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Posted on December 29, 2009 By: genestout

Latest ZZ Top hot rod makes its debut at Japanese car show

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons recently displayed his latest hot rod at the 18th annual Mooneyes Hot Rod and Custom Show in Yokohama, Japan, the biggest…

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Posted on December 26, 2009December 26, 2009 By: genestout

The Dusty 45s won’t drop the ball on Seattle’s New Year’s Eve revelers

Seattle Americana and roots-music band The Dusty 45s celebrate New Year’s Eve in two times zones. Performing Dec. 31 at the Tractor Tavern, the first…

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Posted on December 21, 2009 By: genestout

Seattle rock luminaries help raise $70K in salute to Lakewood police officers

Seattle rock band Queensryche, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and Duff McKagan’s Loaded were the musical guests for “KISW Salutes the Shield,” a benefit for…

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Posted on December 21, 2009 By: genestout

‘Land of the Sweets’ kicks up its heels with ’30s-style burlesque

If a traditional production of “Nutcracker” is too straight-laced for you, consider “Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker,” a spectacle that offers “a perfect…

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Posted on December 17, 2009 By: genestout

A holiday music feast with Magical Strings

Singing, dancing, caroling, juggling, storytelling and then some. That’s what you get at a typical Magical Strings Celtic yuletide concert. Now celebrating its 31st year…

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Posted on December 17, 2009 By: genestout

Local bands can Sound Off! this winter at EMP/SFM

Sound Off! 2010, the Northwest’s biggest underage battle of the bands, begins Feb. 13 at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum. The Sound…

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Posted on December 17, 2009December 17, 2009 By: genestout

Rachel Flotard will soon be “foot Laos” in Southeast Asia.

Seattle singer-guitarist Rachel Flotard is en route to Laos to deliver aid to local school children in need of a paved floor in their muddy…

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Posted on December 15, 2009 By: genestout

Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Neville Brothers headline New Orleans fest

Pearl Jam will make its first appearance at the Jazz & Heritage Festival April 23-25 and April 29-May 2 — along with Aretha Franklin, Van…

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Posted on December 14, 2009 By: genestout

Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival sets its dates with the desert

Dates for the 2010 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival have been confirmed for April 16-18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. In…

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Posted on December 11, 2009 By: genestout

U2 tops Billboard’s list of the highest-grossing tours of 2009

Billboard magazine has released its list of the top 25 concert tours of 2009, and U2 is at No. 1 with more a total gross…

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Posted on December 11, 2009 By: genestout

Winter Wonder Slam tour slides into Kent’s ShoWare Center

The Winter Wonder Slam tour featuring Toby Mac, Relient K, Kutless (continuing with the car themes), Stephanie Smith and B. Reith rolls into the Seattle…

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Posted on December 11, 2009December 11, 2009 By: genestout

New seven-inch from Northwest songwriter J. Tillman

Singer-songwriter J. (Josh) Tillman, a member of Fleet Foxes, is releasing limited-edition, seven-inch vinyl record featuring Bill Patton on Western Vinyl Records. The recording features…

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Posted on December 10, 2009 By: genestout

Guy Fieri: a rock star who doesn’t sing or play music

If you’ve watched the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” you know that host Guy Fieri really rocks in the kitchen. When he’s interviewing one…

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Posted on December 8, 2009 By: genestout

Queensryche, Duff McKagan join KISW’s Lakewood police benefit

Members of Queensryche, as well as Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses and Loaded, are offering their support to the “KISW Salutes the Shield” benefit…

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