By MIKEL TOOMBS Bumper sticker recently spotted in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood: “FLEE BALLARD.” (That car hadn’t gotten far.) No matter how trendy it’s become,…
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In support of his upcoming solo album, “Ukulele Songs,” Eddie Vedder will launch a short U.S. solo tour in June and July. Vedder’s tour kicks…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: There’s a lot of living in Lauren Pritchard’s ‘Wasted’
By MIKEL TOOMBS You could call this show “Lauren in Ballard.” Lauren Pritchard, who performs Sunday, March 27, at the Tractor Tavern (she opens at…
Read Full Article@ SXSW: Parting shots from a live KEXP broadcast in Austin, Texas
Hard-working Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson blitzed the SXSW music festival and conference last week. You’ll find multiple stories and photos at GeneStout.com. The photos in…
Read Full ArticleIt’s a wrap: Rachel Ray, Flatstock, Wanda Jackson, Bright Eyes at SXSW
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson finished his week at the SXSW conference and festival in Austin, Texas, by taking the accompanying photos at the Rachel Ray…
Read Full ArticleSXSW Photo Gallery: Kanye West, Jay-Z, John Legend and Mos Def
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson shot hundreds of photos at the SXSW music conference and festival, which closed Sunday, March 20, in Austin, Texas. The accompanying…
Read Full Article@ SXSW: SXSeattle showcase amazing, but disaster strikes OMD set at Stubbs
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson put in a marathon week in Austin, Texas, at the 2011 SXSW music conference and festival, one of the biggest and…
Read Full ArticleOn the scene at SXSW with Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson has been in Austin, Texas, this week for the 2011 SXSW music conference and festival, one of the biggest and most…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s Brent Amaker and the Rodeo bring country-noir to SXSW festival
Seattle’s wildly entertaining and always rebellious country band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo performed an official SXSW showcase Wednesday, March 16, at the Velveeta Room…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Seattle bands Fences, Head and the Heart at SXSW
Seattle photographer Christopher Nelson is at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, this week. These photos of The Head and the Heart and Fences are…
Read Full ArticleQuirky Tomten wins tenth annual Sound Off! competition at EMP/SFM
Playing the final set of the night as a “wild card” band, Seattle baroque pop group Tomten won the tenth annual Sound Off! competition for…
Read Full ArticleAustin-bound Seattle bands play SXSW kickoff party at Crocodile Cafe
The Crocodile Cafe, Sarathan Records and The Stranger offered a preview of bands that will play at the SxSeattle showcase at the SXSW Music and…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: The Crystal Method gets down to business at Republiq
Seattle photographer Suzi Pratt captured these photographs of electronic-music duo The Crystal Method performing Thursday, March 3, at Republiq on First Avenue South in Seattle.…
Read Full ArticleA ‘Big Dipper’ Merlot is on the rise at Walla Walla’s Northstar Winery
By GENE STOUT If you’ve seen the comical 2004 movie “Sideways” about the exploits of two buddies on a wine-country getaway, you won’t forget Miles…
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