Staff Picks
From international stars to estimable Seattle favorites, here are six highlights from the upcoming concert calendar.
Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter
Late last year, this Seattle-formed duo of singer-songwriter Jesse Sykes and guitarist Phil Wandscher reemerged with their first new album in 14 years, released through Southern Lord Records. “Forever, I’ve Been Being Born” is a contemplative set of cosmic folk rock suited for serenading western vistas and mountain sunsets. Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter toast the release with a sold-out two-nighter at The Rabbit Box.
8 p.m. Feb. 20-21; The Rabbit Box, 94 Pike Place, Unit 11, Seattle; sold out
säje
Fresh off winning their third Grammy in as many years, Seattle-linked vocal group säje celebrates with a one-off six-show run at Jazz Alley. Earlier this month, the quartet, comprising singers/arrangers Sara Gazarek, Amanda Taylor, Johnaye Kendrick and Erin Bentlage, won an arrangement Grammy for their work on jazz drummer Nate Smith’s song “Big Fish.”
Times vary, Feb. 26-March 1; Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $42.50; jazzalley.com
Cardi B
For seven long years, fans had been tapping their watches waiting for a follow-up to Cardi B’s critics-silencing debut album, “Invasion of Privacy” — one of the 2010s’ defining hip-hop records. Not that the former reality TV star-turned-leading figure in a renaissance of women in rap was completely MIA during that time, delivering a mixed bag of singles, features, film cameos and celebrity-maintaining tabloid fodder. But 2025 brought the overdue release of Cardi B’s sophomore album, “Am I the Drama?” — a defiant (if a little bloated) comeback shot at detractors from an artist whose rise bucked conventions. In 2026, Cardi B commences her first arena-headlining trek with the “Little Miss Drama Tour,” which hits Seattle seven dates in.
7:30 p.m. Feb. 22; Climate Pledge Arena, 334 First Ave. N., Seattle; tickets start at $99; climatepledgearena.com
Peso Pluma
Música Mexicana has exploded over the past decade, and Peso Pluma has done his share of the heavy lifting. The corridos tumbados singer/rapper has emerged as one of the new generation’s leaders, from both sides of the border, blending traditional corridos with American rap influences. On Christmas Day, Pluma delivered “Dinastía,” a joint album with his cousin and frequent collaborator Tito Double P, who accompanies Pluma as he kicks off his latest tour with this nearly sold-out Seattle date.
8 p.m. March 1; Climate Pledge Arena, 334 First Ave. N., Seattle; limited remaining tickets start at $99; climatepledgearena.com
St. Vincent
After delivering the most electrifying performance in the history of the now-defunct THING festival, St. Vincent’s Seattle return will be a much more intimate affair. As a sidecar gig to her slot during the Biamp Portland Jazz Festival, the art-rock auteur hits Seattle’s Town Hall for a performance likely more in line with her recent residency at New York’s Cafe Carlyle, which she described to Willamette Week as her “jazz club cabaret fever dream.” To top it off, her jazz duo uncle and aunt Tuck & Patti open, making it a true family affair.
8 p.m. March 5; Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle; sold out
Miguel
Last fall, Miguel returned from an eight-year album drought with the appropriately titled “Caos.” Hatched after a period of self-discovery and personal tumult, the R&B star’s soul-searching comeback album plays like a broken mirror that’s been glued back together — the image reflected isn’t always the clearest, but real life rarely is.
8:30 p.m. March 9; WAMU Theater, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $55; lumenfield.com
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