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…
Read Full ArticleThe 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…
Read Full ArticleSeattle 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…
Read Full Article‘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…
Read Full ArticleA 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…
Read Full ArticleLocal 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…
Read Full ArticleRachel 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…
Read Full ArticlePearl 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…
Read Full ArticleCoachella 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…
Read Full ArticleU2 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…
Read Full ArticleWinter 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…
Read Full ArticleNew 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…
Read Full ArticleGuy 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…
Read Full ArticleQueensryche, 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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