Brandi Carlile plays the Moore Theatre tonight and tomorrow night (March 30–31). Alysse Gafkjenh
Ask the average music fan anywhere in the world to name the biggest and best musical artists coming out of Seattle in 2018, and the answer is still likely to be Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or some other boom-years band, active or not. This has now been true for more than 25 years, much to the frustration of many worthy Northwest artists.
People who pay slightly closer attention know that plenty of fine music has been made around here during the past quarter century, and, if pressed, would have no trouble remembering some of the more conspicuous national profiles of anyone from Modest Mouse to Macklemore, from the Presidents to the Postal Service.
