Bing Crosby was a Northwest icon long before Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder sang their first tunes. And though he may seem about…
Read Full ArticleFormer members of Heart gather for a rock star dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe
Guitarist Howard Leese and fellow Heart alumni Roger Fisher and Steve Fossen got together for a festive dinner last Friday (May 7) at the Seattle…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: James Taylor and Carole King reunited at KeyArena
A lot of James Taylor and Carole King fans felt the earth move Sunday night (May 9) at KeyArena. The iconic songwriters who wrote and…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: Lifehouse does it with ‘Smoke and Mirrors’
Los Angeles rock band Lifehouse made its debut 10 years ago with the hit single “Hanging by a Moment.” Today, Lifehouse seems to own the…
Read Full ArticleDuff McKagan joins Jane’s Addiction for Cinco de Mayo celebration
Bassist Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses fame made his debut as a new member of Jane’s Addiction last night (May 5) at a festive,…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Brooks & Dunn ride through Tacoma one last time
L-R: Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks (photo: Darrell M. Westmoreland) After singing “Last Rodeo” Saturday night (May 1) at the Tacoma Dome, Kix Brooks of…
Read Full ArticleFifth annual Triple Sip at the Triple Door offers live music and wine
KEXP (90.3 FM) and the Triple Door are hosts of the fifth annual Triple Sip, a wine-tasting and live-music event June 26 to benefit the…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Rosanne Cash performs ‘The List’ for NPR concert
By MIKEL TOOMBS “All Things Considered” would be a good album title for Rosanne Cash. Cash considers the wide sweep of American musical tradition, from…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Magic Carpet Ride rocks Seattle’s Hard Rock Cafe
The Hard Rock Cafe lived up to its name Friday (April 30) with a hard-rocking lineup of local bands led by The Magic Carpet Ride,…
Read Full ArticleAlice in Chains announces a fall mega tour with a date at KeyArena
The Alice in Chains juggernaut just keeps rolling along: the Seattle rock band has announced a fall mega-tour. The reunited Seattle rock band, with William…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Songwriter Shelby Lynne celebrates the ‘loser dreamer’
Regardless of whether she’s singing about a “loser dreamer,” a desert rain storm, “brown liquor” or a vintage Airstream trailer, Shelby Lynne brings humor, pathos…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Flight to Mars fires up its rockets for a really good cause
Flight to Mars’ performance last Friday (April 23) at Showbox at the Market was a raucous night of rock ‘n’ roll for a good cause.…
Read Full ArticleUPDATE: Newly ‘out’ singer-songwriter Jennifer Knapp will perform after all
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Thursday is Jennifer Knapp time in Seattle, after all. After cancelling her Town Hall gig, which was speculated about here, the newly “out”…
Read Full ArticleConcerts at Marymoor: from Slightly Stoopid to the Doobie Brothers
The 2010 Concerts at Marymoor series — one of the most eclectic in the venue’s history — opens with Slightly Stoopid, Steel Pulse and The…
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