How cool is this? The Marty Riemer Show returns at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow (April 1) with a new daily podcast and webcast. Get all the…
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Never known for flamboyance, country star George Strait performs with a steady hand and soft-spoken style. Well, maybe not entirely soft-spoken. He can belt out…
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As if he didn’t already have it in spades, country star George Strait has added a little “Twang” to his musical catalogue. The country star’s…
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With more than 2,000 musical acts from across the country and around the world performing on more than 80 stages in downtown Austin, Texas, the…
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Wanna get up-close-and-personal with Rosanne Cash? National Public Radio will bring the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and keeper of the Cash family legacy to Seattle for “NPR…
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The 2010 Pop Conference, a gathering of music fans, critics, performers and academics, is April 15-18 at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum…
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Maybe the Seattle music scene’s huge talent pool could yield a new bassist or keyboardist for Smashing Pumpkins. Is somebody up for this? The group…
Read Full ArticleSammamish band wins 2010 Sound Off! finals at EMP/SFM
A Sammamish band made some waves at the Sound Off! finals Saturday (March 6) at the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum. The annual…
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