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Photo story: The Black Tones, Black Ends, Payge Turner

April 11th, 2019: Chop Suey

Photo story: The Black Tones, Black Ends, Payge Turner April 13, 20191 Comment
Eva Walker strikes a pose during “Welcome Mr. Pink.” // Photo by Danny Ngan

The Black Tones, a punk rock duo made up of twin siblings Eva and Cedric Walker, threw down at their release party for their debut album, Cobain & Cornbread. Also on the bill was local rock group Black Ends and singer/songwriter Payge Turner. The night not only celebrated The Black Tones’s new release, but also powerful black women fronting musical groups. Click through our photo story to see all the action.

Singer/songwriter Payge Turner opens the night at Chop Suey with a soulful acoustic set.
Turner cites Beyoncé as her vocal influence and performs primarily Christian-based songs and covers.
Turner closes out her set with a high-energy r&b cover and celebrates a night featuring powerful, black, female leads.
Nicolle Swims brings a fresh and raw sound to Seattle grunge as the front person of Black Ends.
Bassist Ben Swanson provides a steady groove for Black Ends’s grungy, experimental sound.
Drummer Jonny Modes maintains a calm demeanor to contrast Black Ends’s often loud and frenetic jams.
Swims loses herself in a long, prog-rock inspired jam at the end of Black Ends’s set.
The Black Tones kick off their headlining set with "Ghetto Spaceship," the opening track off their debut album, Cobain & Cornbread.
Eva Walker commands the audience’s attention with her powerful vocals and intense guitar riffs.
The Walker's mother joins Eva for an r&b cover that is not featured on their new album, much to the audience’s disappointment.
The Black Tones invite several family members on stage for an adrenaline-fueled, punk-rock thrash fest.
Eva credits her twin brother and drummer Cedric Walker with being the reason for The Black Tones’s current success.
The Black Tones often have guest artists perform with them and invited Alaia D’Alessandro of Tres Leches (right) to the stage as a guitarist and singer for “Welcome Mr. Pink.”
Eva strikes a silly pose for dramatic effect during the start-and-stop song “Welcome Mr. Pink.”
Bassist Ezekiel Lords and Eva thrash during a frenetic instrumental segment.
Eva and Cedric have an intense staredown as they prepare to wrap up the final song.
The Black Tones close out the night with an encore performance of the fan favorite and aggressively punk “Woman in Black."
By Danny Ngan

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