Joe Satriani is one of the most prolific rock guitarists of our time. In honor of releasing is fifteenth studio album Shockwave Supernova, Satriani embarked on a 45-date world tour dubbed "30 Years of Mind-Bending Guitar Daredevilry, " which begun on February 25th at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. Indeed, Satriani's very first album Not of This Earth debuted in 1986. Since then, Satriani has collaborated with
Josh Henderson's Skillet has come a long way. Beginning as one of Seattle's first major food trucks in 2007, Skillet has since opened two physical outposts in Capitol Hill and Ballard. The brick and mortar diners have become bustling spots for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with Skillet's signature bacon jam an ever popular favorite. In February 2016, a new branch of Skillet opened, dubbed Skillet Regrade. As
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll were certainly the themes of the 1970's and the main focus of HBO's newest music industry drama, Vinyl. Set to debut publicly on February 14th, Seattleites were treated to a sneak peek of the pilot episode hosted by HBO last night at the Cinerama theater, where they also premiered an episode of Game of Thrones a few years ago. The swanky
Cat cafes have been all the rage in Japan, so it only makes sense that one of the newest coffee shops in Seattle would also be a cat cafe. Indeed, December 2015 saw the much anticipated opening of Seattle Meowtropolitan, the very first cafe where customers can enjoy a beverage while in the company of cute felines. Located just north of downtown Seattle in the
Attention home brew aficionados! Your new watering hole has opened in Capitol Hill and its name is Optimism Brewing Co. Located at the corner of Broadway and Union in what use to be an auto-row era building, this impressive 16,00 square-foot brewery is the brainchild of husband and wife team Troy Halaka and Gay Gilmore. After spending years working at Microsoft and in the technology startup
In early November, Wildwood Spirits Co opened its doors as Western Washington's newest distillery. Located just below Howie's Beardslee Public House, the Wildwood is the first craft distillery to open in Bothell. The sparkling new facility is modest yet stylish, consisting of a distillery and tasting room. Designed to take on the look of a vintage English apothecary, the tasting room has a modern aesthetic . Adjacent to the
This month, the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle debuted their Star Wars Gingerbread Village as part of their 23rd anniversary. Each year, the Sheraton picks a new theme for their gingerbread village, and it seemed all too appropriate that this year's inspiration was Star Wars. The artistic displays were excellent artistic examples that made for unique Seattle food photography images. All displays were carefully put together by the Sheraton Hotel's
In early December, Seattle's alternative radio station 107.7 The End held their annual Deck the Hall Ball holiday concert series. This year, I had the pleasure of photographing the event for the fifth year. Held at KeyArena, this year's sold out Seattle event had a stellar lineup and amazing hosts, most of whom were station DJs. Among the most riveting performances of the night included Alabama Shakes led by
Local Seattle band Odesza performed at the Paramount Theater in Seattle on the evening of Saturday, December 5, 2015 to a sold out crowd. The electronic music duo of Harrison Mills (Catacomb Kid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches) returned home for 3 back-to-back sold out hometown shows on the tail end of their world tour. In other breaking news, it was just announced that Odesza is
Photos from the interiors of the gorgeous Bar Melusine and Bateau, two new culinary destinations crafted by Seattle chef Renee Erickson. Both are located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle.
