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…
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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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Michael Buble brings ‘Crazy Love’ to KeyArena
With a pocket full of big songs from his current album, “Crazy Love,” British Columbia crooner plays his biggest Seattle concert to date Saturday (April…
Read Full ArticleToot your horn at Honk! Fest West; marching bands invade Seattle
How many horns can you pack into the Seattle city limits? We’ll find out when Honk! Fest West blasts into town the weekend of April…
Read Full ArticleSeattle radio veterans Marty Riemer and Jodi Brothers make podcast debut
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…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: John Mayer brings his ‘Battle Studies’ to KeyArena
Despite a mouth that often gets him into trouble, John Mayer has won seven Grammy Awards, sold more than 12 million albums and earned a…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: George Strait plays deep in the heart of Tacoma
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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