Seattle Weekly June 13, 2012 : Page 40

music » TheShortList gutters of the Sunset Strip in the mid-’80s to become the Hollywood glam-metal gods with the best hair, the best leather pants, and the best cowboy boots in town. Now they’re back—well, “they” meaning vocalist Phil Lewis, who appears to have successfully fought off Tracii Guns for the right to use the name, at least for now—and as dirty as ever. The band’s new album, Hollywood Forever , is just as sleazy and sexy as 1988’s self-titled debut and 1989’s Cocked & Loaded . Studio Seven surely will be filled with the big hair and short skirts you’d have found in ’89—but maybe also a few more muffin tops. With Liberty Lush, Palooka, Bloodshot Barrels. Studio Seven, 110 S. Horton St., 286-1312. 8 p.m. $15 adv./$17 DOS. LAURA SWARTZ Sol plays Showbox at the Market on Saturday night. Sol SATURDAY, JUNE 16 Secret Colors FRIDAY, JUNE 15 Vockah Redu FRIDAY, JUNE 15 Matt Lawson is the imposing 6-foot-7 guitarist/keyboardist of local swirl-rock out-fit Stephanie; off band duty, he moonlights as the ambient instrumental artist Secret Colors, composing expansive songs from synthesiz-Seattle weekly • JUNe 13–19, 2012 That Vockah Redu hasn’t produced a single noteworthy song—quick, name one!— is pretty much irrelevant to his appeal: not only because his brand of New Orleans sissy bounce music is meant for immedi-ate and ephemeral physical enjoyment—dancing, booty-clapping, and so forth—but because he and his Cru’s live show is about more than translating recorded music to the stage. His live shows are elaborately costumed (and then stripped-down) dance contests, and on previ-ous rolls through Seattle he’s paired them with daytime bouncercise dance work-shops. It’s an impressive package, and if it doesn’t leave you with anything in the way of home listening, it’ll at least give your ass a workout. With Witch Disco, Hoot N Howl. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8000. 9 p.m. $8. ERIC GRANDY ISABEL THERIOT it can’t work for Ol’ Fogie? Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville, 425-415-3300. 7 p.m. $45–$69.50. MIKE SEELY L.A. Guns SATURDAY, JUNE 16 With a knack for writing easily relatable, vaguely empowering songs and an unfail-ing ear for crowd-pleasing pop production, Seattle MC Sol has been able to cultivate a sizable following on the local college scene and beyond. He’s an artist with many of the right tools, and what shortcomings he has might very well be worked out with time and life experience. As a result of his exemplary academic performance at the UW, the young lyricist has accepted the Bonderman Travel Fellowship, which will send him around the world for the nine months following this show—an opportu-nity that could very well mark the transfor-mation of an artist. With XV, the Physics. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. $15 adv./$18 DOS. All ages. TODD HAMM RENEE MCMAHON L.A. Guns came crawling up from the * EDITOR’S PICK TOMTEN THURSDAY, JUNE 14 Over a year after becoming the dark-horse, wild-card winner of 2011’s Sound Off! competition, Tomten is releasing its first full-length album, Wednesday’s Children: 12 breezy pop-rock tunes recorded in analog in just five days. Tomten’s music combines a vintage sound and sophistication with an underlying sense of youth and playfulness; one song, “Ta Ta Dana,” is named after frontman Brian Noyeswatkins’ crush on The X-Files ’ Dana Scully. “I think it’s rare that people listen to records start-to-finish nowadays,” Noyeswatkins told me in a recent e-mail. “So if this record incites one to sit down with a glass of Laphroaig and dream their life away, I’ll be quite tickled.” After tonight’s show, Noyeswatkins says, the band will be taking a break to “toy around with our sound and work on new material for the next record,” so catch their current incarnation while you still can. With The Curious Mystery, Posse. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave. S., 722-3009. 8 p.m. $8. ERIN K. THOMPSON New Orleans booty-shaker Vockah Redu. 40 Legato Bebop, Uda Ox. Cairo, 507 E. Mercer St. 8 p.m. $5. All ages. ERIN K. THOMPSON JACOB ROSEN ers, electric guitar, and found sound samples. Lawson’s released a scad of recordings as Secret Colors, most notably last year’s seren-dipitous Water Mirror LP; tonight will serve as the release show for his newest effort, Higher Views , a cassette tape out on Califor-nia indie label Bridgetown Records featuring five looping, free-form sound pastiches (the stately title track is a standout). With Zephyrs, John Fogerty SATURDAY, JUNE 16 In a week fraught with tribute acts, none is more authentic than John Fogerty pay-ing tribute to himself. Fogerty’s upcoming album, Wrote a Song for Everyone, features the likes of Foo Fighters, Bob Seger (fuck yeah!), Brad Paisley, and Miranda Lambert collaborating with him on versions of CCR songs as well as a handful of his solo “hits.” If it worked for Lionel Richie, who’s to say

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Secret Colors FRIDAY, JUNE 15 Matt Lawson is the imposing 6-foot-7 guitarist/keyboardist of local swirl-rock outfit Stephanie; off band duty, he moonlights as the ambient instrumental artist Secret Colors, composing expansive songs from synthesizers, electric guitar, and found sound samples. Lawson’s released a scad of recordings as Secret Colors, most notably last year’s serendipitous Water Mirror LP; tonight will serve as the release show for his newest effort, Higher Views, a cassette tape out on California indie label Bridgetown Records featuring five looping, free-form sound pastiches (the stately title track is a standout). With Zephyrs, Legato Bebop, Uda Ox. Cairo, 507 E. Mercer St. 8 p.m. $5. All ages. ERIN K. THOMPSON Vockah Redu FRIDAY, JUNE 15 That Vockah Redu hasn’t produced a single noteworthy song—quick, name one!— is pretty much irrelevant to his appeal: not only because his brand of New Orleans sissy bounce music is meant for immediate and ephemeral physical enjoyment—dancing, bootyclapping, and so forth—but because he and his Cru’s live show is about more than translating recorded music to the stage. His live shows are elaborately costumed (and then stripped-down) dance contests, and on previous rolls through Seattle he’s paired them with daytime bouncercise dance workshops. It’s an impressive package, and if it doesn’t leave you with anything in the way of home listening, it’ll at least give your ass a workout. With Witch Disco, Hoot N Howl. Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., 324-8000. 9 p.m. $8. ERIC GRANDY John Fogerty SATURDAY, JUNE 16 In a week fraught with tribute acts, none is more authentic than John Fogerty paying tribute to himself. Fogerty’s upcoming album, Wrote a Song for Everyone, features the likes of Foo Fighters, Bob Seger (fuck yeah!), Brad Paisley, and Miranda Lambert collaborating with him on versions of CCR songs as well as a handful of his solo “hits.” If it worked for Lionel Richie, who’s to say it can’t work for Ol’ Fogie? Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville, 425-415-3300. 7 p.m. $45–$69.50. MIKE SEELY L. A. Guns SATURDAY, JUNE 16 L. A. Guns came crawling up from the gutters of the Sunset Strip in the mid-’80s to become the Hollywood glam-metal gods with the best hair, the best leather pants, and the best cowboy boots in town. Now they’re back—well, “they” meaning vocalist Phil Lewis, who appears to have successfully fought off Tracii Guns for the right to use the name, at least for now—and as dirty as ever. The band’s new album, Hollywood Forever, is just as sleazy and sexy as 1988’s self-titled debut and 1989’s Cocked & Loaded. Studio Seven surely will be filled with the big hair and short skirts you’d have found in ’89—but maybe also a few more muffin tops. With Liberty Lush, Palooka, Bloodshot Barrels. Studio Seven, 110 S. Horton St., 286-1312. 8 p.m. $15 adv./$17 DOS. LAURA SWARTZ Sol SATURDAY, JUNE 16 With a knack for writing easily relatable, vaguely empowering songs and an unfailing ear for crowd-pleasing pop production, Seattle MC Sol has been able to cultivate a sizable following on the local college scene and beyond. He’s an artist with many of the right tools, and what shortcomings he has might very well be worked out with time and life experience. As a result of his exemplary academic performance at the UW, the young lyricist has accepted the Bonderman Travel Fellowship, which will send him around the world for the nine months following this show—an opportunity that could very well mark the transformation of an artist. With XV, the Physics. Showbox at the Market, 1426 First Ave., 628-3151. 8 p.m. $15 adv./$18 DOS. All ages. TODD HAMM TOMTEN THURSDAY, JUNE 14 Over a year after becoming the dark-horse, wild-card winner of 2011’s Sound Off! Competition, Tomten is releasing its first full-length album, Wednesday’s Children: 12 breezy pop-rock tunes recorded in analog in just five days. Tomten’s music combines a vintage sound and sophistication with an underlying sense of youth and playfulness; one song, “Ta Ta Dana,” is named after frontman Brian Noyeswatkins’ crush on The X-Files’ Dana Scully. “I think it’s rare that people listen to records start-to-finish nowadays,” Noyeswatkins told me in a recent e-mail. “So if this record incites one to sit down with a glass of Laphroaig and dream their life away, I’ll be quite tickled.” After tonight’s show, Noyeswatkins says, the band will be taking a break to “toy around with our sound and work on new material for the next record,” so catch their current incarnation while you still can. With The Curious Mystery, Posse. Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Ave. S., 722-3009. 8 p.m. $8. ERIN K. THOMPSON

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