful to hear Mark sing on Burn It Down! But I feel ripped off due to garbage sound quality.

This was truly one of the most incredible visual performance experiences I’ve ever had. The venue was the first time I attended a concert and I’ll absolutely be attending more. Tove lo never disappoints and she more than delivered the assignment… she annihilated it. I feel the term religious experience is over used but it absolutely applies to last night. Huge shout out to slayyter for slayying the f*****g opening. My merch was incredible too! If you haven’t bought tickets I recommend you do for other shows on this tour. The best tour I’ve seen her do (and I’ve been to all)

This was my second time seeing JB, the last being in Spokane in 2012. Both times I have seen him I have been super impressed with what a consummate professional he is as a band leader. The show was to start at 8 pm. At about 7:56 the PA started playing "The Waiting" by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, at concert level volume. That song is exactly 4 minutes long and the second it ended the lights came up and the band was in full swing. It was exactly the same way when I saw him 10 years ago. Of course none of that means anything if the music isn't up to par, which was never in doubt. Just an incredible stage full of musicians, including Reese Wynans of Double Trouble fame. Beautiful and talented backup singers, tastefully singing and swaying to the music. No histrionics at all just perfectly arranged song after song with a couple of comical one or two minute stories. In all they played over two hours and ended the show (before the encore) with a really cool medley of ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin and some other songs with iconic riffs that truly showcased JB and the bands virtuosity and versatility. I wish I would have bought tickets for both shows.

Such an amazing show last night. Slash and Myles Kennedy are two of the best at doing what they do. The energy was through the roof and did not let up all night. This is my 3rd time seeing Myles this year. He never disappoints in his vocals or his ability to engage with the crowd. Definitely one of the best front men of all time. Slash absolutely killed his guitars all night. He never let up and kept the crowd wanting more. They are a great one two punch of rock . See them if you can.

5SOS always puts on a great, fun, party of a concert. They are becoming better frontsmen and enthusiastic on stage. It is kinda awesome to see the transformation. Why it isn't 5 stars is because of the venue. Honestly too small for them and cramped. There were lines running through the whole theater for merchandise tables. Could have been because that theater is not made for this kind of show... It took me about 30 minutes just to enter the venue after the doors opened. It did not ruin the night for me though. Will be seeing them again.