City Spotlight ::: Super Bowl Music Matchup ::: Seattle

There's no denying that the NFC representative, the Seattle Seahawks, come from a city rooted deeper into music than coffee beans. Not to mention possibly the best musician of all time, Jimi Hendrix was Seattle born and raised. In the 90's Seattle was a hotbed for musical acts, almost single-handedly starting the grunge movement birthing bands such as; Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, and Alice in Chains. As great as that decade was for the Emerald City the past 10 years has been flooding out. Not to be done by Red Rocks a short drive from Seattle is another picturesque venue, The Gorge, home of the festival Sasquatch.

Below is a snapshot of some of my Seattle favorites.

The Head and the Heart
I feel pretty confident in saying this six-piece indie-folk band is currently my favorite band. They're amazing live and their self titled album is perfect for any mood. In late 2013 the group released their second album, Let's Be Still, an amazing followup.

The Head and the Heart ::: Rivers and Road

(Live at Lollapalooza)

The Head and the Heart ::: Homecoming Heroes

   

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
I've been lucky enough to have know about and been listening to Macklemore for some time and now and his latest album with producer Ryan Lewis, The Heist,  did not disappoint.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ::: Same Love

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ::: And We Danced

   

Fleet Foxes and Father John Misty
Both acts are from Seattle and share Joshua Tillman, an American folk singer, guitarist, drummer, and songwriter, currently performing under the moniker Father John Misty.

Fleet Foxes ::: Mykonos

   

Father John Misty ::: Full Performance from the KEXP (Seattle) studios

   

Other notable Rain City acts: Minus the Bear, Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, The Lonely Forest, Modest Mouse, Telekinesis, Grieves, the Hoot Hoots, Allen Stone, Bing Crosby