Shannon and the Clams

I had a blast seeing Shannon and the Clams for the second time in the last seven months! I had previously seen them play at Sound on Sound Fest in Paige, Texas, 34 miles outside of Austin. The show was obviously very different as this one was at Chop Suey, a little club on Capitol Hil in Seattle. I like Chop Suey because it's easy to get to the front if you want to get a closer view of the band. I happened to catch Shannon as she was meeting a friend at the ticket booth and although I felt bad for interrupting, she was gracious and allowed me to take a picture with her. Their set was fantastic and featured all of the songs I expected to hear from their most recent album as well as a few throwbacks from other albums that I love. They also played a couple new tracks from their forth-coming album which were a real treat, soft and soulful and different from their past cuts. As always, their set was tight and sounded fantastic, despite several complaints from Shannon and the band to the audio booth about vocals being too quiet for her to adequately hear herself. They still had that gritty garage rock feeling and doo-wop sensibility that we love them for. One bummer was the merch selection, and instead of a small I went home with a 2X tee. I guess that shows you how much I love this band! In the future it would be great if they had more sizes available. Thanks for a great show!

By far my favorite Shannon and the clams performance! They never disappoint their fans. The raw intensity of their music leaves bruises to the soul and the heart. I would love to see them again,whenever they are in town. You can feel the crowds energy and you can hear it in their voices when the sing along to their favorite tune. Shannon and Cody have a hermonic sound that make your ears melt off. Really glad that I was able to enjoy this experience with friends who are fans. Dancing would be an under statement for this kind of music; your body is inclined to shake and groove to each sound. Their set last night at the El Rey theater, los Angeles was amazing. They played a handful of their new songs from their album Gone by the Dawn Each song transitioning to the next was flawlessly on key. There is not doubt that whoever gets the chance to hear or let alone see this band live will be In for a treat like no other. I love you Shannon and the Clams, your music has definetly impacted me in so many ways, thank you. I highly anticipate your next album.

Absolutely amazing show. Hope Shannon had a nice birthday with all of us. And a happy 10th anniversary to Hardly Art as well.:)

I'm sure that the parts of the cake that didn't get launched into the air were quite good. I will never know.