By MIKEL TOOMBS Singer Adele canceled her June concert in Seattle, complaining of laryngitis. Now we have a good idea why. Friday night (Aug. 12)…
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By GENE STOUT Pass the beer and put me on the guest list for the 2011 Heineken City Arts Festival. The second annual city-wide Seattle…
Read Full ArticleSinger-songwriter Eilen Jewell is the retro queen of the minor key
By MIKEL TOOMBS Eilen Jewell earns another retro grade “A” with her new album, “Queen of the Minor Key.” Eilen fans (rhymes with “ceilin’ fans”)…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT REVIEW: Steve Miller flies like an eagle at Chateau winery
By GENE STOUT “Space Cowboy” Steve Miller made a smooth landing at Chateau Ste. Michelle, parking his rock ‘n’ roll mother ship amid a field…
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By GENE STOUT Eddie Vedder was clearly thrilled to be home after a long string of dates on his solo “Ukulele Songs” tour. Speaking to…
Read Full ArticleCD REVIEW: New Star Anna album is ‘a raw, rockin’ experience’
By MIKEL TOOMBS Star Anna looks more than a bit like Brandi Carlile in her recent photos, but don’t let that fool you. Apart from…
Read Full ArticleCD REVIEW: Colbie Caillat’s new album is ‘brighter than the sun’
Effervescence is Colbie Caillat’s trademark. Ever since the stratospheric debut of her 2007 single, “Bubbly,” the twenty-something, Malibu, Calif., beach girl has identified herself with…
Read Full ArticleFans of Northwest songwriter Ron Davies pay tribute with new CD
“The Mystery of Ron Davies,” a tribute album dedicated to the music of Northwest songwriter Ron Davies, will be released at a show Sunday, June…
Read Full ArticleCONCERT PREVIEW: My Morning Jacket takes a circuitous route to hard rock
By MIKEL TOOMBS The new My Morning Jacket album, “Circuital” (ATO Records), which made its debut at No. 5 on the Billboard Albums chart, starts…
Read Full ArticleSeattle’s Out to Lunch series boasts a stellar lineup — for free
By MIKEL TOOMBS Rodney Crowell, The Paperboys, Wheedle’s Groove, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs, Portland Cello Project, Pearl…
Read Full ArticleBrett Dennen kicks off West Coast tour in earth-loving style
Performing songs from his hot-selling fourth studio album, “Loverboy,” singer-songwriter Brett Dennen kicked off the West Coast leg of his current tour with a show…
Read Full ArticleA ‘repurposed’ Neptune Theatre reopens June 17 with Mark Lanegan
By MIKEL TOOMBS If you attended any of the Seattle International Film Festival screenings at the Neptune Theatre, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was…
Read Full ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Images from the marathan 2011 Sasquatch! Festival
The Sasquatch! Music Festival took place two weeks ago, but here’s a fresh batch of photos from Seattle photographers Alex Crick and Suzi Pratt, who…
Read Full ArticleTexas-bred songwriter Sarah Jarosz renews her Northwest connection
By MIKEL TOOMBS I once had the distinct pleasure of witnessing Jewel get kicked out of a bar at which she would soon perform. No,…
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