Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery has announced its 2010 concert series, which is packed with familiar names as well as a few surprises. Among the surprises:…
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By MIKEL TOOMBS Seattle’s Town Hall prides itself on being a forum for controversial subjects. And the venue may have been prescient when it booked…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Soundgarden reunion a warmup for Lollapalooza
It was the hottest ticket in town Friday: a concert by a group calling itself “Nudedragons.” Nudedragons? It was actually a reunited Soundgarden with a…
Read Full ArticleUPDATE: Soundgarden’s “secret” show at Showbox at the Market is sold out
The rumored performance by Soundgarden, aka Nudedragons, is sold out. In fact, it went “clean” in about 15 minutes after going on sale this morning.…
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A reunited Soundgarden is expected — or rumored — to play tonight (April 16) at Showbox at the Market Whether it’s a private or public…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Shawn Smith is MVP for Brad marathon at Showbox
Seattle singer and musician Shawn Smith was honorary “Stardog Champion” during a garage-rock marathon Wednesday night at Showbox at the Market. Taking the helm of…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Charlotte Gainsbourg opens first tour in Seattle
By MIKEL TOOMBS Last night the Crocodile Café turned into Seattle’s French Quarter, with plenty of conversations en français and a soupçon of striped shirts…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Corinne Bailey Rae turns heartache into triumph
With a delicate balance of hope, heartche and humor, British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey soared through a soulful performance Monday night (April 12) at the Moore…
Read Full ArticleDon’t be a loser; apply for Sub Pop Records college scholarship money
Seattle’s Sub Pop Records — whose stable of artists includes Nirvana, Mudhoney, Fleet Foxes, Blitzen Trapper, Sera Cahoone and many others — is offering three…
Read Full ArticleDVD REVIEW: ‘British Invasion’ revisits music stars of the 1960s
With the Beatles at the helm, the so-called British Invasion of the early ’60s rocked American music, changing styles, sensabilities and tastes in the gloomy…
Read Full ArticleWoodland Park Zoo visitors will soon make a hassle-free grand entrance
Woodland Park Zoo visitors, as well as those attending concerts on the north meadow this summer, will pass through the new West Entrance opening May…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Michael Buble makes ’em swoon at KeyArena
Singer Michael Buble is playing arenas instead of theaters on his current “Crazy Love” tour, but the Canadian crooner hasn’t sacrificed the good-natured intimacy that…
Read Full ArticleGreen Day’s “American Idiot” finds its way to Broadway
Director Michael Mayer has created a rock opera based on Green Day’s “American Idiot” album. According to the New York Times, the rock opera “has…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Rock fans find their Muse at KeyArena
One of the most-anticipated rock shows of the spring — the double bill of Muse and Silversun Pickups — rolls into KeyArena at 7 tonight…
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