Ann Wilson of Heart to play her hometown of Seattle
Published 1:30 am Friday, March 3, 2017
One of Seattle’s best clubs has re-opened its doors after a two-month-long renovation, and now it will be welcoming some buzzed-about acts.
Neumos, a 12-year-old Capitol Hill club, underwent a facelift, with much of the venue’s systems — lights, sound, bathrooms, air conditioning and more — getting a tune-up during the winter doldrums.
Now reopened, the venue will welcome Ty Segall at 8 tonight, March 3. The prolific indie star cranks out his lo-fi rockers at a hectic rate — his debut came out in 2008, and he released his ninth solo album this January.
That new album, the second self-titled disc he’s released in the past decade, was recorded with a live band, and served as another strong addition to his ever-expanding catalogue.
Tickets are $25 at neumos.com.
Then Swedish indie pop singer Jens Lekman will hit Neumos for a show at 8 p.m. March 5.
The singer’s breakthrough album, “Night Falls Over Kortedala,” saw release in 2007, demonstrating Lekman’s ability to write memorable, lush pop tunes, like the hit “Your Arms Around Me.”
Working at a more considerate pace than Segall, Lekman’s since released a proper album about every five years. His latest disc, “Life Will See You Now,” hit stores in February to rave reviews. It was preceded by a typically ornate pop single, “What’s That Perfume That You Wear?”
Tickets are $25 at neumos.com.
Local favorite Ann Wilson of Heart will play her hometown of Seattle at 8 p.m. March 8, with a headlining set at the Moore Theatre.
Wilson became a star alongside her sister, Nancy Wilson, in the 1970s rock band Heart. The group’s string of memorable hits included “Magic Man,” “Crazy on You” and “Barracuda.”
That group remains active today — its last album, “Beautiful Broken,” saw release in 2016 — but this show will focus on Ann Wilson’s own work. The singer released an EP in 2016 as part of her solo band, the Ann Wilson Thing, called “Focus.”
Tickets are $47 to $67 at stgpresents.org or 877-784-4849.
Hard rock act Skillet will play a small club date at the Showbox at 7:30 p.m. March 4.
The multiplatinum act out of Memphis has a brash sound that seems ready to rattle nerves, but the band’s own roots lie in Christianity. As a result, the act has become one of the unlikely acts to routinely top the Christian albums chart while nearing the top of the Billboard 200.
The band’s latest, “Unleashed,” was another bristly disc of guitar rock that hit No. 1 on the Christian charts while reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
Tickets are $35 at axs.com.
Hippie Sabotage, meanwhile, will headline the Showbox SoDo at 9 p.m. March 4.
The group, formed by Sacramento-based brothers Kevin and Jeff Saurer, has straddled the lines between hip-hop and EDM, crafting bass-friendly songs in step with the popular sounds of electronica.
The act has quickly won greater prominence thanks to teaming up with synth-pop star Tove Lo and earning some compliments from stadium headliner Ellie Goulding.
The group is on the road now after the 2016 release of a new album, “Providence,” and an EP, “Options.”
Tickets are $20 at axs.com.
