Hatless cowboys ruled the grandstand at the Puyallup Fair Friday night (Sept. 24), drawing a noisy, foot-stomping crowd for a double bill featuring Billy Currington…
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Brandi Carlile, Clarence Acox, Scott Brown and Gerard Schwarz will be honored at the second annual City of Music Awards Oct. 6 at Showbox at…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Willie Nelson wows ’em at the Puyallup Fair grandstand
Willie Nelson has been one of the biggest stars in the Puyallup Fair constellation this year. Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson snapped these photos of the…
Read Full ArticleEMP tribute marks 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s death
The Experience Music Project will present a special weekend commemorating the 40th anniversary of Seattle native Jimi Hendrix’s death on Sept. 18, 1970. The event…
Read Full ArticleHuge Hendrix box set spans the guitar legend’s career from 1964-1970
On Nov. 16, Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix will release “West Coast Seattle Boy — The Jimi Hendrix Anthology,” featuring more than four hours of…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Smashing Pumpkins brings its ‘Kaleidyscope’ to SoDo
Billy Corgan was absolutely smashing in his sold-out Showbox Sodo performance Friday night (Sept. 10). Leading his latest incarnation of the Smashing Pumpkins — guitarist…
Read Full ArticleWanna be a rock star? It’s time to sign up for EMP’s 2011 Sound Off! contest
The Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum is accepting applications for its 2011 Sound Off! competition, now in its 10th year. The competition for…
Read Full ArticleDave Matthews Band honors its 700,000th ticket buyer at The Gorge
Over Labor Day weekend, the Dave Matthews Band extended its house attendance record at The Gorge Amphitheatre with headlining shows No. 34, 35 and 36…
Read Full Article‘Free Your Glee’ with a fun-filled agenda at the 2010 Puyallup Fair
The Puyallup Fair begins each year with a new slogan. The 2010 slogan is “Free Your Glee,” which sounds more like a catch phrase for…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Smashing Pumpkins bring ‘Kaleidyscope’ to Showbox
Led by Billy Corgan, the Smashing Pumpkins are currently criss-crossing the country on an extended tour of intimate venues that includes a sold-out show Friday…
Read Full ArticleThe 22nd annual Earshot Jazz Festival announces adventurous lineup
Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival returns Oct. 15 and continues through Nov. 7 with more than 50 performances throughout Seattle. The renowned jazz festival, now in…
Read Full ArticleBumbershoot’s final day offers soggy surprises and unexpected delights
By MIKEL TOOMBS The final day (Monday, Sept. 6) of Seattle’s Bumbershoot festival, soggy and somewhat sparsely populated, yielded some offbeat, even unexpected delights. What…
Read Full ArticleParting shots: Bumbershoot’s smaller music stages offered rich rewards
Indie rockers ruled Bumbershoot’s smaller stages on Sunday, the second day of the 40th annual festival at Seattle Center. Here’s a gallery of photos by…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Courtney Love and the Hole truth at Bumbershoot
By MIKEL TOOMBS “Train wreck!” A random guy, quoting the conventional wisdom, shouted that at regular intervals during Hole’s performance Sunday (Sept. 5) at the…
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