Staff Picks<\/h2>\n
From international stars to estimable Seattle favorites, here are six highlights from the upcoming concert calendar.<\/p>\n
Jesse Sykes and The Sweet Hereafter<\/h2>\n
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. \u201cForever, I\u2019ve Been Being Born\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
8 p.m. Feb. 20-21; The Rabbit Box, 94 Pike Place, Unit 11, Seattle; sold out<\/em><\/p>\n Fresh off winning their third Grammy in as many years, Seattle-linked vocal group s\u00e4je 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\u2019s song \u201cBig Fish.\u201d<\/p>\n Times vary, Feb. 26-March 1; Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., Seattle; $42.50; jazzalley.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n For seven long years, fans had been tapping their watches waiting for a follow-up to Cardi B\u2019s critics-silencing debut album, \u201cInvasion of Privacy\u201d \u2014 one of the 2010s\u2019 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\u2019s sophomore album, \u201cAm I the Drama?\u201d \u2014 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.<\/p>\n 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22; Climate Pledge Arena, 334 First Ave. N., Seattle; tickets start at $99;\u00a0climatepledgearena.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n M\u00fasica 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\u2019s leaders, from both sides of the border, blending traditional corridos with American rap influences. On Christmas Day, Pluma delivered \u201cDinast\u00eda,\u201d 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n 8 p.m. March 1; Climate Pledge Arena, 334 First Ave. N., Seattle; limited remaining tickets start at $99; climatepledgearena.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n After delivering the most electrifying performance in the history of the now-defunct THING festival, St. Vincent\u2019s 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\u2019s Town Hall for a performance likely more in line with her recent residency at New York\u2019s Cafe Carlyle, which she described to Willamette Week<\/a> as her \u201cjazz club cabaret fever dream.\u201d To top it off, her jazz duo uncle and aunt Tuck & Patti open, making it a true family affair.<\/p>\n 8 p.m. March 5; Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., Seattle; sold out<\/em><\/p>\n Last fall, Miguel returned from an eight-year album drought with the appropriately titled \u201cCaos.\u201d Hatched after a period of self-discovery and personal tumult, the R&B star\u2019s soul-searching comeback album plays like a broken mirror that\u2019s been glued back together \u2014 the image reflected isn\u2019t always the clearest, but real life rarely is.<\/p>\ns\u00e4je<\/h2>\n
Cardi B<\/h2>\n
Peso Pluma<\/h2>\n
St. Vincent<\/h2>\n
Miguel<\/h2>\n