2012 Bumbershoot Music Festival Lineup Announced Long before the wheel was invented and fire was discovered, Seattle has hosted a massive labor day weekend music festival known as Bumbershoot. The lineup for the 2012 edition has just been announced and it is nothing short of fantastic. Saturday 09/01/12: Jane’s Addiciton, AWOLNATION, M. Ward, The Jayhawks, The Hello Sequence, City and Colour, The Heavy, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, King Khan & The Shrines, Heartless Bastards, Oberhofer, Thee Satisfaction, Damien Jurado, JC Brooks and the ... Read More

Words by Mr. Sparkly Photos by Shanda Sheldon Foxy Shazam (9:50 to 11 p.m.) Less than 24 hours in the Emerald City and a 600-mile drive across the state of Washington and back. That's a small price to pay to see Foxy Shazam, one of the most entertaining bands today. For an hour and ten minutes, Foxy Shazam delivered the kind of show that only Eric Nally and the boys can deliver. From the moment they started into Church of Rock and Roll until Nally was ... Read More

Foxy Shazam played an in-store performance at Silver Platters (Queen Anne Store) in Seattle on Saturday.  Around 100 fans came out to see the band and were treated to a three-song set that included Holy Touch, Forever Together, and I Like it. The event was from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. I walked over to the store at 2:30 p.m., which was conveniently located across the street from my hotel, and expected the place to be packed. Surprisingly, there were about 30 people in the store when ... Read More

The Darkness w/ Crown Jewel Defense & Foxy Shazam 02/25/12 Neptune Theater - Seattle, CA Words/Photos by Thenaturalstoner & Mr  Sparkly If you're a regular visitor to Concert Confessions, you may have noticed a recurring theme throughout February. On our website, individual Twitter feeds, and the official Concert Confessions facebook page, there has been a lot of talk about The Darkness, the UK rockers who hit the scene in 2003 with the infectious tune "I Believe in a Thing Called Love." So here you go, ... Read More

Sleigh Bells 2/24/12 The Showbox at the Market - Seattle, WA Review and Photos from Mr. Sparkly and thenaturalstoner   Say what you want about Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss, the duo better known as Sleigh Bells; but if you're looking for a show that is loud with killer guitar shreds, this is the show for you.  After a raucous pre-funk, we made our way into the Showbox at the Market in time to catch the last half of Black Bananas opening set.  Seattle is always ... Read More

The End 107.7 Deck The Hall Ball Key Arena - Seattle, WA Words/Photos by Jakobross424 Seattle radio station 107.7 The End are known for holding events with high-caliber musicians. Past events held by The End have included Foo Fighters, 311, Black Keys, Muse, Bad Religion, Presidents of the USA, and many more. So when they announced this year's Deck the Hall Ball, I knew I would be in for a treat. After multiple failed attempts at winning tickets, my dad and I had to settle for ... Read More

Beady Eye w/ Black Box Revelation 11/30/11 Showbox at the Market - Seattle, WA Words/Photos by JakobRoss424 The two musicians who have arguably made music headlines more than any other pair of musicians EVER are the brothers Gallagher: Liam and Noel. Oh and before you ask the obvious, no they are not related to the watermelon-smashing comedian. In 2009, Oasis—one of the biggest and best bands of the 90s—split... kind of. Song writer/guitarist Noel Gallagher left the band after a backstage fight with Liam. Liam and ... Read More

Neil Diamond Announces 2012 North American Tour Dates All we have to say is this: Neil FUCKING Diamond 2012 North American Tour Dates. That’s right, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (and not to mention living legend) is hitting the road next year for an arena tour that will hit markets including Hawaii, Las Vegas and Uncasville. Now before you doubt our love of the Diamond, check out our review of his 2008 appearance at the Hollywood Bowl. Neil Diamond 2012 Tour Dates: 02/16/12 – ... Read More

Pepper w/ The Expendables and Ballyhoo! 10/06/11 Showbox SoD0 - Seattle, WA Words/Photos by Jakobross424 After an extremely hectic concert week filled with late nights and let downs, I was proud to say that this is one reggae concert I would NOT be getting kicked out of. As Flavor Flav once famously said: "[All ages show] boooyyyy!" Well, kind of. Anyway, Hawaiian reggae power trio Pepper was going on tour for no reason except to have fun. After a short stint at this year's underwhelming Warped Tour, ... Read More

Nevermind Tribute Concert 09/20/11 Experience Music Project - Seattle, WA Words/Photos by Jakobross424   20 years ago, one of the most iconic, influential, and groundbreaking album of all time was released: Nevermind. Some people know it as the album with the naked baby on the cover. Some know it as the album with that one song from Guitar Hero on it. But if you are like me, you know it for what it is -  one of the greatest albums of all time. In order to ... Read More

Echo Movement Announce Fall Tour   Remember earlier this year when we shared with you all the dirt on Echo Movement's Seattle show? Wish you could've been there? Don't worry! The Jersey-reggae band are going back on tour this October to support their brand new album Music Played On. Here are the dates: 9/23/11: Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's 9/28/11: St. Louis, MO - The Firebird (All Ages) 9/29/11: Denver, CO - Cervantes Other Side (All Ages) 10/1/11: Boise, ID - The Reef (TBA) 10/2/11: Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge ... Read More

Bush w/ Dead Sara 09/15/11 Neptune Theater - Seattle, WA Words/Photos by Jakobross424 2011 seems to be the year for 90’s reunions and nostalgia. 20th anniversaries all around, whether it is Nirvana’s Nevermind, Lollapalooza, or Reel Big Fish. Great bands have made great comebacks: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink-182, Soundgarden, and British post-grunge superstars Bush. Bush broke up in 2002 due to declining record sales and lack of support from their label, but they reformed last year and returned this year with their ballad heavy ... Read More

Bison b.c. Hit The Road In Support of Dark Ages Last fall we caught a band called Bison b.c. open for the mighty Helmet in Redondo Beach, CA. The boys from Bison b.c. plan to spend fall 2011 on the road in North America supporting their phenomenal 2010 release Dark Ages (one of Reverend Justito's Top 10 records of 2010). In addition to their current dates with Weedeater, Saviours and Fight Amp, the Vancouver natives plan a headline trek across their native land. ... Read More

Dinosaur Jr. Bring Bug To The West Coast Earlier this year, you may remember our man Jay Porks catching Dinosaur Jr. rocking their album Bug from front to back in New York City. You may also remember our man Jay Porks catching Henry Rollins having a heart to heart with Dinosaur Jr. before they rocked Bug from front to back. With a successful East Coast run in the rearview mirror, the team of Dinosaur Jr. and Henry Rollins plan to bring the show ... Read More

Mastodon Announce 2011 North American Tour Dates With their new album The Hunter due to hit shelves at the end of this month, Mastodon have announced dates for a North American Headline tour. In addition to an appearance at the Voodoo Music Experneice in New Orleans on Saturday October 29th the band will be performing in most major markets during the five week run. Coming along for the tour will be Red Fang and Dillinger Escape Plan. You can check out the first ... Read More

Bumbershoot Music Festival 09/04/11 Seattle, WA Words/Photos by Jakobross424 Bumbershoot, Seattle's family friendly labor day weekend festival that usually hosts big names, decided that this year they would give local bands a chance to shine. Last year's headliners were Weezer, Bob Dylan, and Mary J. Blige. This year's headliners are Ray LaMontagne, Wiz Khalifa, and Hall and Oates. Since there were very few bands on the lineup that I actually wanted to see, I decided not to go this year.  That all changed when I ... Read More

Wednesday the 13th started off like any normal day. Had breakfast, had guitar lessons, picked up my buddy Devin. You know, the usual. Around 4:30, me, my dad, and Devin left for the Echo Movement show at Studio Seven in Seattle. Echo Movement is an alternative reggae band who my dad and I first saw at Warped Tour 2010 and had come in contact with via Facebook. We were talking and got to know each other, and eventually my dad and I got put ... Read More

Sleeper Agent/Manchester Orchestra/cage The Elephant 06/09/11 Showbox - Seattle, WA Words by jakobross424/Photos via Concert Confessions vault Last night, I witnessed quite an amazing concert. I might as well just skip the drive to the show, so let's just say everything was happy and we got there with all of our limbs in the right places. Upon arriving at the Showbox, the doors had not opened yet. We waited in line for about 45 minutes and we were finally able to go in. Yay! I bought ... Read More

USELESS KEYS West Coast Tour Dates   Los Angeles locals USELESS KEYS are about to head out for a quick trip up the left coast. While the band is still working out details for a headline hometown show, here is where you can catch KROQ Locals Only regulars: June 24th Soda Bar - San Diego, CA June 25th Cellar Door - Visalia, CA June 26th Fulton 55 - Fresno, CA June 27th Kimo's - San Francisco, CA June 29th Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR June 30th Crocodile Café – ... Read More

System of a Down w/ Gogol Bordello 05/13/11 Key Arena - Seattle, WA Words by jakobross424 I woke up Friday, May 13 and thought: I am seeing System of a Down tonight. Alternative-metal band SOAD went on hiatus in 2006 and are back for their triumphant return. Although most of their tour was scheduled for Europe, they still had time for the west coast of Canada and the U.S. I arrived at the Key Arena, and I was directed and redirected to different lines that would eventually ... Read More

The 2011 Summer Slaughter Tour Dates Announced Dates for the fifth annual Summer Slaughter tour have been announced. The month long trek will kick off in West Hollywood, CA on July 22nd before wrapping on August 21st in Dallas, TX. Concert Confessions favorites The Black Dahlia Murder and Whitechapel are set to headline the package tour. Also included in the trek are Darkest Hour, Six Feet Under, Dying Fetus, As Blood Runs Black, Oceano, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Powerglove. Dates and venues are listed below. ... Read More

Meat Puppets To Hit The Road In Support Of Lollipop It was our very own Jay Porks who assisted in giving away a free Meat Puppets song a few weeks ago, but today it’s our turn to pay some much needed attention to the psychedelic cow-punkers from Phoenix. With their latest disc dropping today, the brothers Meat are about to hit the road for the first round of dates in support of their 13th studio effort – Lollipop. Dates for the trek are listed ... Read More

Rammstein To Tour North America in 2011 Our prayers have been answered. Various outlets are reporting that with the success of their Madison Square Garden appearance last fall, Rammstein will once again hit North America for a brief tour. The trek will kick off May 5th in beautiful New Jersey before wrapping up a few days before Memorial Day in Las Vegas, NV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kskvCigf4U Tickets for the Live Nation tour are scheduled to go on sale next week. The dates for the tour are listed ... Read More

Mike Gordon at the Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA 11-10-10 Review and photos by thenaturalstoner When I first planned my current week long vacation, I was excited by the thought of coming home and writing a great review about the Mike Gordon show at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle last night. Unfortunately things do not always go as planned, and I will have to shift my main focus towards the PACKED venue instead of the musical act in this write-up. I hope last night was an ... Read More

Ween Announce January 2011 West Coast Run Monday’s generally suck.  Monday’s at the dentist really suck.  Thankfully our very own thenaturalstoner hit me up with a text just before I hit the chair: Ween West Coast Dates Are Posted! That’s right folks; it’s going to be a brown January out west as Dean and Gene Ween are blessing the Pacific Time Zone with their unique blend of classic rock/alt rock/death metal/funk/jazz/punk/blues/country/polka/jam band/top 40 pop/reggae/dub-step/indie rock.  Tour dates are listed below, and you can bet your ass ... Read More

A Perfect Circle To Hit The Road This Fall       I tell you, rock bands need to stop announcing tours when I am stuck in traffic.  As our friends at Antiquiet, COS and countless others have all pointed out – A Perfect Circle are gearing up for a tour of the left coast.  The band (that features the bald dude from Tool and the Asian dude from The Smashing Pumpkins) will play intimate venues for multiple nights.  Each night the band will perform one of ... Read More