FYM LIVE: SEATTLE CENTER WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS- THE MURAL AMPHITHEATRE

Each weekend throughout the entire month of August Seattle Center has been hosting a series of free events at The Mural Amphitheatre featuring: quality local and regional music (co-sponsored by KEXP), and after sunset movie showings.

Last night FYM had the pleasure of seeing smooth to the groove Seattle soul rollers- Pickwick perform. Pretty tremendous stuff, it was a set filled with booming kinetic energy and boogie-down swagger.

Pickwick had it together live last night with a easy to appreciate sonic clamor- we will definitely put them on our must see list for Bumbershoot 2011 (playing Saturday September 3rd). For more tunes visit Pickwick's bandcamp page HERE.


It's unbelievable that a band with such an incredible sound has yet to be singed to a record label.. maybe they are holding out for the highest bidder... Regardless we can't wait to see them again!

Apparently hip-indie music does exist in Seattle. Up next- Ravenna Woods wowed us with their unique brand of upbeat roots-fused yearning.

Their foot stompin' vibe shimmers with dynamic duel percussive elements, passionate soaring vocals, and rabid guitar playing prowess.


Catch Ravenna Woods live at  The Rendez-vous this Monday at 8 PM. Click HERE for more information.

(Click on all wide format photos for greater detail) Our apologies for missing the first and final bands of last nights lineup, click each artists name to learn more about their music (Drew Grow & the Pastors’ Wives, Shane Tutmarc) Thanks again to Seattle Center and KEXP for bringing the Queen Anne community together outdoors -highlighting another round of formidable local music talents. Cheers, FYM.

BONUS PHOTOS: PICKWICK

BONUS PHOTOS: RAVENNA WOODS

FYM LIVE: BLACK MOUNTAIN LIVE AT THE MURAL AMPHITHEATRE- SEATTLE WASHINGTON, USA

Last Friday- FYM had the pleasure of watching Black Mountain perform a FREE show at The Mural Amphitheatre (thanks to KEXP and Seattle Center). Our apologies to have missed the two solid Seattle bands that opened the evening (WhaleBones and My Goodness) -click each artists name to learn more about their music.

What made the event even more special was- KEXP's audioasis Host, Hannah Levin (wearing a timely- Free the West Memphis Three t-shirt) introduced Black Mountain noting the band had specifically flown down just to play Seattle that evening.

Stephen McBean and Amber Webber (both pictured above) continue to impress us with their dueling vocal chemistry on stage.

Vancouver B.C. buds Black Mountain rolled through an hour long set (bouncing back and forth jamming their most recent catalog) until the sun went down. They performed tunes mainly from- 2010's Wilderness Heart and 2008's In The Future- but did close with an epic version of Don't Run Our Hearts Around from 2005's self-titled, Black Mountain.

It was a special experience to see/hear such tremendous psychedelic sonic thunder in an intimate outdoor live setting- with Seattle's most infamous landmark (the SPACE Needle) looming directly in the background.

Our highest point of the night was when Black Mountain let loose on one of our favorite jams- Let Spirits Ride. No worries if you missed the concert on Friday though, listen to the entire show below:



Every week in August KEXP and Seattle Center are coming together to showcase incredible bands live at The Mural Amphitheatre for FREE. The last date in this series before Bumbershoot happens is this Friday 08.26.11 with Shane Tutmarc, Ravenna Woods, Pickwick, and Drew Grow & the Pastors’ Wives- with music starting at 6 PM. Thanks again to KEXP, Seattle Center, and Black Mountain for kicking off our weekend on a great note!
Cheers, FYM.

FYM PREVIEW: BLACK MOUNTAIN- KEXP FREE SHOW IN SEATTLE, AUGUST 2011

Just over a month away (Friday August 19th, 2011) Vancouver B.C. buds- Black Mountain, perform live at the Mural Amphitheater at Seattle Center for FREE! The show is part of the KEXP Summer concert series. We know it's early to be talking about this, but it's not everyday forYoungModerns finds out one of our favorite bands is going to be kickin' it in our Seattle neighborhood (Queen Anne).



If you have yet to do so, check out their free-spirited, skater friendly, road rambling single, The Hair Song. FYM had the pleasure of witnessing Black Mountain and The Black Angels play together last fall at the Showbox. Stephen McBean and Amber Webber's formidable stage dynamic live is one best seen in person (pictured below).

And obviously KEXP's support of good Seattle music never fails, as they have put two impressive local bands in the line-up opening for Black Mountain on that evening (My Goodness and Whalebones). FYM hopes to catch both My Goodness and Stephen McBean's other music project Pink Mountaintops next weekend when they perform at The Capitol Hill Block Party (one of our favorite events we look forward to each year).

So mark you're calendars August 19th 2011, Black Mountain, My Goodness, and Whalebones live at Mural Ampitheatre (mural pictured above). You can count on the FYM posse being there- hanging in the grass, with our bare feet stomping on the ground. Cheers, FYM.

Words. Graphic. Photo of Black Mountain. J Thomas Codling.