Shannon Shaw, Prom Queen
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Sat May 11, 2019, 9 pm
Clock-Out Lounge
Beacon Hill (Seattle)
$15/$18 (sold out)
Brill Building/Wall of Sound R&B/teen rock and roll from the late-1950s/early-1960s became an unbreakable archetype and, when done well, remains as visceral as ever. Well, tonight we get TWO contemporary takes. Prom Queen, whose R&B-ish, forlorn ’60s-style pop vocal songs are righteously strict to the form and totally evoke the sound of a B&W era in full technicolor. Ms. Shannon Shaw (hold the Clams) possesses an archetypal yet remarkable teen R&B voice. For her solo LP, she’s brought it into contemporary context with her cross-genre take on late-1960s/early-1970s-style pop songs.
by Mike Nipper